FERDINAND II, Spanish King of León

d. 1188, Spanish king of León (1157–88), son and successor of Alfonso VII. He invaded Castile and set up a protectorate during the minority (1158–66) of his nephew Alfonso VIII. He also fought the Moors in Estremadura. His son Alfonso IX succeeded him.

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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Book by William H. Prescott, John Foster Kirk; J. B. Lippincott, 1891
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598
...THE SECOND -ii- PHILIP THE...HISTORY OF THE REIGN...SECOND, KING OF SPAIN...portion of the Spanish annals. It...reign of Ferdinand and Isabella...CHAPTER II...DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF SPAIN...rule of Ferdinand and Isabella...not as King Charles the...strength of the spanish monarch...
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain - Vol. 2
Book by William H. Prescott; Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1855
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598, Spain--History--Philip Ii, 1556-1598
...recorded, -- the Latin, German, Spanish, or English, -- the French term...employed to designate this party of malecontents in the Netherlands...De Bello Belgico , tom. II. p. 227. But the duchess, in a letter written in cipher to the king, tells him that the three lords...
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The King Incorporated: Leopold II in the Age of Trusts
Book by Neal Ascherson; George Allen & Unwin, 1963
Subjects: Laeopold--Ii--King Of The Belgians--1835-1909
...Louis de Lichtervelde; Leopold II ; Brussels 1926; p. 49...Egypt, where he at last met Ferdinand de Lesseps and watched the...to the Egyptian bankruptcy of 1876 was to impress Europe...Spain and paid a visit to the King of Portugal. Nor was this...
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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic - Vol. 2
Book by William H. Prescott; American Stationers Co., 1838
Subjects: Ferdinand--V--King Of Spain--1452-1516, Isabella--I--Queen Of Spain--1451-1504, Spain--History--Ferdinand And Isabella, 1479-1516
...which, under the Spanish Arabs in the twelfth...formed the capital of an independent principality...Escurialensis, tom. ii. pp. 41, 56, 99...defence of Ronda. 6 Ferdinand, while lying before...that the Christian king could not offer a...the commander of Leon and the brave Garcilasso...
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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella: The Catholic - Vol. 1
Book by Willam H. Prescott; John B. Russell, 1837
Subjects: Ferdinand--V--King Of Spain--1452-1516, Isabella--I--Queen Of Spain--1451-1504, Spain--History--Ferdinand And Isabella, 1479-1516
...King and Queen preside in Courts of Justice...CONDI TION OF THE SPANISH ARABS PREVIOUS TO...Character of Alhakem II 284...Ferdinand raises the Siege...remaining provinces of Leon, Biscay, the Asturias...
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journal articles on: Ferdinand II Spanish King of Leon  - 28 results

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Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain 1474-1516 a Re-assessment
Journal article by Geoffrey Woodward; History Review, 1998
Subjects: Ferdinand, King of Aragon--Conduct of life, Isabella I, Queen of Spain--Conduct of life, Monarchy--Spain, Spain--Kings and rulers
...broke out in Navarre, Leon and Andalucia. The Succession...spent the early years of her reign fighting off...married life, Isabella and Ferdinand had laboured to secure...to give up his title of King. Though these instructions...and the author of Philip II (1992), The Development...
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Possessing the Sacred: Monarchy and Identity in Philip II's Relic Collection at the Escorial
Journal article by Guy Lazure; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Kings and rulers--History, Kings--History, Philip II, King of Spain--History, Spanish monarchy--History
...Michael J. Agents of Empire: Spanish Ambassadors in Sixteenth-Century...Felice. "The Migration of Neustrian Relics in the...Numismatic Cabinets of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol and Grand Duke...vol. 4, pt. 2, 143-426. Leon, 1999. Mulcahy, Rosemarie...
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Nazi Propagandist Joseph Goebbels Looks at the Spanish Civil War
Journal article by Robert H. Whealey; The Historian, Vol. 61, 1999
Subjects: Diaries--Political aspects, Germany--Relations with Spain, Goebbels, Joseph--Political activity, Hitler, Adolf--Political activity, Spain--Relations with Germany, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939--History
...Goebbels worried that Leon Blums Popular Front...enable a victory for the Spanish Popular Front. After the fall of 1937, the Spanish problem...ultimately have on World War II. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...Vermarktung, ed. Peter Ferdinand Koch (Hamburg, 1989...
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Marguerite De Navarre and the Androgynous Portrait of Francois Ier
Journal article by Barbara Hochstetler Meyer; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 48, 1995
Subjects: Ier, Francois (King of France)--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Portraits--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...beginning with the king; it included...poems in praise of the "Nymphe...sister of Henri II.(93) My hypothesis...made for Henri II in 1552, probably...Bechot, with the king in the same...the obverse of one and reverse...printer of the king by Francois...Fanciful emulation of the Gallic...court of Henri II. See Blanchemain...
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Juan Pantoja De la Cruz and the Circulation of Gifts between the English and Spanish Courts in 1604/5
Journal article by Gustav Ungerer; Shakespeare Studies, 1998
Subjects: Jewelry--Political aspects, Portrait miniatures--Political aspects, Spain--History, United Kingdom--History, 1603-1714 (Stuarts)
...commander-in-chief of the Spanish army, no longer points...same peaceful posture of contained belligerence...of Charles V and Philip II, his left hand holding...initially belligerent King Philip III is depicted...coats of arms of Castile, Leon, and Austria, and bespangled...
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magazine articles on: Ferdinand II Spanish King of Leon  - 23 results

