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Ferdinand I (c. 1015 – 24 December 1065), called the Great (el Magno), was the count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the king of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have himself crowned Emperor of Spain (1056), and his heirs carried on the tradition.
Ferdinand I (born 1016/18—died December 27, 1065, León, Leon) was the first ruler of Castile to take the title of king. He also was crowned emperor of Leon. Ferdinand’s father, Sancho III of Navarre, had acquired Castile and established hegemony over the Christian states.
Ferdinand I or Fernando I may refer to: People. Ferdinand I of León, the Great (ca. 1000–1065, king from 1037) Ferdinand I of Portugal and the Algarve, the Handsome (1345–1383, king from 1367) Ferdinand I of Aragon and Sicily, of Antequera (1379–1416, king from 1412) Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403–1478)
Ferdinand of León may refer to: Ferdinand I of León and Castile (died 1056), king. Ferdinand II of León (died 1188), king.
The son of Ferdinand I, King of León and Count of Castile and his wife, Queen Sancha, Alfonso was a "Leonese infante [prince] with Navarrese and Castilian blood".
Ferdinand II (c. 1137 – 22 January 1188), was a member of the Castilian cadet branch of the House of Ivrea and King of León and Galicia [a] from 1157 until his death.
Ferdinand I (c. 1015 – 24 December 1065), called the Great (el Magno), was the count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the king of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037.
