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King Fernando III Of Castile And Leon

King Fernando III Of Castile And Leon[1]

Male 1201 - 1252  (50 years)


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  • Name Fernando III Of Castile And Leon 
    Prefix King 
    Birth 5 Aug 1201  Leon, Leon, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 May 1252  Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I54006  Cecilie Family
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2010 

    Father King Alfonso IX Fernandez Of Leon And Castile,   b. 15 Aug 1171, Zamora, Leon, Spain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1230, Villaneuva DE Sarria, Lugo, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Queen Berengeula Of Castile,   b. Jan-Jun 1180, Burgos, Burgos, Castile Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1246, Burgos, Burgos, Castile Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage Dec 1197 (annulled)  Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22065  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jeanne De Dammartin,   b. Abt 1216, Dammartin, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1279, Abbeville, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 1237  Burgos, Burgos, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Princess Eleanor Of Castile And Leon,   b. 1244, Of, Burgos, Burgos, Spain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1290, Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F22487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2010 

  • Notes 




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      King Fernando


      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. He took as his counsellors the wisest men in the State, saw to the strict administration of justice, and took the greatest care not to overburden his subjects with taxation, fearing, as he said, the curse of one poor woman more than a whole army of Saracens.

       
      The greatest joys of his life were the conquests of Cordova (1236) and Seville (1248). He turned the great mosques of these places into cathedrals, dedicating them to the Blessed Virgin. He watched over the conduct of his soldiers, confiding more in their virtue than in their valour, fasted strictly himself, wore a rough hairshirt, and often spent his nights in prayer, especially before battles.
      For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

  • Sources 
    1. [S1328] Schwennicke, Detlev, ES, (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt Verlag, 1980-), 2:63 (Reliability: 3).