Ancestry of
Charles V

Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand II of Aragon

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• • Grandfather of Charles V — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • Juan II, King of Aragon 
  • Mother:
  • Juana Henriquez   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1452 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1516 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Isabella of Castile
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  Joanna of Castile (Ahnentafel No:3 )

  Mary of Aragon

  • Notes: 

  • aka Ferdinand II of Aragon

    The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon to Isabella of Castile united the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. The subsequent conquering of Navarre brought together the territories that would become Spain. He was in essence the first king of a united Spain.

    

    King Ferdinand and his wife Queen Isabella sponsored the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492.

• Sources for Ferdinand II of Aragon

  • ¹ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 660.
  • ² von Redlich, Marcellus Donald Alexander R., Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume I, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (1988), 58.
  • ³ Wikipedia, "Ferdinand II of Aragon", (accessed 10/19/2015).