USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ferdinand VII, byname Ferdinand the Desired, Spanish Fernando el Deseado, (born October 14, 1784, El Escorial, Spain-died September 29, 1833, Madrid), king of Spain in 1808 and from 1814 to 1833. Between 1808 and 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars, Ferdinand was imprisoned in France by Napoleon.

Detailed explanation-2: -King Ferdinand II is known for uniting the Spanish kingdoms into the nation of Spain, supporting the Spanish Inquisition (1478–1834), sponsoring Christopher Columbus’s voyages of exploration across the Atlantic Ocean, and commencing Spain’s entry into the modern period of imperial expansion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ferdinand is considered the de facto first king of Spain, and was described as such during his reign, even though, legally, Castile and Aragon remained two separate kingdoms until they were formally united by the Nueva Planta decrees issued between 1707 and 1716.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ferdinand I, byname Ferdinand the Great, Spanish Fernando el Magno, (born 1016/18-died December 27, 1065, León, Leon), the first ruler of Castile to take the title of king.

Detailed explanation-5: -He was the leading champion of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation and of absolutist rule during the Thirty Years’ War.