Ferdinand II of Aragon
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Ferdinand II was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504. He reigned jointly with Is
Portrait by Michael Sittow
Ferdinand the Catholic swearing the fueros as the Lord of Biscay at Guernica in 1476
Columbus soliciting aid of Ferdinand's wife Isabella
Wedding portrait of Ferdinand and Isabella
John, Prince of Asturias
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John, Prince of Asturias and Girona was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, and heir apparent to both their thrones for nearly his entire life.
Detail from the Madonna of the Catholic Monarchs, c. 1491–93
Francisco Pradilla Ortiz's painting Retinue of the Baptism of Don Juan, son of the Catholic Monarchs, Along the Streets of Seville, 1910
Education of Prince John (1877) by Salvador Martínez Cubells. This painting depicts the critical early education of John, Prince of Asturias, under Queen Isabella I and Cardinal Cisneros, emphasizing the preparation of the sole male heir for uniting Aragón and Castile.