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Birth of Isabel I of Castilla in Spain. She is also known as Isabella the Catholic. -
Birth of Fernando II de Aragón and V of Castilla. -
The wedding of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castilla took place in Valladolid on October 19, 1469. The marriage united the two kingdoms of Spain. -
In 1492, the navigator Christopher Columbus, financed by the Catholic Monarchs, was looking for a new route to reach Asia, but he discovered a new continent, America. -
Carlos I son of Juana la Loca and Felipe I el Hermoso was born on 24 of February 1500 in Prisenhof, Ghent. -
In 1502, the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel I of Castilla and Fernando I of Aragon, ordered the conversion of Muslims. If they were not baptized as christians, they would be expelled from their Kingdoms. -
The Queen Isabel I of Castilla died in Medina del Campo, Spain on November 26, 1504 -
Carlos I becomes King of Spain after the death of his grandfather Fernando II of Aragon. -
In 1517, after the death of his grandfather Fernando II, Carlos I was proclaimed King of Spain. He was King of Spain from 1516 to 1556. -
Folliwing the death of his grandfather Maximilian I, Carlos is elected Holy Roman Emperor as Carlos V. -
Was a series of revolts by artisan guilds in Valencia and Mallorca against the government of the King Carlos I. The revolts occurred between 1519 to 1523. -
Carlos I defeats the Comuneros in the batle of Villalar. -
King of France Fernando I was defeated and Carlos I annexed Milan to his empire. -
The marriage between Carlos I of Spain and Isabel of Portugal was a political and dynastic alliance. They got married in Seville. -
The invasion of the city of Rome by the troops of Holy Roman Emperor Carlos V. Was a consequence of the Italian Wars and the conflict with the Pope Clement VII. -
Felipe II was the firstborn son of Carlos I and Isabel of Portugal. He was born in Valladolid. -
Carlos I of Spain was crowned Holy roman Emperor by Pope Clement VII in Bologna. -
Isabel of portugal died in Toledo from complications arising from her last childbirth. -
Naval battle between Carlos V and Suleiman the Magnificent for control of the Mediterranean. -
Felipe first marriage was to Maria Manuela of Portugal in 1543. They were both double first cousins. The marriage lasted for approximately one year. She died on July 12, 1545 due to childbirth complications. -
Carlos V defeats the Protestant Schmalkaldic League. -
Felipe II begins his reign as the King of Naples. -
Felipe II's second marriage was to Mary I of England. Mary Tudor in 1554. Felipe became King of England and Ireland by right of his wife. The marriage was childless. -
Treaty signed between the king of France Fernando I and king of Spain. The treaty bring the peace between these rivals. -
Was a treaty that ended the religious conflict between Lutheranism and Catholicism. Carlos I recognised religious freedom in Germany. -
Felipe II became King of Spain when his father, Carlos I abdicated the throne. -
Carlos I renounced all his titles, except the German ones, in favor of his son Felipe II. -
Carlos I retired to the Monastery of Yuste to live a monastic life. -
The battle pitted the empire of Felipe II against the kingdom of France. Felipe II won the battle. -
Carlos I abdicated in favor of his brother Fernando I who was crowned emperor. -
Carlos I died in the Monastery of Yuste due to malaria. -
His third marriage was to Isabel de Valois. They had five daughters, but 3 of them did not survive. Those who survived will be Isabel Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela. -
Felipe II established his court in Madrid making it the capital. -
El Escorial was built near Madrid. Was a place of residence for the king. -
The revolt of Alpujarras refers to a series of rebellions by the Moriscos, Muslims, population of the Alpujarras, in Granada, against Christian rule. -
The war pitted seventeen provinces of the Netherlands against their king, Felipe II. -
The last marriage of Felipe II with his niece Ana of Austria. They had five children. His son Felipe III inherited almost all the titles. -
The battle was a major naval engagement between the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic powers, and the Ottoman Empire. The Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet. -
Felipe II of Spain became King of Portugal in 1580. He was proclaimed King Felipe I of Portugal on April 1581 by the Portuguese Cortes of Tomar. -
The great fleet sent by King Felipe II of Spain in 1588 to invade England. The campaign ends in failure. The Spanish Armada was defeated by the Englisg fleet. -
Felipe II died at the El Escorial Monastery after a prolonged illness. He was succeeded by his son Felipe III. -
The expulsion of the Moriscos ocurred between 1609 and 1614. Was decreed by King Felipe III of Spain on April 9, 1609. The Moriscos were descendants of Spain's Muslim population who had been forced to convert to Christianity.