III Ferdinand 
III was born on August 5th, 1201 in Läeon, Spain. III's father was Alfonso IX Fernandez and his mother was Queen of Castile Berenguela. His paternal grandparents were Fernando II Alfonsez and Urraca De Portugal; his maternal grandparents were Alphonso VIII 'the Good' Sanchez and Eleanor Plantagenet. He had a brother and three sisters, named Alfonse, Princess of Castile and Läeon, Princess of Castile and Läeon and Princess of Castile and Läeon. He was the third oldest of the five children. He had five half-brothers and six half-sisters, named Prince of Läeon, Martin Alfonso, Mayor Arias, Rodrigo Alfonso, Pedro Alfonso, Princess of Läeon, Princess of Läeon, Maria, Urracca Alfonso, Teresa Alfonso and Urraca Alfonsez. He died at the age of 50 on May 30th, 1252 in Sevilla, Spain.General Notes
Ferdinand III (of Castile and León)
Ferdinand III (of Castile and León), called The Saint (1199-1252), king of Castile (1217-52) and of León (1230-52); he was the son of King Alfonso IX of León and Castile. In 1217 Ferdinand's mother, Berengaria, renounced her title to the Castilian throne in favor of her son. Alfonso, who had himself expected to acquire Castile, was angered at his wife's action, and, aided by a group of Castilian nobles favorable to his claim, made war upon his newly crowned son. Ferdinand, however, with the wise counsel of his mother, proved more than a military match for Alfonso, who at length was forced to abandon his plan of conquering Castile. Through the good offices of Berengaria, Ferdinand was able to effect the peaceful union of León and Castile upon the death of his father in 1230. Ferdinand devoted his energies to prosecuting the war against the Moors, conquering Córdoba in 1236 and Seville in 1248. He was rigorous in his suppression of the heretical Albigenses, a fact largely responsible for his canonization more than two centuries later. In 1242 Ferdinand reestablished at Salamanca the university originally founded by his grandfather.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1043 in Burgos, Spain d.30 Jun 1109
- b.~ 1081 in Burgos, Castile , Spain d.6 MAR 1125/26 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain
- b.1046 in Dijon, Burgundy, France d.1093 in Toledo, Castile, Spain
- b.1 MAR 1104/05 in Castile, Spain d.21 Aug 1157 in Fresneda, Spain
- b.~ 1030 d.11 Nov 1087
- b.~ 1062 in Dijon, Burgundy, France d.26 Mar 1108 in Grajal Do Campos, Leon , Spain
- b.~ 1030 in Longwy, Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France d.> 1088
- b.1137 in Toledo, Spain d.22 JAN 1187/88 in Benavente, Italy
- b.~ 1055 in Barcelona, Spain
- b.11 Nov 1080 in Barcelona, Spain d.19 Jun 1131
- b.~ 1055 in Apuila, Calabria, Italy
- b.1116 in Barcelona, Aragon, Spain d.3 FEB 1147/48 in Palencia, Leon, Spain
- b.~ 1055 in Milhaud, Gard, France d.> 1107
- b.~ 1095 in Gevaudan, Essonne, France d.1190
- b.~ 1057 in Provence, France
- b.15 Aug 1171 in Zamora Leon, Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva De Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.~ 1029 in Bourgogne, France d.27 JAN 1064/65
- b.1061 in Bourgogne, France d. in France
- b.~ 1035 in Barcelona, Spain d.07 Apr 1074
- b.25 Jul 1110 in Guimaraes, Portugal d.06 Dec 1185 in Coimbra, Spain
- b.1043 in Burgos, Spain d.30 Jun 1109
- b.1068 in Portugal d.01 Nov 1130 in Spain
- b.~ 1050 in Ponthieu, France d.~ 1103
- b.1151 in Coimbra, Portugal d.16 Oct 1188 in Spain
- b.~ 1070 in Maurienne, Savoie, France d.17 Oct 1103
- b.1092 in Maurienne, Savoy, France d.01 Apr 1149 in Nicosia, Cyprus
- b.1070 in Macon, Burgundy, France d.> 1133
- b.1133 in Maurienne, Savoy, France d.04 Nov 1157 in Coimbra, Spain
- b.~ 1055 in Albon, France d.21 Dec 1133
- b.1098 in Vienna, Austria d.JAN 1144/45
