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FERDINAND THE CATHOLIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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 the Catholic; Ferdinand V; King Ferdinand
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Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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