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2 giorni fa · The Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) after the initial 1492 voyage of Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus under license from Queen Isabella I of Castile. These overseas territories of the Spanish Empire were under the jurisdiction of Crown of Castile ...
25 mag 2024 · Henry II (born 1333—died May 29, 1379, Burgos, Castile [Spain]) was the king of Castile from 1369, founder of the house of Trastámara, which lasted until 1504. The illegitimate son of Alfonso XI of Castile, Henry rebelled against his younger half brother, Peter I (Peter the Cruel), invaded Castile with French aid in 1366, and was crowned ...
26 mag 2024 · Edgar Allan Poe and his first cousin, Virginia Clemm (1822–1847) [33] John J. Pettus (1813–1867), 23rd Governor of Mississippi, and his first cousin, Permelia Virginia Winston. Peter A. Porter (1827–1864), lawyer, politician and a Union Army colonel, and his first cousin, Mary Cabell Breckinridge.
6 giorni fa · Kingdom of France. Angevins supporting Prince Richard. Kingdom of England. Revolt of 1173-74 defeated, Richards revolt successful in 1189 with the help of Philip II and French forces, Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau, Prince Richard becomes king of England at expense of Henry II following the battle of Ballans. Anglo-French War 1193–1199.
2 giorni fa · In 1556 Charles abdicated, giving his Spanish empire to his only surviving son, Philip II of Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire to his brother, Ferdinand. Philip treated Castile as the foundation of his empire, but the population of Castile (about a third of France's) was never large enough to provide the soldiers needed.
12 mag 2024 · Sepulchers of John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal in the Miraflores Charterhouse by Jenaro Pérez Villaamil and Charles Fichot in 1850. Lithograph published in the work España artística y monumental.
2 giorni fa · In 1468, Isabella, the only child of Henry IV of Castile, married Ferdinand, the son of John II of Aragon, and by 1479 they were rulers of a united Castile and Aragon. [81]
