Talk:Ferdinand II of Aragon

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Was he king of Castile? I didn't think so. Wetman 02:37, 8 Apr 2004 (UTC)

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Why is he in Category:Arab? --Saforrest 23:53, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)

"When Ferdinand succeeded his father as King of Aragon in 1479, the Crown of Castile and the various territories of the Crown of Aragon were united in a personal union creating for the first time since the 8th century a single political unit which might be called Spain, although the various territories were not properly administered as a single unit until the 18th century"

Reading this one might assume there was a single political unit (Spain) before the 8th century, which is not true. Besides that, Granada was a muslim kingdom until 1492 and Navarre wasn't annexed until 1512, so there was no such thing as Spain in 1479. And about if he was king of Castille, Isabella was the ruler of Castille, but he was regent during several periods of time.

"...Spain the most powerful state in Italy"? Was this intentional? Should it read "most powerful state in Europe", or was France more powerful at the time? ThePedanticPrick 13:28, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 The Date of Death? 2 Was he king regnant of Castillia? 3 Big scale vandalism 4 English-Spanish Translations 5 Ferdinand never claimed the title Emperor of the Romans 6 Succession

[edit] The Date of Death?

AFAIS, Spanish Wiki states Ferdinand's death date as the 23rd of January, while in English Wiki it is the 23rd of June. Can someone more familiar with the subject check the date of death of Ferdinand II?

How do you get more info on him?

[edit] Was he king regnant of Castillia?

Or only King consort while Isabella was the sole ruler, and regent for Juana the Mad after Isabella's death?--Nitsansh 01:41, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

He was counted as co-monarch of Castile with Isabella (in those days a king consort was often made regnant). He's included in the Castilian numeration as Ferdinand V. Jess Cully 08:04, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

The testament of Queen Isabella declared him regent in case that his daughter Juana wasn't able to govern. As Juana was declared insane after Philip the Handsome's death, Ferdinand was made co-king and appeared as such in the Castilian currency coigned after 1506, but in essence he was full king as Juana was imprisoned in Tordesillas. His position was never discussed, and he was considered and treated as king of Castile till his death in 1516, so it's not a surprise his successors counted him as Ferdinand V of Castile. In conclusion, it should be perfectly right to say that Ferdinand was Ferdinando I di Sicilia from 1469, Fernando, rey consorte de Castilla between 1474 and 1504, Ferrando II d'Aragón from 1474, Ferdinando III di Napoli from 1504 and Fernando V de Castilla from 1506. He is usually named "Ferdinand II" in all languages, though.--Menah the Great 22:03, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Big scale vandalism

The article has been a victim of repeated vandalism, to the point it is difficult to say in which version it started. Somebody should correct it, please.--Menah the Great 22:03, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] English-Spanish Translations

I'm not sure but I think the translations from English to those other types of Spanish are incorrect. I know the English-Spanish translation was wrong, so I fixed that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.30.165.156 (talk) 03:02, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ferdinand never claimed the title Emperor of the Romans

No contemporary or modern author described him as thus either. Wikipedia can't make outrageous claims like this. 24.255.11.149 (talk) 06:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Succession

How was he succeeded immediately by his grandson when his daughter was still alive? Did he state in a will that he wanted Aragon to go straight to Charles, skipping Joana? Emperor001 (talk) 20:23, 27 February 2008 (UTC)