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May 28, 2012 · The Life of the Very Noble King of Castile and León, Saint Ferdinand III (Mount Kisco, N.Y.: The Foundation for a Christian Civilization, Inc., 1987), pp. 272-278. Short Stories on Honor, Chivalry, and the World of Nobility—no. 181. Nobility.org Editorial Comment: —
He was a just ruler, frequently pardoning former offenders to his throne. His feast day is May 30th. Ferdinand III of Castile was the son of Alfonso IX, King of Leon, and Berengaria, daughter of Alfonso III, King of Castile (Spain). He was declared king of Castile at age eighteen. Ferdinand was born near Salamanca; proclaimed king of Palencia ...
Alphonso IX, King of Leon, was the father of St. Ferdinand, while his mother was Berengaria, the eldest daughter of Alphonso III, King of Castile. St. Ferdinand was born on 5 August 1199 at the monastery of Valparaiso, near Salamanca. His mother, Berengaria, was sister to Blanche, the mother of St. Louis, King of France.
Berengaria ( Castilian: Berenguela ), nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande) (1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246), was Queen of Castile [1] for a brief time in 1217, and Queen of León from 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX. As the eldest child and heiress presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought-after bride ...
Saint Ferdinand III of Castille, also known as Ferdinand the Saint, was born in 1198 near Salamanca, Spain. He was the son of Alfonso IX, the King of Leon, and Berengaria, the daughter of King Alfonso III of Castile. Ferdinand was the cousin of Saint Louis IX and grew up in a devout Catholic family. At the young age of 18, Ferdinand ascended to the throne and became the King of Castile in 1217 ...
Ferdinand III (Spanish: Fernando; 1199/1201 – 30 May 1252), called the Saint (el Santo), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. Ferdinand III was one of the most successful kings of Castile, securing not only the ...
What Inspired It. St. Ferdinand, or Ferdinand III, was king of Castile and León in Spain during the early 1200s. Born near Salamanca, Spain, he became king in 1217 at the age of eighteen. He inherited the kingdom of Castile from his mother and the kingdom of León from his father, permanently uniting those areas for the first time and forming ...
