Queen Isabella I , 1474 – 1504 and King Ferdinand V
12/11/1474 AD inherited
On 12 December 1474, news of King Henry IV's death in Madrid (which had happened on 11 December reached Segovia. This prompted Isabella to take refuge within the walls of the Alcázar of Segovia, where she received the support of Andres de Cabrera and Segovia's council. The next day, Isabella was proclaimed Queen of Castile and León.
Ferdinand and Isabella were married with a clear prenuptial agreement on sharing power, and under the joint motto "tanto monta, monta tanto". He became jure uxoris King of Castile when Isabella succeeded her deceased brother.
Isabella's reign got off to a rocky start. The two young monarchs were initially obliged to fight a civil war against Joanna, the purported daughter of Henry IV, and were swiftly successful.
King Henry IV had named Isabella as his successor, so when she ascended to the throne in 1474, there were already several plots against her. Diego Pacheco, the Marquis of Villena, and his followers maintained that Joanna la Beltraneja, Henry's daughter, was the rightful queen.
Shortly after the Marquis made his claim, the Archbishop of Toledo—his grand-uncle and a longtime supporter of Isabella—left court to plot with him. They made plans to have Joanna marry her uncle King Afonso V of Portugal and invade Castile to claim the throne for themselves.
Subjects Who or What inherited?
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Isabella I of Castile (Isabel, the Catholic) Queen of Castile and LeÃ...
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Ferdinand II of Aragon (the Catholic) King of Aragon 1479 – ...
Objects To Whom or What was inherited?
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Castile (Crown of Castile) Nation
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León (Kingdom of) An independent kingdom s...