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= MY PERSONAL PREZI ABOUT ISABELLA I OF CASTILE : =





IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_I_of_Castile

was Queen of Castile.. She was married to Ferdinand II ofAragon. Their marriage became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind. Her reforms and those she made with her husband had an influence that extended well beyond the borders of their united kingdoms. Isabella and Ferdinand are known for completing the Reconquest,ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects in the Spanish Inquisition and for supporting and financing Cristopher Colombu's 1492 voyage that led to the opening of the New World and to the establishment of Spain as the first global power who dominated Europe and much of the world for more than a century.

Early years :
Isabella was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila to John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal on 22 April 1451. At the time of her birth, she was second in line to throne after her older half-brother Henry. Henry was 26 at that time and married but childless. Her younger brother Alfonso was born two years later on 17 November 1453, lowering her position to third in line. When her father died in 1454, her half-brother ascended to the throne as Henry IV. Isabella and Alfonso were left in Henry's care.She, her mother and her brother Alfonso then moved to Arévalo..

These were times of turmoil for Isabella. Living conditions in their castle in Arévalo were poor, and they suffered from a shortage of money. Although her father arranged in his will for his children to be financially well taken care of, Henry did not comply with their father's wishes, either from a desire to keep his half-siblings restricted or from ineptitude. Even though living conditions were lackluster, under the careful eye of her mother, Isabella was instructed in lessons of practical piety and in a deep reverence for religion.

When the King's wife,Joan of Portugal, was about to give birth to their daughter Joanna, Isabella and Alfonso were summoned to court (Segovia) to come under the direct supervision of the King and to finish their education. Alfonso was placed in the care of a tutor while Isabella became part of the Queen's household.



Isabella in the //Rimado de la Conquista de Granada//, from 1482, by Pedro Marcuello Some of Isabella's living conditions improved in Segovia. She always had food and clothing and lived in a castle that was adorned with gold and silver. Isabella's basic education consisted of reading, spelling, writing, grammar, mathematics, art, chess, dancing, embroidery, music, and religious instruction. She and her ladies-in-waiting entertained themselves with art, embroidery, and music. She lived a relaxed lifestyle, but she rarely left Segovia as Henry forbade this. Her half-brother was keeping her from the political turmoils going on in the kingdom, though Isabella had full knowledge of what was going on and of her role in the feuds. The noblemen, anxious for power, confronted King Henry, demanding that his younger half brother Infante Alfonso be named his successor. They even went so far as to ask Alfonso to seize the throne. The nobles, now in control of Alfonso and claiming that he was the true heir, clashed with Henry's forces at the Second Battle of Olmedo in 1467. The battle was a draw. Henry agreed to recognise Alfonso as heir presumptive, provided that he would marry his daughter, Joanna. Soon after he was named Princeof Asturias ,Alfonso died in July 1468, likely of the plague. The nobles who had supported him suspected poisoning. As she had been named in her brother's will as his successor, the nobles asked Isabella to take his place as champion of the rebellion. However, support for the rebels had begun to wane, and Isabella preferred a negotiated settlement to continuing the war. She met with Henry and, at Toros de Guisando, they reached a compromise: the war would stop, Henry would name Isabella his heir-presumptive instead of Joanna, and Isabella would not marry without Henry's consent but he would not be able to force her to marry against her will. Isabella's side came out with most of what they desired, though they did not go so far as to officially depose Henry: they were not powerful enough to do so, and Isabella did not want to jeopardise the principle of fair inherited succession, since it was upon this idea that she had based her argument for legitimacy as heir-presumptive.

Marriage
At the age of six, Isabella made her debut in the matrimonial market with a betrothal to Ferdinand, John II of Navarre, son of (whose family was a cadet branch of the House of Trastámara). At the time the two kings, Henry and John, were eager to show their mutual love and confidence and they believed that this double alliance would make their eternal friendship obvious to the world. This arrangement, however, did not last long. 

The wedding portrait of Ferdinand and Isabella, c. 1469. When Alfonso V of Aragon died in 1458, all of his Spanish territories as well as the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, were left to his brother John II. John now had a stronger position than ever before and no longer needed the security of Henry's friendship. Henry was now in need of a new alliance. He saw the chance for this much needed new friendship inCharles of Viana, John's elder son. Charles was constantly at odds with his father and because of this he secretly entered into an alliance with Henry IV of Castile. A major part of the alliance was that a marriage was to be arranged between Charles and Isabella. When John II learned of this arranged marriage he was outraged. Isabella had been destined for his favourite son, Ferdinand, and in his eyes this alliance was still valid. John II had his son Charles thrown in prison on charges of plotting against his father's life; Charles died in 1461.

