1201 - 1252 (50 years)| Name | Saint Ferdinand Castile | |
| Title | Count of Aumale and King of Castile, Palencia, Valladolid, and Burgos | |
| Suffix | III | |
| Birth | 5 Aug 1201 | Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain  [1] |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Kinfolk of Note | Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott | |
| Military - Old World | He held back Islamic invaders. The twenty years from 1228 to 1248 saw the most massive advance in the Christian reconquista yet. In this great sweep, most of the great old citadels of al-Andalus fell one by one. | |
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War-Reconquista The Reconquista 'Reconquest'; also known as Arabic: الاسترداد trans. al-Istirdād, [æl ɪstɪrˈdæːd], 'the Recapturing') is a centuries-long period in the Middle Ages in which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in reconquering the Iberian Peninsula from the Islamic kingdoms collectively known as Al-Andalus. |
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| Ordained | He was canonized as St. Ferdinand by Pope Clement X in 1671. He is the patron of engineers, and his feast is May 30 [2] | |
| Religion | Ferdinand rebuilt the Cathedral of Burgos and changed the mosque in Seville into a Cathedral | |
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Church - Cathedral at Seville The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See (Spanish: Catedral de Santa María de la Sede), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville_Cathedral |
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| Death | 30 May 1252 | Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain [1] |
| Burial | Seville, Andalucia, Spain |
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Church - Cathedral at Seville The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See (Spanish: Catedral de Santa María de la Sede), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville_Cathedral |
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| Person ID | I9234 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of Leon Alfonso Fernandez, IX, b. 15 Aug 1171, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain d. 24 Sep 1230, Sarria, Lugo, Galicia, Spain (Age 59 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Berengaria of Castile Alfonsez, b. 1181, Castilla-Leon, Spain d. 8 Nov 1246, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 65 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2847 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Johanna de Dammartin de Ponthieu, b. 1216, Dammartin, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France d. 15 Mar 1279, Abbéville, Essonne, Île-de-France, France (Age 63 years) | |||
| Marriage | 1237 | Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain [1] |
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| Family ID | F3212 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | †Saint Ferdinand Ferdinand III (1201 – 30 May 1252), called the Saint was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231.[1] He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. Ferdinand III was one of the most successful kings of Castile, securing… |
| Places | | Church - Cathedral at Seville The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See (Spanish: Catedral de Santa María de la Sede), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville_Cathedral |
| Wars & Battles | | War-Reconquista The Reconquista 'Reconquest'; also known as Arabic: الاسترداد trans. al-Istirdād, [æl ɪstɪrˈdæːd], 'the Recapturing') is a centuries-long period in the Middle Ages in which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in reconquering the Iberian Peninsula from the Islamic kingdoms collectively known as Al-Andalus. |
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