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The Muslim Expulsion from Spain: Roger Boase Looks at a Spanish Example of Religious and Ethnic Cleansing
Magazine article by Roger Boase; History Today, Vol. 52, April 2002
Subjects: Arabs in Spain--History, Deportation--Spain, Muslims--Spain, Race relations--Spain, Spain--History
...Granada. In 1567 Philip II renewed an edict which...enforced, making the use of Arabic illegal and prohibiting...some noblemen and the King was preoccupied by international...1609. Galleons of the Spanish fleet were secretly prepared...1608 the Comendador de Leon attributed the decline...
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Season Preview 2006-07: The Season's Top 10
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 23, October 2006
Subjects: Theater--Directories
...Beauty Queen of Leenane, Martin...May 13. The King and I, book...org Richard II, Shakespeare...Thru Oct 8. A Spanish Play, Yasmina...Nov 7-Dec 31. King Hedley II, August Wilson...The Journal of Jonathan Harker...NY. Thalia Spanish Theatre, Long...
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Season Preview 2004-05: A Comprehensive Listing of Productions, Dates and Directors at TCG Theatres Nationwide
Magazine article by Benjamin W. Sampson; American Theatre, Vol. 21, October 2004
Subjects: Theater--Calendars
...Family, Ray Cooney. Feb 3-27. Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller. Apr 7-24. The Sound of Music, book: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II; music: Richard Rodgers. Jun 2-26. CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY, NYC, (212) 677-4210, www...
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Onstage April 07
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 24, April 2007
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Plays--Calendars, Theater--Calendars
...www.signaturetheatre.org King Hedley II, August Wilson. Thru Apr...syracusestage.org Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller...Apr 13-May 13. Thalia Spanish Theatre, Long Island City...J. Nolen. Thru Apr 8. Ferdinand the Bull, adapt: Karen...
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February on Stage
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 19, February 2002
Subjects: Theater--Information services
...Neil Pepe. Thru Mar 31. Stage II: Gone Home, John Corwin; dir...run. Barrymore Theatre: Tale of the Allergists Wife, Charles...Douglas. Feb 14-Mar 9. THALIA SPANISH THEATRE, Sunnyside, (718) 729-3680...May 31; mainstage: Feb 2-3. Ferdinand the Bull, dir and book: Rob...
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1000 Years. 1000 People; IT'S THE ULTIMATE AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL LIST OF THE MILLENNIUM: 1000 PEOPLE WHO, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, HAVE CHANGED HISTORY IN THE PAST 1000 YEARS. IT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, BUT OF ALL THE CONTENDERS, WE FINALLY PUT THE DISCOVERER OF PENICILLIN, SCOTSMAN SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING, ON TOP .. BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM SO MANY OF US WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO GREET THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 1, 2000
...Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author 258. F Scott...German composer 274. King Harold, defeated by William of Normandy 1066 275...Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon 278. Mary...Welsh poet 315. Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary...
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'Fish Talks'
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 21, 2007
...Byline: Joey de Leon If the many historical...on the north bank of the Tagus River in...the Philippines -- Ferdinand Magellan. In the front...of our tour guides, King Philip II was the king of both...that if he picked the Spanish navigators, they would...
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A Year in the Life of A Millennium; X-Rays, Income Tax, the First English Parliament. It's Been a Busy 1,000 Years
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 1, 1999
Subjects: United Kingdom
...38. 12th, 1543. King Henry VIII married...Australia. 18th, 1936. Spanish Civil War between...son Charles, Prince of Wales. 27th, 1921...ships sent by Phillip II, in an attempt to...Nagasaki. 10th, 1519. Ferdinand Magellan set sail...Glenfinnan. 20th, 1940. Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary...


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encyclopedia articles on: Ferdinand II Spanish King of Leon  - 12 results

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Ferdinand II , Spanish King of León
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FERDINAND II , Spanish king of Leon d. 1188, Spanish king of Leon (1157 88), son and successor of Alfonso VII. He invaded Castile and set up a protectorate...
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Henry II , Spanish King of Castile and León
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HENRY II , Spanish king of Castile and Leon or Henry of Trastamara trast mar , 1333? 1379, Spanish...1369). John of Gaunt, son-in-law of Peter the Cruel, and Ferdinand I of Portugal unsuccessfully contested his title as king and...
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Sancho II , Spanish King of Castile
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SANCHO II , Spanish king of Castile d.1072, Spanish king...1065 72), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He conquered (1072) Leon from his brother Alfonso VI...Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights...
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Ferdinand II , King of Aragón
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1479 1516), king of Castile and Leon (as Ferdinand V, 1474 1504), king of Sicily (1468 1516), and king of Naples (1504 16). His father, John II of Aragon, gave him Sicily during...B. Merriman, The Rise of the Spanish Empire (Vol. II, The Catholic...
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Ferdinand I , Spanish King of Castile and León
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Ferdinand the Great, d. 1065, Spanish king of Castile (1035 65) and Leon (1037 65). He inherited Castile...Navarre from his brother Garcia. Ferdinand fought successfully against the...sons: Castile went to Sancho II, Leon to Alfonso VI, and Galicia...
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