In 1465 an attempt was made to marry Isabella to Alfonso V of Portugal, Henry's brother-in-law. Through the medium of the Queen and Count of Ledesma, a Portuguese alliance was made. Isabella, however, was wary of the marriage and refused to consent.

A civil war broke out in Castile over King Henry's inability to act as sovereign. Henry now needed a quick way to please the rebels of the kingdom. As part of an agreement to restore peace, Isabella was to be betrothed to Pedro Girón Acuña, Master of the Order of Calatrava and brother to the King's favourite, Juan Pacheco. In return, Don Pedro would pay into the impoverished royal treasury an enormous sum of money. Seeing no alternative, Henry agreed to the marriage. Isabella was aghast and prayed to God that the marriage would not come to pass. Her prayers were answered when Don Pedro suddenly fell ill and died while on his way to meet his fiancée.

When Henry recognised Isabella as his heir-presumptive on 19 September in 1468, he also promised that his sister should not be compelled to marry against her will, while she in return agreed to obtain his consent.It seemed that finally the years of failed attempts at political marriages were over. There was talk of a marriage to Edward IV of England or to one of his brothers, probably Richa,but this alliance was never seriously considered. Once again in 1468, a marriage proposal arrived from Alfonso V of Portugal. Going against his promises made in September, Henry tried to make the marriage a reality. If Isabella married Alfonso, Henry's daughter Joanna would marry Alfonso's son John II and thus, after the death of the old king, John and Joanna could inherit Portugal and Castile. Isabella refused and made a secret promise to marry her cousin and very first betrothed, Ferdinand of Aragon.



Ferdinand and Isabella After this failed attempt, Henry once again went against his promises and tried to marry Isabella to Louis XI's brother Charles,Duke of Berry. In Henry's eyes, this alliance would cement the friendship of Castile and France as well as remove Isabella from Castilian affairs. Isabella once again refused the proposal. Meanwhile, John II of Aragon negotiated in secret with Isabella a wedding to his son Ferdinand.

On 18 October 1469, the formal betrothal took place. Because Isabella and Ferdinand were second cousins, they stood within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity and the marriage would not be legal unless a dispensation from the Pope was obtained. With the help of the Valencian cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, Isabella and Ferdinand were presented with a supposed papal bull by Pius II (who had died in 1464), authorising Ferdinand to marry within the third degree of consanguinity, making their marriage legal. Afraid of opposition, Isabella eloped from the court of Henry with the excuse of visiting her brother Alfonso's tomb in Ávila. Ferdinand, on the other hand, crossed Castile in secret disguised as a servant. They were married immediately upon reuniting, on 19 October 1469, in the Palacio de los Viveros in the city of Valladolid.

INTERVIEW TO ISABELLA I OF CASTILE :

//JOURNALIST : //Good afternoon,Isabel. Thanks for allowing us to do this interview to you. I'm going to ask you some questions about your life in the Kingdom of Castile. Firstly,your marriage with Ferdinad. How you married with Ferdinand? Because you were second cousins.

//ISABELLA : // Well **, **that was a problem we had to solve. At first, i admit that i was a little bit worried because i loved Ferdinand, and i was able to do everything that was in my hand to marry him. So,finally we needed a papal bull of dispensation that only Sixtus IV got through his envoy Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia in 1472.

//JOURNALIST : //O h...That's nice. Another question is,can you tell me some information about the discovery of America?

//ISABELLA// : Mmmm...That's a good question. Yes, we financed the voyage because we wanted to know new spices,and all that stuff,although Colombus thought that the Earth wasn't flat while all the people around the world were desagree with him. So,we give Colomubus the chance to prove his theory. We were very surprised after knowing that this guy discovered a new continent.

//JOURNALIST// :  Okey. Tell me something else of this amazing new,please.

