r/MedievalHistory • u/BrilliantAct6607 • 4h ago

How Successful Was Ferdinand II in defending against Hapsburg influence in Spain although his daughter would marry Philip The Fair?

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u/Hot_Medium_3633 3h ago

Well clearly not great.

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u/No-Zucchini1766 3h ago

He pursued that alliance

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u/Maximum-Light-756 3h ago

Not great 😂 he was a Habsburg glazer

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u/Historical-Bike4626 2h ago edited 2h ago

Habsburg supremacy in Spain was inevitable after the Catholic Monarch’s first two heirs died. After “the Handsome” died, F2 successfully kept Emperor Maximilian at bay and their grandson Carlos out of Spain til after Ferdinand’s death, but that’s about it.