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Isabella I of Castile

1451 - 1504

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Isabella I (Spanish: Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Isabel la Católica), was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was also Queen of Aragon from 1479 until her death as the wife of King Ferdinand II. Reigning together over a dynastically unified Spain, Isabella and Ferdinand are known as the Catholic Monarchs. Her reign marked the end of Reconquista and also the start of Spanish Empire and dominance of Spain over European Politics for the next century. After a struggle to claim the throne, Isabella reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate down, and unburdened the kingdom of the debt which her half-brother King Henry IV had left behind. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isabella I of Castile is the 207th most popular politician (down from 135th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Spain (down from 16th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Politician.

Isabella I of Castile was the Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was the daughter of John II of Castile and Maria of Aragon, and she married Ferdinand II of Aragon. She was the first woman to rule Castile.

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Among politicians, Isabella I of Castile ranks 207 out of 19,576. Before her are James V of Scotland, Harald Bluetooth, Philip II of Macedon, William I, German Emperor, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Kösem Sultan. After her are Artaxerxes I of Persia, Bill Clinton, Pol Pot, Sejong the Great, Francis I of France, and Xi Jinping.

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Among people born in 1451, Isabella I of Castile ranks 2. Before her is Christopher Columbus. After her are Muhammad Shaybani, James III of Scotland, Frederick of Naples, René II, Duke of Lorraine, Kemal Reis, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Nicolás de Ovando, and Franchinus Gaffurius. Among people deceased in 1504, Isabella I of Castile ranks 1. After her are Filippino Lippi, Stephen III of Moldavia, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Frederick of Naples, John Corvinus, Pedro Berruguete, Alvise Vivarini, Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg, Mauro Codussi, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, and Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Isabella I of Castile ranks 17 out of 3,355. Before her are Hernán Cortés (1485), Pope Alexander VI (1431), Philip II of Spain (1527), Hadrian (76), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), and Theodosius I (340). After her are Saint Lawrence (225), Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Francisco Pizarro (1478), and Catherine of Aragon (1485).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Isabella I of Castile ranks 6. Before her are Trajan (53), Francisco Franco (1892), Philip II of Spain (1527), Hadrian (76), and Theodosius I (340). After her are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Philip III of Spain (1578), and Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886).

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