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May 30, 2020 · Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2022 by AnaStpaul. Saint of the Day – 30 May – St Ferdinand III of Castile (1199-1252) King of Castile and Toledo, Knight, a man of great virtue and goodness who sought sanctity in all things, a man of great justice who sought to elevate even those he conquered, a man who was a great father, bringing his ...
Facts. 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, Valladolid, and Burgos; his mother advised and assisted him during his young reign.
Ferdinand III of Castile , called "the Saint" (Peleas de Arriba, 1199 or June 24, 1201 - Seville, May 30, 1252), He was King of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of León from 1230 to 1252. Son of Berenguela, Queen of Castile, and Alfonso IX, King of León, he dynastically unified the Castilian and Leonese kingdoms, which had remained divided since ...
Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) ... Eleanor was born in Burgos to Ferdinand III of Castile and Joan, Countess of Ponthieu. ...
FERDINAND III., El Santo or “the Saint,” king of Castile (1199–1252), son of Alphonso IX. of Leon, and of Berengaria, daughter of Alphonso VIII. of Castile, ranks among the greatest of the Spanish kings. The marriage of his parents, who were second cousins, was dissolved as unlawful by the pope, but the legitimacy of the children was ...
Spain - Castile, Aragon, Unification: Alfonso VII subverted the idea of a Leonese empire, and its implied aspiration to dominion over a unified peninsula, by the division of his kingdom between his sons: Sancho III (1157–58) received Castile and Ferdinand II (1157–88) received León. Although the Christians remained on the defensive in the face of Almohad power, Alfonso VIII of Castile ...
Ferdinand III was a powerful ruler and under his reign Castile acquired a great deal of territory, including most of the modern day Spanish provinces of Leon, Galicia, and Seville. He was known for his military prowess and led successful campaigns against the Moors, regaining much of the Iberian peninsula for Christian control.