- b.~ 1075 in Wessex, England d.~ 1143
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Läeon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Spain
- b.~ 1081 in Burgos, Castile , Spain d.6 MAR 1125/26 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain
- b.1 MAR 1104/05 in Castile, Spain d.21 Aug 1157 in Fresneda, Spain
- b.~ 1062 in Dijon, Burgundy, France d.26 Mar 1108 in Grajal Do Campos, Leon , Spain
- b.1134 in Toledo, Castile, Spain d.31 Aug 1158 in Toledo, Castile, Spain
- b.11 Nov 1080 in Barcelona, Spain d.19 Jun 1131
- b.1116 in Barcelona, Aragon, Spain d.3 FEB 1147/48 in Palencia, Leon, Spain
- b.~ 1095 in Gevaudan, Essonne, France d.1190
- b.11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Castile, Spain d.06 Oct 1214 in Gutierre Munoz, Avila, Castile, Spain
- b.1070 in Moncon, Spain d.1116 in Spain
- b.1096 in Navarre, Spain d.21 Nov 1150 in Lorca de Navarre, Spain
- b.1077 in Vivar, Burgos, Spain d.1116 in Spain
- b.1133 in Pamplona, Navarre, France d.12 Aug 1156 in Toledo, Castile, Spain
- b.1070 in Aigle, France
- b.1100 in Aigle, France d.25 May 1141 in Navarre, Spain
- b.~ 1070 in Aigle, France
- b.JAN 1179/80 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.08 Nov 1246 in Burgos, Castile, Spain
- b.~ 1072 in Anjou, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau Eure-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1085 in Le Mans, Pays De La Loire, France d.1136 in Maine, France
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Anjou, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, France
- b.~Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.1103 in Winchester, England d.10 Sep 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, France
- b.1079 in Dunfermline, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Normandy, France d.31 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Spain
- b.22 Oct 1071 in Aquitaine, France d.10 FEB 1125/26 in France
- b.1099 in Aquitaine, France d.19 Apr 1137 in France
- b.1073 in Toulouse, France d.28 Nov 1117
- b.~ 1122 in Chateau de Belin, Guinne, France d.01 Apr 1204 in Fontevrand Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.1075 in Chatellerault, Vienne, France d.07 Nov 1151
- b.~ 1103 in Chatellerault, Poitou, Aquitaine d.MAR 1129/30
- b.1079 in Isle Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire, France d.> 1119
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III and Beatrice Elisabeth were married in a religious ceremony on November 30th, 1219 in Burgos, Spain. They had seven sons and three daughters, named Alfonso X "El, Fadrique, Enrique, Felipe, Sancho, Manuel of, Fernando, Leonor, Berenquela and Maria.
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Children
Alfonso X "El Sabio"
Alfonso X "El was born on November 23rd, 1221 in Toledo, Spain. He died at the age of 63 in 1284 in Seville, Spain.
Enrique Fernandez
Enrique was born about 1230 in Castile, Spain. He died on August 8th, 1304 in Roa, Spain.
Manuel of Castile
Manuel of was born about 1236 in Carrion, Spain. He died in December 1283 in Penafiel, Spain.
They had four sons and a daughter, named Comte d'Aumale and Ponthieu, Luis of, Simon of, Juan of and Lady Eleanor of.
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Children
Comte d'Aumale and Ponthieu Fernando
Comte d'Aumale and Ponthieu was born in 1239 in Läeon, Spain. He died before 1267 in Aumale, France.
Lady Eleanor of Castile
Lady Eleanor of was born in 1244 in Castile, Spain. She died at the age of 46 on November 28th, 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England. She was buried on December 16th, 1290 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
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