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Ferdinand the Catholic   /fˈərdɪnˌænd ðə kˈæθlɪk/   Listen
Ferdinand the Catholic

noun
1.
The king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516).  Synonyms: Ferdinand, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V, King Ferdinand.






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Words linked to "Ferdinand the Catholic" :   Ferdinand, Rex, king, Ferdinand of Aragon, male monarch



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