noun
the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
• Syn: ↑Isabella, ↑Isabella I, ↑Isabella the Catholic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑queen, ↑queen regnant, ↑female monarch
Useful english dictionary. 2012.