WebThe Catholic Monarchs were Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage and joint rule marked the de facto unification of Spain. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being both descended from John I of Castile; to remove the obstacle that this consanguinity would otherwise have posed to …

WebThe Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (/ ˈ h ɒ s p ɪ t əl ər /), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order.It was headquartered in the Kingdom of Jerusalem until 1291, on the island of Rhodes from 1310 …

WebFerdinand V the Catholic: 10 March 1452: 1474–1504: 28 November 1504: Joanna the Mad: 6 November 1479: 1504–1555: 12 April 1555: She was regarded insane. Her reign was presided over by two co-monarchs (Philip I of Castile and Charles I of Spain) and a regent (Ferdinand the Catholic). Regent: Ferdinand V the Catholic: March 10, 1452: 1506 ...

WebThis is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Asturias, a kingdom in the Iberian peninsula during the Early Middle Ages.It originated as a refuge for Visigothic nobles following the conquest of Iberia by the Umayyad Caliphate.Following the forced abdication of Alfonso III by his sons in 910, the kingdom was split into three: Asturias, León, and Galicia.

WebThis list of kings and reigning queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, who initially ruled Wessex, one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which later made up modern England. Alfred styled himself King of the Anglo-Saxons from about 886, and while he was not the first king to claim to rule all of the English, his rule represents the …

WebThe Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691; Irish: Cogadh an Dá Rí, "war of the two kings"), was a conflict between Jacobite supporters of deposed monarch James II and Williamite supporters of his successor, William III.It is also called the Jacobite War in Ireland, Williamite Conquest of Ireland, or the Williamite–Jacobite War in Ireland.. The proximate cause of …

WebThe Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo (Spanish: Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo), otherwise known as Toledo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Toledo, Spain.It is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo.. The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the …

WebThe Diocese of Evansville (Latin: Dioecesis Evansvicensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Southwestern Indiana.. On October 21, 1944, the then-Diocese of Indianapolis was split into the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the Diocese of Evansville.At the same time, all of Indiana split away from the Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati to form the …

WebReligion in Spain is characterized by the dominance of the Catholic branch of Christianity, with high levels of secularization as of 2022. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Spanish Constitution. 56% of Spaniards declare themselves Catholic, 39% non-religious, 2.8% follow other religions and 2.3% did not answer.. The Pew Research Center ranked …

WebThe Kingdom of the Suebi (Latin: Regnum Suevorum), also called the Kingdom of Galicia (Latin: Regnum Galicia) or Suebi Kingdom of Galicia (Latin: Galicia suevorum regnum), was a Germanic post-Roman kingdom that was one of the first to separate from the Roman Empire.Based in the former Roman provinces of Gallaecia and northern Lusitania, the de …