Fernando V b. March 10, 1452 d. January 23, 1516 Spanish Monarch. Known as "Ferdinand the Catholic", he reigned as King of Aragon from 1479 to 1516, King of Sicily from 1468 to 1516, King of Naples from 1504 to 1516, and King of Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona and King of Castile from 1474 to 1504. Royal Chapel of Granada, Granada, Andalucia, Spain
Isabella I b. April 22, 1451 d. November 26, 1504 Spanish Monarch. Born in the castle of La Mota at Madrigal de las Altas Torres, the daughter of Juan II of Castile, and his second wife, Isabella of Portugal. Her father died in 1454 and her half-brother, Henry IV, succeeded to the Castilian throne. Henry recognized Isabella as his heir over his daughter, Juana, whose paternity he apparently doubted. Isabella married Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 and would eventually have five children with him. Henry IV died in December 1474, and Isabella was...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Royal Chapel of Granada, Granada, Andalucia, Spain
Juana la Loca b. November 6, 1479 d. April 11, 1555 Spanish Royalty. Born at Toledo, the second daughter of Ferdinand II and Isabella I. She was said to have displayed remarkable intelligence as a child.In 1496, Juana was married to the archduke Philip the Handsome, son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.The death of her only brother Juan, of her eldest sister Queen Isabella of Portugal, and then of the latter's infant son Miguel, made Juana the heiress of the Spanish kingdoms, and in 1502 the cortes of Castile and of Aragon recognized her...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Royal Chapel of Granada, Granada, Andalucia, Spain
Philip I b. July 22, 1478 d. September 25, 1506 Habsburg Royalty. Also known as Philip the Handsome. Born at Bruges in present day Belgium, he was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy. Heir to his mother's Burundian dominions, which included the Low Countries, he was held prisoner after her death in 1482 by the city of Ghent. They objected to Maximilian's regency for Philip. Maximilian secured his son's release in 1485. A marriage was arranged between Philip and Juana, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Royal Chapel of Granada, Granada, Andalucia, Spain
b. March 10, 1452 d. January 23, 1516