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CHAPTER XVII. FERDINAND REGENT. — HIS SECOND MARRIAGE. — DISSENSIONS WITH PHILIP. — RESIGNATION OF THE REGENCY. 1504—1506. Ferdinand Regent. — Philip's Pretensions. — Ferdinand's Perplexities. Impolitic Treaty with France. — The King's second Marriage. — Landing of Philip and Joanna. — Unpopularity of Ferdinand. — His Interview with his Son-in-law. — He resigns the Regency. PAKT 11. I'hilip and .loaiiiia pro- claimed. The death of Isabella gives a new complexion to our history, a principal object of which has been the illustration of her personal character and public ad- ministration. The latter part of the narrative, it is true, has been chiefly occupied with the foreign relations of Spain, in which her interference has been less obvious than in the domestic. But still we have been made conscious of her presence and parental supervision, by the maintenance of order, and the general prosperity of the nation. Her death will make us more sensible of this influence ; since it was the signal for disorders, which even the genius and authority of Ferdinand were unable to suppress. While the queen's remains were yet scarcely cold, King Ferdinand took the usual measures for announcing the succession. He resigned the crown