King Ferdinand ("the Saint") III of Castile & Läeon 
Ferdinand, known as "the Saint", was born on August 5th, 1201 in Lâeon, Lâeon, Spain. "the Saint"'s father was King Alfonso Fernandez IX of Leon and his mother was Queen Berengaria of Castile. His paternal grandparents were King Ferdinand Alfonsez II of Leon and Princess Uracca Alfonsez of Portugal; his maternal grandparents were King Alfonso ("the Noble") VIII of Castile and Princess Eleanor Plantagenet. He had two brothers and a sister, named "the Saint", Alfonso and Berengaria. He had a half-sister named Urraca. He died at the age of 50 on May 30th, 1252 in Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. He was buried in Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.General Notes
King of Castile & Leon
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. Encarta® 98 Desk Encyclopedia © & 1996-97 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Ferdinand III of Castile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fernando III called El Santo (the Saint), (1198/1199 - May 30, 1252) was a king of Castile (1217 - 1252) and Leon (1230 - 1252). He was the son of Alfonso IX and Berenguela of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII. Because his parents were first cousins, their marriage was anulled, but Fernando remained legitimized and was able to succeed his father as king. In 1231 he united Castile and Leon permanently. Fernando spent much of his reign fighting the Moors. He captured the towns of Córdoba in 1236, Jaén in 1246, and Seville in 1248, and occupied Murcia in 1243, thereby completing the reconquest of Spain excepting Granada, whose king nevertheless did homage to Fernando. He founded the University of Salamanca and the Cathedral of Burgos. Fernando was canonized by Pope Clement X in 1671. Several places named San Fernando were founded across the Spanish Empire. Marriages and Family In 1219, Ferdinand married the daughter of the German king Philip of Swabia, Elizabeth, called Beatriz in Spain. Their children were: King Alfonso X of Castile (November 23, 1221-1284) Infante Fadrique (September 1223-1277), secretly executed by his brother Alfonso. Infante Fernando (March 1225-1243/1248) Infanta Leonor (1227-died young) Infanta Berenguela, a nun at las Huelgas (1228-1288/89). Infante Enrique "El Senador" (March 1230-August 1304) Infante Felipe (December 1231-1274). He was promised to the Church, but was so taken with the beauty of Princess Christine of Norway (daughter of Haakon IV of Norway), who had been intended as a bride for one of his brothers, that he abandoned his holy vows and married her. She died in 1262, childless. Infante Sancho, Archbishop of Toledo and Seville (1233-1261) Infante Juan Manuel (1234-November 1283) Infanta Maria, died an infant in November 1235. After Elizabeth died in 1235, he married Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu, before August 1237. They had four sons and one daughter: Infante Fernando, Count of Aumale (1239-1269) Eleanor of Castile (1241-1290), wife of King Edward I of England. Infante Luis (1243-1269) Infante Ximen (1244), died young and buried in a monastery in Toledo. Infante Juan (1245), died young and buried at the cathedral in Cordoba.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1024 in Bourgogne, France d.11/12 Nov 1087 in France
- b.~ 1065 in Dijon, France d.24 May 1107 in Grajal Do Campos, Leon
- b.~ 1044 in Aquitaine, France d.> 1088
- b.01 Mar 1105 in Toledo, Castile d.21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Teruel, Aragon
- b.<Jun 1040 in Burgos, Burgos, Castile d.29 Jun 1109 in Toledo, Toledo, Castile
- b.1081 in Burgos, Castile d.08 Mar 1126 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain
- b.~ 1046 in Dijon, Cote-d'Or, France
- b.1137 in Toledo, Castile d.22 Jan 1188 in Benavente, Zamora, Castile
- b.1055 in Barcelona, Spain d.1082 in Dec 5 1082
