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Ferdinand II
(born March 10, 1452, Sos, Aragon—died Jan. 23, 1516, Madrigalejo, Spain) king of Aragon and king of Castile (as Ferdinand V) from 1479, joint sovereign with Queen Isabella I.
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Isabella I
(born April 22, 1451, Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Castile—died November 26, 1504, Medina del Campo, Spain) queen of Castile (1474–1504) and of Aragon (1479–1504), ruling the two kingdoms jointly from 1479 with her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile).
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Manuel I
(born May 31, 1469, Alcochete, Port.—died December 1521, Lisbon) king of Portugal from 1495 to 1521, whose reign was characterized by religious troubles (all Moors and Jews refusing baptism were expelled), by a policy of clever neutrality in the face of quarrels between France and Spain, and by the continuation of overseas expansion, notably to India and Brazil.
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Philip IV
(born 1268, Fontainebleau, Fr.—died Nov. 29, 1314, Fontainebleau) king of France from 1285 to 1314 (and of Navarre, as Philip I, from 1284 to 1305, ruling jointly with his wife, Joan I of Navarre).
In the Old Testament (2 Kings 15:30; 17:1–6), son of Elah and last king of Israel ( c. 732–724 BC). He became king through a conspiracy in which his predecessor, Pekah, was killed. The Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III claimed that he made Hoshea king, and Hoshea paid an annual tribute to him. After Tiglath-pileser died (727), Hoshea revolted against the new Assyrian king, Shalmaneser, who then invaded Israel, took Hoshea prisoner, and besieged Samaria. When the city fell three years later, many of Israel's citizens were deported to Assyria, and the Assyrians ruled in Israel.
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