However, Kings, while officially the heads of state, were of little more affluence than the average noble. The West states, “During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, effective government was local government, and kings could seldom interfere in the affairs of towns and regions...kings struggled to co-opt these aristocrats or force them to submit” (Levack, Muir, Veldman 387). Meanwhile, the people of The Renaissance saw a rise in the monarchy’s power. A notable example of this was the marriage of the monarchs of separate kingdoms in modern Spain, Isabella, Queen of Castile, and King Ferdinand, King of Aragon.They joined Kingdoms and monarchies, and were able to stifle the power of vassals. Isabella and Ferdinand’s influence was passed down