 1201 - 1252 (50 years)
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| Name |
Fernando III Of Castile And Leon |
| Prefix |
King |
| Birth |
5 Aug 1201 |
Leon, Leon, Spain  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
30 May 1252 |
Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain |
| 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 d. 24 Sep 1230, Villaneuva DE Sarria, Lugo, Spain (Age 59 years) |
| Mother |
Queen Berengeula Of Castile, b. Jan-Jun 1180, Burgos, Burgos, Castile d. 8 Nov 1246, Burgos, Burgos, Castile (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
Dec 1197 (annulled) |
Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain |
| Family ID |
F22065 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jeanne De Dammartin, b. Abt 1216, Dammartin, France d. 15 Mar 1279, Abbeville, France (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
1237 |
Burgos, Burgos, Spain |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F22487 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
8 Dec 2010 |
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| Notes |
King Fernando
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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.
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| Sources |
- [S1328] Schwennicke, Detlev, ES, (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt Verlag, 1980-), 2:63 (Reliability: 3).
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