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  Isabel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isabella of Asturias, (1470–1498), queen consort, daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, wife of Manuel I of Portugal.
Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539), queen consort, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal, wife of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921) — Princess Imperial of Brazil, daughter of Pedro II of Brazil, abolished slavery in Brazil.
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 Portugal - LoveToKnow Watches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The climate of Portugal is equable and temperate.
Six-sevenths of the population of continental Portugal inhabit the provinces north of the Tagus.
In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
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 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5
Married fourthly in 1816 in Vienna Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (*1792 Mannheim,†1873 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1714 at Guadalajara Princess Isabella of Parma (*1692 Parma,†1766 Aranjuez).
Married in 1699 in Vienna Princess Amalia Wilhelmina of Brunswick-Lüneburg (*1673 Lüneburg,†1742 Vienna).
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 Isabella I - MSN Encarta
She was the daughter of John II of Castile and León by his second wife, Isabella of Portugal.
Isabella's succession was contested, however, by Afonso V of Portugal, who supported the claim of Henry's daughter Juana la Beltraneja.
Isabella and her husband (known together as “the Catholic kings”) are remembered for initiating the Inquisition in 1478, for completing the reconquest of Spain from the Moors and for their ruthless expulsion of the Spanish Jews, both in 1492.
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 Isabella of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Spain and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, by Titian.
Upon her marriage, Isabella also became an Empress of the Holy Roman Empire and Queen of Spain.
She was the child of Manuel I of Portugal (1469 - 1521) and his second wife, Mary of Aragon.
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 European Voyages of Exploration: Isabella I
Isabella I, Queen of Castile, was born in the town of Madrigal de las Altas Torres April 22, 1453 and died a little before noon November 26, 1504 in the castle of La Mota, which still stands at Medina del Campo (Valladolid).
The year before Isabella had been living at Segovia, apart from the court, which resided at Toledo; after the conclusion of the pact she was at odds with her brother, the king on account of his plans for her marriage.
Isabella, as soon as she was left alone, journeyed to Valladolid, and from there sent loyal followers in search of Ferdinand, who had been proclaimed King of Sicily and heir of the Aragonese monarchy.
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 isabella.HTM
Isabella had never seen Ferdinand, but her chaplain assured her that the young prince was "handsome in face, body, and person." Ferdinand's most striking quality was said to be his air of calm self-confidence, which he maintained even in the most desperate battlefield situations.
Isabella was staying at Ocaña when she heard rumors that her brother, King Henry, was plotting to have her kidnapped and carried off to his stronghold at Madrid, where he would force her to marry the King of Portugal.
Isabella sent word to the King of Aragón that she was ready to marry his son, Prince Ferdinand, as soon as she received a dowry of forty-thousand florins and a Papal dispensation to marry.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on isabella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
*Isabella I of Castile (1451andndash;1504), wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon, mother of Catherine of Aragon, patron of Christopher_Columbus^.
*Isabella of Portugal, or Isabella of Asturias, (1470andndash;1498), queen consort, daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, wife of Manuel I of Portugal.
*Isabella of Portugal (1503andndash;1539), queen consort, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal, wife of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
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 Life and Times of Isabella of Castile.
Isabella also restored estates to the crown, and annulled pensions that had been granted by her brother to his favorites, and immediately distributed one-half the sum thus obtained among the widows and orphans of those who had died in the war since her accession.
Isabella met his objections by saying that Castile would be able when at peace to furnish the means for the expedition without any help from Aragon, and she gave Columbus her protection and a sufficient income for his support until the state of her kingdom should justify her in more active measures in his behalf.
Isabella's sorrow was intensified by the fear of the inheritance that might fall on her children, a fear so sadly realized in the fate of her daughter Jane.
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 Queen Isabella Of Spain -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Isabella's rights were only maintained through the support of the army, the Cortes and the Liberals and Progressists, who at the same time established constitutional and parliamentary government, dissolved the religious orders, confiscated the property of the orders including the Jesuits, and attempted to restore order in finances.
Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (Segovia 12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633) was Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria and the joint sovereign of the Seventeen Provinces.
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain was born in Segovia on 12 August 1566 as the daughter of Phillip II of Spain and his third wife Elizabeth of Valois.
