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... concluded , which left him and his Queen in quiet possession of the Castilian crown ; and the death of Ferdinand's father , in 1479 , enabled him to unite the kingdom of Aragon ( including its dependencies , Sicily and Sardinia ) with ...
... concluded , which left him and his Queen in quiet possession of the Castilian crown ; and the death of Ferdinand's father , in 1479 , enabled him to unite the kingdom of Aragon ( including its dependencies , Sicily and Sardinia ) with ...
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... concluded a treaty , by which the barbarian monarch agreed to furnish the Portuguese navi- gator with pilots experienced in the course to India . A quarrel afterwards ensued , and the Africans , dismayed by the Portuguese firearms ...
... concluded a treaty , by which the barbarian monarch agreed to furnish the Portuguese navi- gator with pilots experienced in the course to India . A quarrel afterwards ensued , and the Africans , dismayed by the Portuguese firearms ...
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... concluded a separate peace with Duke Ercole , and , on the Venetians refusing to adopt a similar course , excommunicated them , although it was due to his own incitements that they had entered on the struggle . The Venetians appealed ...
... concluded a separate peace with Duke Ercole , and , on the Venetians refusing to adopt a similar course , excommunicated them , although it was due to his own incitements that they had entered on the struggle . The Venetians appealed ...
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... concluded in August , 1486 ; but Ferdinand I. of Naples violated his undertakings , and provoked the Pope to such an extent that in 1489 he excom- municated the perfidious monarch , and deprived him of his kingdom . A compromise was ...
... concluded in August , 1486 ; but Ferdinand I. of Naples violated his undertakings , and provoked the Pope to such an extent that in 1489 he excom- municated the perfidious monarch , and deprived him of his kingdom . A compromise was ...
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... concluded at Granada , on the 11th November , 1500. The conduct of Ferdinand was character- ised by detestable treachery towards his relative , Frederick of Naples , whom he cajoled with promises of succour at the very time he was ...
... concluded at Granada , on the 11th November , 1500. The conduct of Ferdinand was character- ised by detestable treachery towards his relative , Frederick of Naples , whom he cajoled with promises of succour at the very time he was ...
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