Ferdinand III "The Saint" King of Leon & Castile^{[1, 2, 3]}

1201 - 1252  (50 years)

• Name	Ferdinand III "The Saint" King of Leon & Castile
  Birth	19 Aug 1201	Leon, Spain   [4, 5]
  Christening	19 Aug 1201
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 May 1252	Seville, Spain   [1, 2]
  Burial	, Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
  Notes	Ferdinand III, also called SAINT FERDINAND, Spanish SAN FERNANDO (b.1201?--d. May 30, 1252, Seville; canonized Feb. 4, 1671; feast day May30), king of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of Leon from 1230 to 1252 andconqueror of the Muslim cities of Córdoba (1236), Jaén (1246), andSeville (1248). During his campaigns, Murcia submitted to his son Alfonso(later Alfonso X), and the Muslim kingdom of Granada became his vassal. Ferdinand was the son of Alfonso IX of Leon and Berenguela, daughter ofAlfonso VIII of Castile. When born, he was the heir to Leon, but hisuncle, Henry I of Castile, died young, and his mother inherited the crownof Castile, which she conferred on him. His father, like many Leonese,opposed the union, and Ferdinand found himself at war with him. By hiswill Alfonso IX tried to disinherit his son, but the will was set aside,and Castile and Leon were permanently united in 1230. Ferdinand married Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of the Holy Roman emperor,a title that Ferdinand's son Alfonso X was to claim. His conquest ofLower Andalusia was the result of the disintegration of the Almohadstate. The Castilians and other conquerors occupied the cities, drivingout the Muslims and taking over vast estates. Ferdinand's second wife was Joan of Ponthieu, whom he married in 1237;their daughter Eleanor married the future Edward I of England in 1254.Ferdinand settled in Seville, where he is buried. [EncyclopaediaBritannica CD '97]
  Person ID	I2229	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2002

  
  

  Father	Alfonso IX Fernandez King of Leon,   b. 15 Aug 1171, Zamora,Leon,Spain d. 24 Sep 1230, Villanceva Soria,Castille (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Berengaria of Castile,   b. ABT. Jun 1180, Burgos, Castile, Spaine d. 8 Nov 1246, Burgos, Castile, Spaine (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1190/1197	OF LEON, LEON, SPAIN
  Family ID	F920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joan de Dammartin, , of Ponthieu,   b. 1216, Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d. 15 Mar 1278/1279, Abbeville, France (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1237	Burgos, Spain   [6]
  Children	1. Eleanor Princess of Castile,   b. 1244, Burgos, Castile, Spain d. 28 Nov 1290, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (Age 46 years)   2. Juan Sednor de Marchena,   b. Abt 1246, of, Burgos, Burgos, Spain   3. Luis Prince of Castile And Lbeon,   b. Abt 1242, of, Burgos, Burgos, Spain d. Aft 1269 (Age > 28 years)   4. Fernando Prince of Castile And Lbeon,   b. Aft 1239, of, Burgos, Burgos, Spain d. Bef 1269, , , , France (Age < 28 years)
  Family ID	F1113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	BEATRICE ELIZABETH VON HOHENSTAUFEN,   b. Bef 1204, of, Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria d. 5 Nov 1235, , Toro, Zamora, Spain (Age > 31 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1219	, Burgos, Burgos, Spain
  Children	1. Alfonso X "The Wise" King of Leon & Castile,   b. 23 Nov 1221, Toledo,Castile,Spain d. 4 Apr 1284, , Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain (Age 62 years)   2. Manuel Fernandez Prince of Castile And Lbeon,   b. 1236, Carrion de los Condes, Palencia, Spain d. Dec 1283, , Penafile, Valladolid, Spain (Age 47 years)   3. Fernando Fernandez,   b. Bef 15 Jan 1227, , Cuenca, Cuenca, Spain d. Aft 1243 (Age > 17 years)   4. Felipe Fernandez,   b. Aft 1231, of, Toledo, Castile d. 28 Nov 1274, , Sevilla, Castile (Age < 41 years)   5. Leonor Fernandez Princess of Castile And Lbeon,   b. Aft 1232, of, Toledo, Toledo, Spain d. (Young)   6. Berenguela Fernandez,   b. Abt 1234, of, Toledo, Toledo, Spain d. 1279 (Age 45 years)   7. Fadrique Fernandez Prince of Castile And Lbeon,   b. Bef 6 Jun 1224, , Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain d. 1277 (Age > 52 years)   8. Enrique Fernandez "The Senator" Prince of Castile,   b. Aft 1230, of, Toledo, Castile d. 8 Aug 1304, , Roa, Burgos, Castile (Age < 72 years)   9. Sancho Fernandez,   b. 1233, of, Toledo, Toledo, Spain d. 27 Oct 1261 (Age 28 years)   10. Mayor Fernandez,   b. Bef 5 Nov 1235, of Toledo, New Castile, Spain d. Bef 5 Nov 1235, of, Toledo, Toledo, Spain (Age < 0 years)
  Family ID	F1114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 19 Aug 1201 - Leon, Spain Marriage - 1237 - Burgos, Spain Death - 30 May 1252 - Seville, Spain  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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