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After ruling for a month on her own, Isabella was then joined by her husband, Ferdinand, who ruled Castile jure uxoris as Ferdinand V. Ferdinand V: The Catholic 15 January 1475 26 November 1504 In Concordia de Segovia, Archbishop Carrillo and Cardinal Mendoza wrote the opinion on 15 January 1475 that Ferdinand was jure uxoris King of Castile.

Castile or Castille (/ k æ ˈ s t iː l /; Spanish: Castilla) is a territory of imprecise limits located in Spain. The invention of the concept of Castile relies on the assimilation (via a metonymy) of a 19th-century determinist geographical notion, that of Castile as Spain's centro mesetario ("tableland core", connected to the Meseta Central) with a long-gone historical entity of ...

The Kingdom of Castile was a large and powerful state on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Its name is popularly thought to come from the castles built in the region. It began in the 9th century as the County of Castile , an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of León. During the 10th century, its counts increased their autonomy, but it was not until 1065 that it was ...

“Castile” is a reference to the Kingdom of Castile, a large medieval state located in what is now Spain. Castile was a powerful kingdom, so the description of the shawls Gatsby’s guests wear as “beyond the dreams of Castile” suggests that his guests are extraordinarily wealthy and prominent in society—almost like royalty.

Spain - Castile, Reconquista, Moors: Castilian, which contains many words of Arabic origin, began as a dialect spoken in northern Spain. It became the language of the court of the kingdoms of Castile and León in the 12th century, and the dominance of Castile within Spain allowed it to become the official language of the state. There are differences in accent and, to a lesser extent, in ...

The Kingdom of León [a] was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León. The kings of León fought civil wars, wars against neighbouring kingdoms ...

The Kingdom of Castile ( / kæˈstiːl /; Spanish: Reino de Castilla, Latin: Regnum Castellae) was a large and powerful state on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region. It began as the County of Castile ( Condado de Castilla ), an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom ...

Ferdinand annexes to Castile the portion of Navarre that lies south of the Pyrenees; the rest of the kingdom, called Lower Navarre, remains independent until its ruler, Henry III, takes the French crown as Henry IV, and the region is absorbed by France. mid-16th century