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Ferdinand II

Noun

Meaning

Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)

Source: WordNet

Examples

Arrival in America Diego de Almagro arrived in the New World on June 30, 1514, under the expedition that Ferdinand II of Aragon had sent under the guidance of Pedrarias Dávila. Source: Internet

By virtue of descent from his maternal grandparents, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, in 1516 Charles I of Spain became the first king to rule Castile and Aragon simultaneously by his own right. Source: Internet

During his last months of life, he engaged in negotiations with Ferdinand's diplomats, who obtained from him the ideological back-up necessary for Ferdinand II of Aragon 's invasion of Navarre in the form of papal bulls. Source: Internet

Ferdinand II of Habsburg was deposed, and his place as King of Bohemia taken by Frederick V, Elector Palatine ; however his army was crushed in the Battle of White Mountain (1620) not far from the city. Source: Internet

He ridiculed the conduct of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in expelling a class of people so useful to their subjects. Source: Internet

Barcelona in 1563 The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in 1469 united the two royal lines. Source: Internet

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