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9.THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN AGE
03.03 THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
THE BIRTH OF A NEW MONARCHY
At the beginning of the Modern Age
were five kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula
Members of the same family (the House of Trastámara)
ruled in two of those kingdoms
Crown of Aragón
Crown of Castilla
In 1469, Fernando II of Aragón married Isabel I
sister of Enrique IV of Castilla
died in 1474
Fernando II inherited the Aragonese throne in 1479
To gain her right to the throne of Castilla, Isabel I had to defeat Juana
the king’s daughter and heir, in a civil war that ended in 1479
Isabel and Juana were supported by Aragón and Portuga
The marriage of Isabel and Fernando laid the foundations for the development of modern Spain
also for the Catholic Monarchy
THE AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHY OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
CITIES
representatives of royal power controlled the kingdom’s towns and territories
in the Crown of Aragón
Fernando imposed his authority in major cities
such as Barcelona and Zaragoza,
THE NOBILITY
Catholic Monarchs confiscated lands from noblemen who supported Juana during the civil war, but they tried to win the support of the nobility when they needed i
Isabel I therefore granted the higher title of Duke to the Count of the Infantado and the Count of Medinaceli
THE CHURCH
During their reign
pope gave the Catholic Monarchs the authority to intervene in the appointment of important figures in the Church
king was appointed Master of the Military Orders
feudal estates in both Aragón and Castilla
This allowed him to control the income of these religious institutions
THE RELIGIOUS POLICY OF THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
Catholic Monarchs imposed most of their authority
implementing a policy of religious unification
First step
this process was to obtain a papal bull establishing the Holy Office of the Inquisition in 1478
Spanish Inquisition
first established in the Late Middle Ages by the pope to punish heretics
In 1492
Catholic Monarchs expelled all Jews that did not convert to Christianity from their kingdoms
The Inquisition was not convinced that the conversos
SOME ALLIANCES THROUGH MARRIAGE
Infanta Isabel
Manuel I of Portugal
Infanta Juana
Duke of Burgundy
Catherine of Aragón
Henry VIII of England
