Queen Isabella

Queen

Birthday April 22, 1451

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Spain

DEATH DATE Nov 26, 1504 (53)

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About

Queen of Castile and Leon who helped to reorganize the governmental system and brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years. She supported and financed Christopher Columbus' voyages to the Americas. In 1476 she sworn her eldest daughter as heiress to Castile's crown.

Before Fame

She grew up in a poor family but was taught religion and education in Segovia.

Trivia

She was granted the title Servant of God by the Catholic Church in 1974. She was married young.

Family Life

She had seven children with Ferdinand II, King of Aragon.

Associated With

She was a Queen like Queen Elizabeth II.

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