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ISABELLA <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> : //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Well,i decided to help Colombus to travel to Asia from the west, crossing the Ocean Sea. The April 17, 1492, Colón signed with us the capitulations of Santa Fe, which documents authorized, unfunded, the expedition of Christopher Columbus to the Indies by sea westward.

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">JOURNALIST : //Did Colombus asked for something in return?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//ISABELLA// //:// No exactly,just Columbus was granted a series of privileges and titles, including: Admiral, Governor, Viceroy and 10% of wealth. Various provisions and schedules to help to Columbus in those towns and seaports to which he addressed were also signed. A provision was aimed at the town of Palos de la Frontera for a sanction to some of the residents of this town.

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">JOURNALIST : //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Now..your family. How do you felt when you realised that your daughter,Juana, wasn't able to reign?

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ISABELLA //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> : Well,that's not a easy question. Firstly,It was an overwhelming feeling because i wanted a daughter able to improve Castile. My husband and i, we realised that she didn't have enough requirements to reign so,after a while my husband enclosed her in Tordesillas. I felt very sorry for her.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//JOURNALIST// : Okeey, the last question and the most important of all of them... <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">After all the obstacles that you have overcome in your life,was you happy ?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//ISABELLLA// : JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA. Sorry,well i' ve had more good times than others, but like everyone. I prefer to stay with the good of my 53 years of life, I have had great support from my husband that I will always be grateful. I've had a great kids, I'm pretty proud of them, each with his own, though JAJAJAJA. But that has always been enough for me, I've never asked for more. Obviously,i was very blissful of my entire life.

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">JOURNALIST : //Thanks for answering me all that previous questions. A very amazing interview,Isabella. I am very surprised of some answers,i will think about them. Congratulations,i admire you. That's all. Good afternoon.

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VOKI ISABELLA I OF CASTILE :

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It has been created a serie of this important figure that shows us the life of Isabella of Castile.

THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF THE SERIE :
 * ~ Role ||~ Actor ||
 * [|Isabella I of Castile] || [|Michelle J]enner ||
 * [|Ferdinand II of Aragon] || Rodolfo Sancho ||
 * [|Henry IV of Castile] || Pablo Derqui ||
 * [|Joan of Portugal] || Bárbara Lennie ||
 * [|Juan Pacheco] || [|Ginés García Millán] ||
 * [|Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña] || Pedro Casablanc ||
 * Gonzalo Chacón || Ramon Madaula ||
 * Gutierre de Cárdenas || Pere Ponce ||
 * [|Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile] || Clara Sanchís ||
 * [|Alfonso, Prince of Asturias] || Victor Elías ||
 * [|Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba] || Sergio Peris-Mencheta ||
 * [|Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque] || William Miller ||
 * [|Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio] || Ainhoa Santamaría ||
 * Andrés Cabrera || Jordi Díaz ||
 * [|Diego Hurtado de Mendoza] || Juan Meseguer ||
 * [|Joanna la Beltraneja] || Carmen Sánchez ||
 * [|John II of Aragon] || Jordi Banacolocha ||
 * [|Afonso V of Portugal] || Daniel Albadalejo ||
 * [|Pedro Girón] || César Vea ||
 * Clara Chacón || Mónica Vic ||
 * María Portocarrero || Estrella Zapatero ||
 * Mencía de Mendoza y Luna || Mar del Hoyo ||
 * [|Pedro González de Mendoza] || Andrés Herrera ||
 * Alonso de Palencia || Nacho López ||
 * Alfonso de Fonseca || Arturo Querejeta ||
 * Pedro de Peralta y Ezpeleta || Ernesto Arias ||
 * [|Giacopo Antonio Venier] || Fernando Sansegundo ||
 * [|Diego Pacheco] || Javier Rey ||
 * [|Christopher Columbus] || Julio Manrique ||
 * [|Beatriz Galindo] || Lydia Miranda ||
 * [|Boabdil the Little] || Álex Martínez ||
 * Rodrigo Ponce de León, Marquess of Cádiz || Fernando Soto ||
 * [|Aïcha al-Horra] || [|Alicia Borrachero] ||
 * El Zagal || Javier Mora ||
 * Beatriz de Braganza || Nuria Gallardo ||
 * [|Muley Hacén] || Roberto Enríquez ||
 * [|Isabel de Solís / Zoraya] || Nani Jiménez [|[7]] ||

(she played the role of Isabel. )

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> TRAILER :

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( the serie).