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  Ferdinand
Ferdinand I of Austria - 1793-1875; became emperor 1835.
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 Ferdinand I of León - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferdinand I, called the Great (in his time, El Magno) (1017–León, 1065), was the king of Castile from his father's death in 1035 and the king of León—through his wife—after defeating his father-in-law in 1037 until his death in 1065.
Ferdinand was the second eldest legitimate son of Sancho III of Navarre.
The use of the title was resented by the Emperor Henry III and Pope Victor II in 1055 as implying a claim to the headship of Christendom and as a usurpation of the Roman Empire.
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 Ferdinand of Castile and Leon - Eustache de Champagne
Ferdinand of Castile and Leon died in 1275.
She was married to King Ferdinand V of Spain in 1469 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
King Alfonso VII the Emperor of Castile and Leon and Princess Rixa (Richenza Ryksa) of Poland.
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 Ferdinand I of Leon
In 1038, when his father-in-law Bermudo was killed in battle with Ferdinand at Tamaron, Ferdinand took possession of León as well, by right of his wife.
The use of the title was resented by the emperor Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor supported by Pope Victor II in 1055, as implying a claim to the headship of Christendom, and as a usurpation on the Holy Roman Empire.
Although Ferdinand had grown in power by this strife with Bermudo of León, and though at a later date he defeated and killed his brother García of Navarre;, he ranks high among the kings of Spain who have been counted religious.
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 26th Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fernando de Leon III, King of Castile and Leon [scrapbook] "Saint Ferdinand" was born circa 1201 and married 1237.
Ferdinand was the son of Alfonso IX of Leon and Berenguela, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile.
Ferdinand married Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of the Holy Roman emperor, a title that Ferdinand's son Alfonso X was to claim.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Ferdinand III
In 1217 Ferdinand became King of Castile, which crown his mother renounced in his favour, and in 1230 he succeeded to the crown of Leon, though not without civil strife, since many were opposed to the union of the two kingdoms.
The highest aims of Ferdinand's life were the propagation of the Faith and the liberation of Spain from the Saracen yoke.
Ferdinand was buried in the great cathedral of Seville before the image of the Blessed Virgin, clothed, at his own request, in the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis.
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 Ferdinand II - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ferdinand II or Ferdinand the Catholic, 1452-1516, king of Aragón (1479-1516), king of Castile and León (as Ferdinand V, 1474-1504), king of Sicily (1468-1516), and king of Naples (1504-16).
In 1469, Ferdinand married Isabella I of Castile, and in 1474 they assumed joint rule of Castile.
Many of Ferdinand's policies had long-lasting effects, especially the expulsion of the Jews and the Muslims, many of whom settled in N Africa, the search for American gold, and the conversion of large agricultural areas into grazing lands for the benefit of the wool industry.
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 Ferdinand I of Leon
The use of the title was resented by the emperor Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor and by Pope Victor II in 1055, as implying a claim to the headship of Christendom, and as a usurpation on the Holy Roman Empire.
Although Ferdinand had grown in power by a fratricidal strife with Bermudo of León, and though at a later date he defeated and killed his brother García of Navarre[?], he ranks high among the kings of Spain who have been counted religious.
Ferdinand died on the feast of Saint John the Evangelist[?], June 24, 1065, in León, with many manifestations of ardent piety?having laid aside his crown and royal mantle, dressed in the frock of a monk and lying on a bier, covered with ashes, which was placed before the altar of the church of Saint Isidore.
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 St. Ferdinand III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1219 Ferdinand married Beatrice, the daughter of Philip of Swabia, King of Germany.
The highest aims of Ferdinand's life were the propagation of the Faith and the liberation of Spain.
Ferdinand was buried in the great cathedral of Seville before the image of the Blessed Virgin clothed in the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis.
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 End of Europe's Middle Ages - New Monarchies: Spain
Ferdinand IV of Castile and León (1286?-1312) intertwined the monarchies of Portugal and Castile when he and Diniz of Portugal ended the wars between their two kingdoms by intermarrying their families.
John II's second son Ferdinand (1452-1516) became king of Sicily in 1468 and king of Aragón in 1479 as Ferdinand II and, as Ferdinand III, he ascended to the throne of Naples in 1504.
Ferdinand's sights were focused on the Mediterranean and on playing a more influential role within European politics while Isabella's eyes turned towards the horizon and the newly discovered territory and wealth of the Americas.
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 Ponce de Leon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 in Santeveras, Spain.
De Leon was soon appointed as the governor of the Higuey region of Santo Domingo.
Instead, de Leon and his men landed on the gulf coast of Florida, where they were met by hostile Indians who shot his men with arrows.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
King of Castile (1035-65) and Leon (1037-65), inherited the former kingdom and conquered the latter.
Ferdinand IV King of Castile and León (1295-1312), conquered Gibraltar (1309) from the Moors with the help of Aragon, but he failed in his attempt to take Algeciras.
Ferdinand's death caused no less trouble than his reign: he had excluded his brother, Don Carlos, from the throne and thus brought on the Carlist wars.
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 Ferdinand III - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ferdinand III 1199-1252, Spanish king of Castile (1217-52) and León (1230-52), son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile.
At the death (1217) of her brother, Henry I of Castile, Berenguela renounced her right of succession in Ferdinand's favor.
Ferdinand was planning an expedition to Morocco when he died and was succeeded by his son, Alfonso X. In 1671, Ferdinand was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
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 Saints of May 30
Ferdinand was the son of Alphonso IX, king of León, and Berengaria, the oldest daughter of Alphonso III, king of Castile.