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 Isabella of Castille
Isabella I (1451­1504), queen of Castile, called la Catolica ("the Catholic"), and a sponsor of the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
She was the daughter of John II of Castile and Leon by his second wife, Isabella of Portugal.
Isabella's succession was contested, however, by Alfonso V of Portugal, who supported the claim of Henry's daughter Juana la Beltraneja.
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 sociology - Afonso IV of Portugal
He was the son of Dinis of Portugal by his wife, princess Isabella of Aragon.
The first-born of this union, princess Maria of Portugal, married King Alfonso XI of Castile in 1328, at the same time that Afonso IV's heir, Peter, was promised to another Castilian princess, Constance.
Maria, princess of Portugal (1313-1357), married to king Alfonso XI of Castile
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 Queen Isabella was born in 1451
She was the Queen of Castile and Aragon, and was the daughter of John II, King of Castile, by his second wife, Isabella of Portugal.
When Isabella was very small, they thought of her little brother, Alfonso, who died of poison.
Isabella was one of the few people who saw merit in the plan of Christopher Columbus to find the Indies by sailing west.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Isabella I
In 1465 an attempt was made to arrange the marriage between Isabella and Alfonso V of Portugal, but the princess had already chosen Ferdinand of Aragon for a husband and was therefore opposed to this alliance.
Not only did Isabella the Catholic always show herself the protectress of Columbus, but she was also the protectess of the American aborigines against the ill-usage of the colonists and adventurers.
Isabella was no less the patroness of the great Cisneros in the reformation of the monasteries of Spain, a work which he accomplished under the authority of Alexander VI given by the Brief of March, 1493, and which anticipated the reform afterwards executed throughout the whole Church.
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 Ferdinand V and Isabella I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The union of the Spanish kingdoms of Aragón and Castile was effected in 1469 by Ferdinand's marriage to his cousin Isabella I, Queen of Castile.
In 1469 Princess Isabella married Ferdinand of Aragón, known also as Ferdinand V, The Catholic, and on the death of her brother, Henry IV, Isabella and Ferdinand jointly succeeded (1474) to the throne of Castile and León.
Isabella and her husband (known together as "the Catholic kings") are remembered for completing the reconquest of Spain from the Moors, for initiating the Inquisition, and for their ruthless expulsion of the Spanish Jews.
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 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Portugal
Sparks of Portugal’s past can be found in the remote mountain villages, where the some of the last remaining Marrano communities can still be found practicing Jewish rituals behind closed doors, fear of persecutions still looming.
King Joao II of Portugal allowed them to enter because he was preparing for war against the Moors and wanted to take advantage of their wealth and expertise in weapon-making.
Following the revolution in Portugal in 1974 and the ensuing unrest, about half of Portugal’s Jewish population left the country and immigrated to Israel, Brazil, Canada and the U.S. Today there are about 600 Jews living in Portugal, as well as a Marrano community numbering close to 100 individuals.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Portugal.html   (3316 words)

  
 Isabella
Isabella was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain, on April 22, 1451.
Isabella was a devoted mother and a faithful wife, chaste and pious.
The husband of Princess Isobel, her eldest daughter, is thrown from his horse and killed.
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 Queen Isabella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Isabella was confronted with a fifth column in her work of reconquering and reuniting Spain, that of the Conversos, or false Christians.
Isabella ruled her husband Hugh through her ability to provide many amorous and sensuous delights, causing him to commit many grave errors in judgment that were to cause much disharmony in his life.
Isabella was single-minded in her determination to cause Blanche as much trouble as possible.
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 Isabella - TheBestLinks.com - Isabella d'Este, Jerusalem, John of England, Spain, ...
Isabella, Isabella d'Este, Jerusalem, John of England, Spain, Castile...
Queen Isabella of Valois (1387-1410), wife of Richard II of England
Princess Isabella of Portugal (1397-1471), wife and political advisor of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
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 Portuguese (including Brazilian) Royal Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Brazil was demanding independence from Portugal and Pedro was proclaimed Emperor of Brazil (as Pedro I) on 12 October 1822.
He also succeeded to the throne of Portugal on the death of his father and as he didn't want to leave Brazil he abdicated the Portuguese throne in favour of his daughter Maria on 29 April 1826.
