noun
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)
• Syn: ↑King Ferdinand, ↑Ferdinand of Aragon, ↑Ferdinand V, ↑Ferdinand the Catholic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex
Useful english dictionary. 2012.