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Ferdinand of Aragon
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- Period
- Start10 Mar 1452 ADEnd23 Jan 1516 AD
- Duration
64 years
- Category
- Politics
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- Person
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Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic, served as co-regent of Spain alongside Isabella of Castile. A master of diplomacy and military strategy, he was the model for Machiavelli's work The Prince. During his reign, Spain emerged as the leading European power. He oversaw the expulsion of Jews and Muslims and the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition, consolidating royal power through religious and territorial unity.
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