Ferdinand married Beatrice, daughter of King Philip of Swabia in 1219.
Ferdinand's military efforts were not so much imperialistic in motivation as driven by a wish to save Christians from the dominance of infidels.
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 Alfonso IX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Alfonso IX The stamp issued in 1988 commemorates the 800th anniversary of the establishment of the court of King Alfonso IX.
Alfonso IX (1171-1230) was the king of León (1188-1230), succeeding Ferdinand II.
He conquered several Moorish cities in Estremadura and was frequently at war with Alfonso VIII of Castile.
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 The Pioneers : An Anthology : Ferdinand Léon Delagrange (1873-1910)
Ferdinand Léon Delagrange (1873-1910) bought one of the first Voisins at the same as Henry Farman in 1907.
Ferdinand Léon Delagrange on a Voisin biplane, he made the first passenger flight.
The machine was the Bleriot XI which Delagrange had used at the Doncaster meeting, and to which Delagrange had fitted a 50 horse-power Gnome engine, increasing the speed of the machine from its original 30 to 45 miles per hour.
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 King Ferdinand Jimeno I of Castile & Leon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
King Ferdinand Jimeno I of Castile and Leon was born in 1016.
King Ferdinand Jimeno I of Castile and Leon's father was King Sancho Jimeno III "the Great" of Navarre and his mother was mistress.
King Ferdinand Jimeno I of Castile & Leon and Sancha of Leon were married (further details are not known).
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 32nd Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ferdinand's father, Sancho III of Navarre, had acquired Castile and established hegemony over the Christian states.
Ferdinand's Castilians defeated and killed Bermudo at Tamarón in 1037, and he had himself crowned emperor in the city of León in 1039.
Sophia de Bar-le-Duc, Countess of Bar-le-Duc was born circa 1020 or 1025 in Lorraine région, France and married circa 1040.
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 New Catholic Dictionary: Castile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sancho the Great of Navarre took possession of Castile on the death of Sancho Garcia's son, and his son Ferdinand I united Leon and Castile which were later separated and reunited under Alfonso VI whose daughter Urraca became first queen.
Castile and Leon were united decisively under Saint Ferdinand III (1219-1252) who regained from the Moors all but the kingdom of Granada.
At the instigation of the nobles Henry IV the Impotent declared his daughter Joan illegitimate, and the kingdom passed to his sister Isabella the Catholic (1474) whose marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon united the kingdoms, forming the basis of the modern Kingdom of Spain.
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 Ferdinand II of Leon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 22, 1188) was the son of Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona, and king of León from 1157 to his death.
His father divided his kingdom upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving León and Sancho receiving Castile.
Ferdinand, who died in 1188, left the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.
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 Ferdinand and Isabella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Obverse: Quartered arms of Castille and Leon and of Aragon and Sicily.
Reverse: Yoke (Ferdinand's symbol) and bundle of arrows (Isabella's symbol).
Ferdinand was the son of John II, King of Aragon.
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 Ferdinand II (of León) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Ferdinand II (of León) (1137-1188), King of León (1157-1188).
Ferdinand III (of Castile and León), called The Saint (1199-1252), King of Castile (1217-1252) and of León (1230-1252); he was the son of King Alfonso...
Ferdinand I (of Castile and León), called The Great (c.
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 Ferdinand Mulnier ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Ferdinand Mulnier, De Neuville, sixty-third plate in this bound selection of 81 illustrated essays from the series,Galerie contemporaine, littÈraire, artistique, circa 1876 - 1894
Ferdinand Mulnier, Joseph Caraud, fourteenth plate in this bound selection of 81 illustrated essays from the series,Galerie contemporaine, littÈraire, artistique, circa 1876 - 1894
Ferdinand Mulnier, Henri Gervex, thirty-eighth plate in this bound selection of 81 illustrated essays from the series,Galerie contemporaine, littÈraire, artistique, circa 1876 - 1894
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 AllRefer.com - Ferdinand III, Spanish king of Castile and LeOn (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - ...
Ferdinand III, Spanish king of Castile and LeOn, Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies
Ferdinand III 1199–1252, Spanish king of Castile (1217–52) and LeOn (1230–52), son of Alfonso IX of LeOn and Berenguela of Castile.
Having inherited (1230) LeOn from his father, Ferdinand permanently united the kingdoms of Castile and LeOn.
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 Ferdinand II, King of Aragón - Timeline Index
Ferdinand II or Ferdinand the Catholic, 1452—1516, king of Aragón (1479—1516), king of Castile and León (as Ferdinand V, 1474—1504), king of Sicily (1468—1516), and king of Naples (1504—16).
Isabella of Castile, who helped unify Spain via a dynastic marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469, was a master of propaganda to secure her rule.
Philip II, king of Spain and Portugal, was born at Valladolid, the only son of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V and Isabella of Portugal.
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 29TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
King Fernando II of LEON died in 1188 in Leon - reign from 1157.
He was born in Leon - son of Alfonso VII.
She died in 1178 in Leon - wife of Ferdinand II.
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 Leon Delagrange
November 5, 1907---First flight by Leon Delagrange, thought the machine built for him by Voisin brothers had been previously flown by Charles Voisin in a series of experiments beginning at Vincennes, February 28, 1907.
Leon DeLagrange, the French aviator, among the foremost of those who have set out to conquer the air, was instantly killed here today while making a flight in the presence of a great crowd of spectators.
A strong uncertain wind prevailed, but with characteristic daring De Lagrange faced it in the same monoplane in which he made a record of fifty-three miles an hour at the Doncaster meeting last October.
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 Ferdinand I of Le n - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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