Ferdinand II of Aragon
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Ferdinand II, also known as Ferdinand the Catholic, 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 1
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
Catherine of Aragon
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Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May 1533. She had previously been Princess of Wales as the wife o
Ferdinand II of Aragon
…A stillborn child, twin of Maria. Born 1 July 1482 at dawn. Sources differ on gender. Catherine of Aragon (1485–1536). She married first Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of and heir to King Henry VII of England and, after Prince Arthur's death, she married his…
Portrait by Lucas Horenbout, c. 1525
Portrait by Juan de Flandes thought to be of 11-year-old Catherine. She resembles her sister Joanna.
Portrait, possibly of Catherine of Aragon c. 1502, or Mary Tudor, Queen of France, c. 1514 Michael Sittow
16th-century woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon showing their heraldic badges, the Tudor rose and the Pomegranate of Granada