Ferdinand II

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Also Known As	Ferdinand III of Naples • Fernando el Católico • Ferdinand II of Sicily • Ferdinand V • Ferdinand the Catholic
Born	March 10, 1452 • Spain
Died	January 23, 1516 (aged 63) • Spain
Title / Office	king (1479-1516), Aragon • king (1479-1516), Castile
Notable Family Members	spouse Isabella I • father John II • daughter Catherine of Aragon • daughter Joan
Role In	Reconquista • Spanish Inquisition

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queen of Spain

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king of Spain

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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental, count-duke de Olivares

prime minister of Spain

Manuel de Godoy

prime minister of Spain

Ferdinand VII

Ferdinand VII

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Charles VI

Holy Roman emperor

Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea marquis de la Ensenada

prime minister of Spain

Isabella Farnese

queen of Spain

Sir William Monson

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Jerónimo de Zurita y Castro

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