In 1556, Charles V abdicated the throne dividing his territories between his brother and Phillip II, his son. To Phillip II, Charles V left Spain, the Low Countries, Milan and the Kingdom of Sicily. ... Bartholomew's Day Massacre, where Catherine de"Medici led the Massacre of the Huguenot gentry attending Henry Navarre's wedding in Paris. ...
The Castilian nobles had been constantly increasing their power through out their rule and had taken advantage of weak kings like Henry II and John II. ... In 1460 Henry offered Isabella's hand to Don Carlos, prince of Vienna and also to the king of Aragon, who wanted her to wed his younger son, Ferdinand. ... In 1474, after the death of her half brother Henry IV, Isabella was made queen of Castile. Juana la Beltraneja, was supported by, and betrothed to Alfonso V of Portugal and also to Henry IV. Since she had been betrothed to Henry, la Beltraneja was the rightful heiress of his domain...
