Ferdinand II of Aragon sets the record straight!

>[Louis XII](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Louis-xii-roi-de-france.jpg), the elderly King of France, was able to appreciate the feelings of one who had been duped by [Ferdinand](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Michel_Sittow_004.jpg). It is of Louis that the story runs that he sent an ambassador to complain to his fellow monarch that the King of Aragon had deceived him twice. >”He lies, the sot,” cackled Ferdinand in high good humor, “I have deceived him five times!” _______________________ **Source:** Mattingly, Garrett. “Part II: England’s Queen (1509-1527); Chapter Two, Section v” *Catherine of Aragon*. New York: Quality Paperback , 1990. 165. Print. _______________________ **Further Reading:** [Louis XII of France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XII_of_France) [Ferrando / Fernando II / Ferran (Ferdinand II of Aragon) / Ferdinand the Catholic / Ferdinand V of Castile / Ferdinand III of Naples](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon)