Queen isabella's husband

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Queen Isabella I of Castile — was an influential monarch who helped to unite the different regions of Spain and make Spain a leading power in Europe and the Americas. She was an effective monarch in bringing greater law and order to the country and had areputation for promoting justice rather than mercy. With her husband King Ferdinand, she set up the Spanish Inquisition, to investigate heretical religious practises.

Isabella was born in in Madrigal in the Kingdom of Castile part of Spain. Henry IV planned to make Isabella his successor.

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However, Isabella disliked her half-brother, and at the age of 18 in she married Prince Ferdinand — the heir to the Kingdom of Aragon — a neighbouring kingdom in Spain. As a result, Henry IV disinherited his half-sister in favour of his own daughter Juana. It led to several years of conflict between the rival factions for the throne — during this period she showed her strength and resolve to cement her power.

For example, in , a rebellion broke out in Segovia. With her husband away, Isabella ignored her male advisers and took it upon herself to ride out to meet the rebels. She successfully negotiated with them to drop their grievances, and she was successful in bringing it to an end without bloodshed. At the time, it was unusual for women to take such an active approach to matters of the state.

She was a pioneer for powerful and influential queens who would follow in the next few centuries. In — her husband Ferdinand became King of Aragon. They agreed to rule together — becoming an effective couple who would discuss decisions and actions. Their joint rule led to increased centralisation and effective unification of the Spanish kingdoms.