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'''Ferdinand II of Aragon''' (1452 – 1516) was the King of [[Aragon]], {{Wiki|Sicily}}, [[Naples]], [[Valencia]], [[Sardinia]], and {{Wiki|Navarre}}. As the husband to [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella I]], he was King of [[Castile]] through marriage. | |||
'''Ferdinand II of Aragon''' (1452 – 1516) was the King of [[Aragon]], {{Wiki|Sicily}}, [[Naples]], [[Valencia]], [[Sardinia]], and {{Wiki|Navarre}}. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Reconquista=== | ===Reconquista=== | ||
In 1478, Ferdinand and Isabella, seeking further religious unity, requested permission from the [[Papacy|Pope]] to establish an inquisition. Pope [[Sixtus IV]] permitted them to appoint priests as inquisitors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161030080429/https://www.familytreedna.com/assassinscreed/#modal ''Family Tree DNA'' - Assassin's Creed | In 1478, Ferdinand and Isabella, seeking further religious unity, requested permission from the [[Papacy|Pope]] to establish an [[Spanish Inquisition|inquisition]]. Pope [[Sixtus IV]] permitted them to appoint priests as inquisitors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161030080429/https://www.familytreedna.com/assassinscreed/#modal ''Family Tree DNA'' - Assassin's Creed] {{c|archived}}</ref> | ||
By 1491, members of both the [[Assassins|Assassin]] and [[Templars|Templar Orders]] had infiltrated Ferdinand and Isabella's close circle in an an attempt to obtain influence over the royal house; Ferdinand's own treasurer, [[Raphael Sánchez]], was a member of the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]].<ref name="AC2D">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref> | By 1491, members of both the [[Assassins|Assassin]] and [[Templars|Templar Orders]] had infiltrated Ferdinand and Isabella's close circle in an an attempt to obtain influence over the royal house; Ferdinand's own treasurer, [[Raphael Sánchez]], was a member of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]].<ref name="AC2D">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' –{{Cite|20 Jan 2021. Memories needed}}</ref> | ||
The following year, Ferdinand and his wife bore witness to the [[Auto-da-fé|public execution]] of heretics in [[Seville]], during which the Spanish [[Mentor]] [[Benedicto]] was burned at the stake by [[Tomás de Torquemada]]. However, the two other Assassins, [[Aguilar de Nerha]] and [[María (Assassin)|María]], managed to escape their predicament, leading Ferdinand and his wife to quickly flee the scene.<ref name="ACF"> | The following year, Ferdinand and his wife bore witness to the [[Auto-da-fé|public execution]] of heretics in [[Seville]], during which the Spanish [[Mentor]] [[Benedicto]] was burned at the stake by [[Tomás de Torquemada]]. However, the two other Assassins, [[Aguilar de Nerha]] and [[María (Assassin)|María]], managed to escape their predicament, leading Ferdinand and his wife to quickly flee the scene.<ref name="ACF">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]]</ref> | ||
===Italian Wars=== | ===Italian Wars=== | ||
In 1503, Ferdinand hired [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] to help the [[Spanish Army|Spanish army]] defeat the [[French Army|French army]] in the Kingdom of [[Naples]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Bartolomeo d'Alviano (Assassin's Creed II)|Database: Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]</ref> In 1504, Ferdinand and Isabella made an arrangement with [[ | In 1503, Ferdinand hired [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] to help the [[Spanish Army|Spanish army]] defeat the [[French Army|French army]] in the Kingdom of [[Naples]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Bartolomeo d'Alviano (Assassin's Creed II)|Database: Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]</ref> In 1504, Ferdinand and Isabella made an arrangement with Pope [[Julius II]] to have [[Cesare Borgia]] locked up inside the [[Castillo de la Mota]] near [[Valencia]].<ref name="ACB novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] – {{Cite|20 Jan 2021. Chapters needed}}</ref> Unbeknownst to both Ferdinand and Isabella, the Assassins had secretly been poisoning Isabella for having served the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], thus finishing the work of her Jewish finance minister and secret Assassin [[Luis de Santángel]]. Isabella subsequently died in November 1504.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref> Next year, Ferdinand seized the power of the Kingdom of Naples in the name of Spain.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Database: Napoli]]</ref> | ||
In 1507, Ferdinand waged war with [[John III of Navarre]] to conquer the lands of Navarre. During the [[Siege of Viana]], John III gave command over his forces to his brother-in-law Cesare Borgia, who had escaped from the Castillo de la Mota in the previous year. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]], killed Cesare Borgia during the battle, greatly aiding Ferdinand's forces, although the Navarrese still won a pyrrhic victory.<ref name="ACB novel" /> | In 1507, Ferdinand waged war with [[John III of Navarre]] to conquer the lands of Navarre. During the [[Siege of Viana]], John III gave command over his forces to his brother-in-law Cesare Borgia, who had escaped from the Castillo de la Mota in the previous year. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]], killed Cesare Borgia during the battle, greatly aiding Ferdinand's forces, although the Navarrese still won a pyrrhic victory.<ref name="ACB novel" /> | ||
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Intending to curb the [[Venice|Venetian]] influence in northern [[Italy]], Ferdinand joins the [[War of the League of Cambrai|League of Cambrai]] created by Pope Julius II, that served as an anti-Venetian alliance that included [[Louis XII of France]] and the [[Rome|Roman]] [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Maximillian I]]. The League was initially a success, but the friction between Julius and Louis caused it to collapse by 1510.<ref name="ACID">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: War of the League of Cambrai]]</ref> | Intending to curb the [[Venice|Venetian]] influence in northern [[Italy]], Ferdinand joins the [[War of the League of Cambrai|League of Cambrai]] created by Pope Julius II, that served as an anti-Venetian alliance that included [[Louis XII of France]] and the [[Rome|Roman]] [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Maximillian I]]. The League was initially a success, but the friction between Julius and Louis caused it to collapse by 1510.<ref name="ACID">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: War of the League of Cambrai]]</ref> | ||
