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Isabella's younger brother Alfonso was born two years later on 17 November 1453, demoting her position to third in line. [7] When her father died in 1454, her half-brother ascended to the throne as King Henry IV. Isabella and her brother Alfonso were left in King Henry's care. [8] Isabella, Alfonso, and their mother then moved to Arévalo. [5] [9]
Isabella was a profound expert on the problems of the peninsular kingdoms, intransigently defending the common good to particular interests. At the external level, her sensible actions were decisive in the defence of the coasts of the peninsula and of North Africa , which were infested by piracy.
Isabella was born as a scion of a collateral branch of the Aviz dynasty that had ruled Portugal since 1385. Her parents were John, Constable of Portugal, the youngest surviving son of John I of Portugal, and his half-niece and wife, Isabella of Barcelos, the daughter of the Duke of Braganza, an illegitimate son of the king.
Saint Louis laying the first stone of the Longchamp Abbey with Blessed Isabella of France and Queen Marguerite of Provence. Stained glass window of the Saint-Louis chapel of the Franciscans in Paris. As Isabelle wished to found a community of Sorores minores (Sisters minor), her brother King Louis began in 1255 to acquire the necessary land in ...
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Isabella grew up in a cultured family in the city-state of Ferrara. She received a fine classical education and she met many famous humanist scholars and artists. Due to the vast amount of extant correspondence between Isabella and her family and friends, her life is extremely well documented. [2]
Isabela Ferrer makes her film debut this week as Blake Lively’s younger counterpart in It Ends With Us — and she has nothing but positive things to say about working with the Gossip Girl actress.
The Royal Chapel of Granada (Spanish: Capilla Real de Granada) is an Isabelline style building in Granada, Spain. Constructed between 1505 and 1517, it was originally integrated in the complex of the neighbouring Granada Cathedral. It is the burial place of the Spanish monarchs, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs. Apart ...