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4 unusual facts about Philip I of Castile


Chigi codex

According to Herbert Kellman, it was created sometime between 1498 and 1503, probably at the behest of Philip I of Castile.

Felipe I

Philip I of Castile (1478 – 1506), known as the Handsome or the Fair, son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Philip of Burgundy

Philip I of Castile (1478–1506), who was also called as Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy

Philip the Fair

Philip I of Castile (1478–1506), King of Castile, 1504–1506, and Duke of Burgundy, 1482–1506


Granadan school of sculpture

The tomb of the Catholic Monarchs was the work of Italian sculptor Domenico Fancelli; the tomb of Joanna of Castile and Philip I of Castile the work of Bartolomé Ordóñez; the great altarpiece was by Felipe Bigarny and pieces such as the Incarnation and the Entombment of Christ-now in the Museum-by Jacopo Torni of Florence.

Lordship of Anholt

In 1512 the forces of Guelders under Duke Charles of Egmond occupied Anholt, as the Bronckhorst counts had sided with his rival Philip I of Castile, and could not be induced to release it until in 1537 they were paid a significant ransom.

The Foretelling

In the Black Adder, Richard IV's Queen is Gertrude of Flanders; from 1482 to 1506, the County of Flanders was in fact ruled by Philip the Handsome, Count of Flanders.

Treaty of Villafáfila

The Treaty of Villafáfila is a treaty signed by Ferdinand the Catholic in Villafáfila on 27 June 1506 and by Philip the Handsome in Benavente, Zamora, on 28 June.


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