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Isabella, Queen of Spain > 
Isabella of Castile, who helped unify Spain via a dynastic marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469, was a master of propaganda to secure her rule. Although Isabella was a strong personality, she had a difficult path to power. She had a disputed succession--her predecessor was a half brother called Henry the Impotent who had no children, and Isabella claimed the throne of Castile expressly against the Sallic Law which prohibited women on the throne. A rival group of aristocrats also preferred Isabella's niece Dona Juana as heir, a preference that also had the support of the rival King of Portugal.
In fact, this debate over the succession to Castile was fought out in a war from 1474-1479, which involved an invasion of Castile by Portuguese troops in collaboration with Castilian aristocrats and urban elites supporting Isabella’s rivals.
Although Isabella ultimately prevailed and solidified her claims to the throne of Castile via her marriage to Ferdinand, she well realized she needed to gain allegiance of all Castilians by overcoming their resistance to female rule.
As the only female ruler in fifteenth-century Europe, Isabella needed a compensating device for her gender. As did Elizabeth I of England in the next century did with her "Virgin Queen campaign," Isabella emphasized aspects of her femininity to make her role in politics more palatable to her subjects. First, she used the "dutiful wife" tactic, and displayed in public her affection for her husband, thus creating a legend of a love match between she and Ferdinand.
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More on this Website >
• http://www.d.umn.edu/~aroos/isabellapage.html
• A Horrible Description • Edit
• Answers.com : Isabella of Castile • Edit
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Columbus, Discovers America - 1492
Christopher Columbus departed on his first voyage from the port of Palos (near Huelva) in southern Spain, on August 3, 1492, in command of three ships: the Niña, the Pint... |
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Ferdinand II, King of Aragón
Ferdinand II or Ferdinand the Catholic, 1452–1516, king of Aragón (1479–1516), king of Castile and León (as Ferdinand V, 1474–1504), king of Sicily (1468–1516), and king... |
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Philip I, The Handsome
Philip the Handsome, (Felipe el Hermoso - Filips de Schone) was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the great... |
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Juana of Castile
Joanna (Juana), called Crazy Juana (Juana La Loca), queen of Castile and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, was the second daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, ki... |
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Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s 1st wife
Catherine of Aragon was born in Aragon, Spain and her parents were King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castille. She was Henry VIII’s first wife and was divorc... |
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1558; he was also King of Spain from 1516-1556, officially as Charles I of Spain, although often referred to as Charles V ("Car... |
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Philip II of Spain
Philip II, king of Spain and Portugal, was born at Valladolid, the only son of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. Philip II, the self-proclaimed... |
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