Duarte Pio Nuño of Portugal (Duke of Bragança)
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 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Married secondly in 1816 in Madrid Princess Isabella of Portugal (*1797 Queluz,†1818 Madrid).
Married thirdly in 1819 in Madrid Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (*1803 Dredsen,†1829 Aranjuez).
Married in 1962 in Athens Princess Sophia of Greece (*1938 Psychiko).
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 Peter II of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Around this time, the discovery of silver mines in Brazil enlarged Peter's treasury to the extent that he was able to dismiss the Cortes in 1697 and rule without its revenue grants for the rest of his reign.
The Queen died shortly after Isabella's birth, and because the Princess was a fragile and sick child, the King decided to marry again.
Peter II of Portugal Peter II of Portugal Category:Portuguese monarchs Category:Regents de:Peter II.
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 Worldroots.com
At the beginning of his rule, Paul IV declared war on him; Gregory XIII disapproved of the annexation of Portugal in 1580; Sixtus V would not contribute to the Armada's attempt to conquer England in 1588; and Clement III, at the end of his life was on the side of his enemies, the French.
In 1578 Sebastian, King of Portugal and nephew of Philip II, went on a military expedition to North Africa where he disappeared, leaving the Portugese throne to his elderly great-uncle, Enrique, Cardinal and Archbishop of Lisbon.
In 1581 Philip II was recognised as King of Portugal but The Netherlands declared that they had replaced him with the French Duke of Anjou; and when this Duke announced that he was engaged to Queen Elizabeth of England, Philip II's enemies united.
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 Royalty.nu - "Bloody Mary" - Queen Mary I
Henry doted on Princess Mary when she was little, calling her "the greatest pearl in the kingdom." The princess received an excellent education, and was carefully sheltered.
That same year Henry sent Princess Mary to live in Wales, as was traditional for the king's heir.
Henry was infuriated by his daughter's defiance and threatened to have her executed if she did not stop referring to herself as a princess.
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 JewishGates.Com - The Definitive Source for Talmudic Learning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In 1495, Emanuel the Fortunate, the new king of Portugal, arranged to marry Princess Isabella of Spain.
The condition for marriage was that he cleanse Portugal of all Jews.
Their dreams of living openly as Jews were shattered, however, when, on January 27, 1654, Portugal reconquered northern Brazil and took it back from the Dutch.
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 Patron Saints Index: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Married at age twelve to King Diniz of Portugal, and thus Queen of Portugal before she was a teenager.
The king was known for his hard work, his poetic nature, and his lack of morals.
She sometimes convinced the ladies of the court to work with her, but most of the time she just incurred their jealousy and ill will.
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 History of Madeira & Portugal
Portugal was obliged to surrender, and the ransom was almost all the conquests Afonso had made in Galicia in the previous years.
King Manuel of Portugal, dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married two daughters of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. Under pressure from his Spanish relations, he followed their example by expelling Jews and Muslims from his domains in 1497, thus depriving Portugal of much of its middle class.
Philip III of Portugal (Philip IV of Spain) was held responsible for the fall of Spain.
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 Iberia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This tiny Principality, nestled high in the Pyrenees Mountains on the French-Spanish border, was established in 1278 by the Treaty of Joint Suzerainty between the Spanish Bishop of Urgel and the French Count of Foix, whose descendants inherited Navarre in 1479 and then France in 1589.
Mention should be made that the Asturian dignity did not disappear with the dissolution of the Kingdom.
From the 14th century on Castilian and then Spanish heirs to the throne were regularly styled Prince or Princess of Asturias.
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 Frontline: Queen Charlotte
The riddle of Queen Charlotte's African ancestry was solved as a result of an earlier investigation into the fl magi featured in 15th century Flemish paintings.
Finally, it should be noted that the Royal Household itself, at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, referred to both her Asian and African bloodlines in an apologia it published defending her position as head of the Commonwealth.
In the Flemish masterpieces depicting the Adoration of the Magi, the imagery of the fl de Sousas had been utilized as both religious and political propaganda to support Portugal's expansion into Africa.
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 1525 to 1529 Wolrd History - Din Timelines
mar 10 - Emperor Charles V marries princess Isabella of Portugal.
The term was taken from the Protestatio, a statement by the Reformers challenging the emipire's stance on religion.
apr 22 - Treaty of SaragosaSpain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere.
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