Ferdinand II of Aragon Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Ferdinand II of Aragon, nicknamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples and Navarre and Count of BarcelonaHe became Ferdinand V of Castile when he married Isabella I of Castile. They united their two kingdoms, running them as one country though they remained officially separate. He was also the king of Sicily (as Ferdinand II) from 1468 to 1516 and Naples (as Ferdinand III) from 1504 to 1516.
In November 1511 Ferdinand and Henry VIII of England signed the Treaty of Westminster, pledging mutual aid between the two against France. Earlier that year, Ferdinand had conquered the southern half of the Kingdom of Navarre and annexed it to Spain. Since he was a widower by then, he married Germana of Foix.
After Isabella left her kingdom to her daughter Joanna, Ferdinand served as her regent during her insanity. Though rebuffed by the Castilian nobility and replaced with Joanna's husband Philip I of Castile, he resumed his regency after Philip's death. Joanna's son, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, succeeded her on the throne of Castile; and he also succeeded Ferdinand on the Aragonese throne when Ferdinand died in 1516. Thereafter the thrones were united; see List of Spanish monarchs.
Some authors think that he was the inspiration for Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince.
| Preceded by: John II | King of Aragon | Succeeded by: Charles V |
| Count of Barcelona | ||
| King of Valencia | ||
| King of Sicily | ||
| Louis | King of Naples | |
| Isabella | King of Castile with Isabella | Joanna |
| King of Leon with Isabella |
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