When Ezio Auditore went on a journey to the [[Middle East]] in 1511, Ferdinand allowed Ezio safe passage through the southern territories of Italy that he controlled to return the favor of killing Cesare.<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> | When Ezio Auditore went on a journey to the [[Middle East]] in 1511, Ferdinand allowed Ezio safe passage through the southern territories of Italy that he controlled to return the favor of killing Cesare.<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] – {{Cite|20 Jan 2021. Chapter needed}}</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
In 2012, Ferinand was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles the late | In 2012, Ferinand was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles the late Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] had left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Ferdinand was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a [[Staves of Eden|Staff]] of [[Eden]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph #5]]: "Instruments of Power"</ref> Later that year, he was also included in a mnemonic set in [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Project Legacy]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Mnemonic sets]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Ferdinand II is a character from the film Torquemada | |||
Ferdinand and Isabella.png|''The Retu. He is portrayed by the actor Eugène Delacroix | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{C|Glyph and Database entry only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{C|Glyph and Database entry only}} | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{mo}} | ||
* | *[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]] | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 20 January 2021
Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452 – 1516) was the King of Aragon, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre. As the husband to Isabella I, he was King of Castile through marriage.
Biography
Reconquista
In 1478, Ferdinand and Isabella, seeking further religious unity, requested permission from the Pope to establish an inquisition. Pope Sixtus IV permitted them to appoint priests as inquisitors.[1]
By 1491, members of both the Assassin and Templar Orders had infiltrated Ferdinand and Isabella's close circle in an an attempt to obtain influence over the royal house; Ferdinand's own treasurer, Raphael Sánchez, was a member of the Spanish Brotherhood.[2]
The following year, Ferdinand and his wife bore witness to the public execution of heretics in Seville, during which the Spanish Mentor Benedicto was burned at the stake by Tomás de Torquemada. However, the two other Assassins, Aguilar de Nerha and María, managed to escape their predicament, leading Ferdinand and his wife to quickly flee the scene.[3]
Italian Wars
In 1503, Ferdinand hired Bartolomeo d'Alviano to help the Spanish army defeat the French army in the Kingdom of Naples.[4] In 1504, Ferdinand and Isabella made an arrangement with Pope Julius II to have Cesare Borgia locked up inside the Castillo de la Mota near Valencia.[5] Unbeknownst to both Ferdinand and Isabella, the Assassins had secretly been poisoning Isabella for having served the Borgia, thus finishing the work of her Jewish finance minister and secret Assassin Luis de Santángel. Isabella subsequently died in November 1504.[6] Next year, Ferdinand seized the power of the Kingdom of Naples in the name of Spain.[7]
In 1507, Ferdinand waged war with John III of Navarre to conquer the lands of Navarre. During the Siege of Viana, John III gave command over his forces to his brother-in-law Cesare Borgia, who had escaped from the Castillo de la Mota in the previous year. Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Mentor of the Italian Assassins, killed Cesare Borgia during the battle, greatly aiding Ferdinand's forces, although the Navarrese still won a pyrrhic victory.[5]
Intending to curb the Venetian influence in northern Italy, Ferdinand joins the League of Cambrai created by Pope Julius II, that served as an anti-Venetian alliance that included Louis XII of France and the Roman Emperor Maximillian I. The League was initially a success, but the friction between Julius and Louis caused it to collapse by 1510.[8]
When Ezio Auditore went on a journey to the Middle East in 1511, Ferdinand allowed Ezio safe passage through the southern territories of Italy that he controlled to return the favor of killing Cesare.[9]
Legacy
In 2012, Ferinand was one of many historical people included in the Glyph puzzles the late Assassin Clay Kaczmarek had left behind in the Animus as messages for his successor Desmond Miles to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.[10] Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Ferdinand was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a Staff of Eden.[11] Later that year, he was also included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.[12]
Behind the scenes
Ferdinand II is a character from the film Torquemada Ferdinand and Isabella.png|The Retu. He is portrayed by the actor Eugène Delacroix </.
Gallery
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Ferdinand in Seville with his wife and Torquemada -
The Return of Christopher Columbus by Eugène Delacroix
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II: Discovery (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed II (Glyph and Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (mnemonic set only)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Identity (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed (film)
- Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization
References
- ↑ Family Tree DNA - Assassin's Creed (archived)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed (film)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Bartolomeo d'Alviano
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Contracts
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Napoli
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Database: War of the League of Cambrai
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Mnemonic sets
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