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Isabella I of Castile and Alfonso V of Portugal
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Queen Isabella I of Castile had a choice of two potential husbands.      
They were King Alfonso V of Portugal and King Ferdinand II of Aragon.    
Isabella married Ferdinand.
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Isabella refused to marry Alfonso. Despite the opposition of her family and questions over the legality of her desired union, she eloped with her own choice - Ferdinand.
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Isabella married Ferdinand of Aragon, a second cousin in October 1469 without the approval of King Henry IV of Castile.      
The cardinal of Valentia, Rodrigo Borgia helped Isabella and Ferdinand to obtain the necessary papal dispensation.
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