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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 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. Life. Family. Born in Toledo, Castile, Ferdinand was the third but second surviving son of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile [1] and Berenguela of Barcelona. [2] .
Ferdinand II (born 1137—died Aug. 22, 1188, Benavente, Leon) was the king of Leon from 1157 to 1188, and the second son of Alfonso VII. Despite several internal revolts against his rule, Ferdinand’s reign was notable for the repopulation of Leonese Extremadura and for the victories he secured farther south against the Almohads in the last ...
Ferdinand III (born 1201?—died May 30, 1252, Sevilla; canonized February 4, 1671; feast day May 30) was the king of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of Leon from 1230 to 1252 and conqueror of the Muslim cities of Córdoba (1236), Jaén (1246), and Sevilla (1248).
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 (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. Read more on Wikipedia.