- b.11 Nov 1080/1082 in Barcelona, Spain d.19 Jun 1131
- b.1059 in Apulia (Puglia), Calabria, Italy d.1086
- b.~ 1116 in Barcelona, Aragon d.2 Feb 1148/1149 in Palencia, Lâeon
- b.1055 in Milhaud, Gard, France d.> 1107
- b.~ 1095 in Gevaudan, Essonne, France d.1190
- b.1057 in France
- b.15 Aug 1171 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva De Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.1033 in Bourgogne, Marne, France d.27 Jan 1066 in France
- b.1066 in Dijon, France d.01 Nov 1112 in Astorga, Spain
- b.1035 in Barcelona, Spain d.06 Jul 1074
- b.25 Jul 1110 in Villa de Guimaräaes, Braga, Portugal d.06 Dec 1185 in Mosteiro Decelas, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- b.15 Jun 1040 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain d.29 Jun 1109 in Toledo, Castile, Spain
- b.~ 1070 in Toledo, Castile, Spain d.01 Nov 1130
- b.~ 1071 in Leon, Leon, Spain d.12 Sep 1107 in Spain
- b.~ 1151 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal d.16 Oct 1188 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- b.~ 1062 in Savoy, France d.17 Oct 1103
- b.~ 1092 in Savoy, France d.1 Apr 1148/1149
- b.~ 1060 in Bourgogne, France d.> 1133
- b.~ 1125 in Savoy, France d.04 Nov 1157 in Coimbra
- b.1068 in Albon, France d.21 Dec 1133
- b.~ 1116 in Albon, France d.>Jan 1145
- b.1070 in Albon, France d.~ 1143
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Lâeon, Lâeon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- b.~ 1065 in Dijon, France d.24 May 1107 in Grajal Do Campos, Leon
- b.01 Mar 1105 in Toledo, Castile d.21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Teruel, Aragon
- b.1081 in Burgos, Castile d.08 Mar 1126 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain
- b.1134 in Toledo, Castile d.31 Aug 1158 in Toledo, Castile
- b.11 Nov 1080/1082 in Barcelona, Spain d.19 Jun 1131
- b.~ 1116 in Barcelona, Aragon d.2 Feb 1148/1149 in Palencia, Lâeon
- b.~ 1095 in Gevaudan, Essonne, France d.1190
- b.11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Castile d.06 Oct 1214 in Gutierre Munoz, Avila, Castile
- b.ABT 1064/1073 in Moncon, Spain d.1116
- b.~ 1099 in Navarre, Spain d.21 Nov 1150 in Lorca de Navarre
- b.1075 in Spain
- b.> 1133 in Pamplona, Navarra d.12 Aug 1156
- b.~ 1073 in L'Aigle, France d.~ 1118
- b.~ 1100 in Aigle, Orne, France d.25 May 1141
- b.~ 1070 in Normandy, Frane
- b.Jan 1178/1179 in Burgos, Castile, Läeon, Spain d.08 Nov 1246 in Las Huelgas
- b.1092 in Anjou, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem, Israel
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau, France
- b.~ 1096 in Maine, France d.1126 in Maine, France
- b.05 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, Anjou, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in St. Denis-le-Fermont, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.Aug 1102 in Winchester d.10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, Normandy, France
- b.ABT 1079/1080 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Normandy, France d.31 Oct 1214 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Burgos, Spain
- b.22 Oct 1071 in Aquitaine, France d.10 Feb 1126 in France
- b.1099 in Toulouse, France d.19 Apr 1137 in Spain
- b.~ 1073 in France d.28 Nov 1117/1118 in Anjou, France
- b.~ 1122 in Chãateau de Belin, Bordeaux, Aquitaine d.31 Mar 1204 in Poitiers, Poitou, Aquitaine
- b.ABT 1075/1076 in Chatellerault, Vienne, France d.07 Nov 1151 in Notre Dame de Noyes, France
- b.1103 in Chatellerault, Poitou, France d.>Mar 1130
- b.~ 1079 in Isle Bouchard, France d.> 1119
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"the Saint" and Beatrice Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on November 30th, 1219 in Burgos, Castile, Läeon, Spain. They had a daughter named Mayor.
"the Saint" and Joan were married in a religious ceremony in 1237 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain. They had a daughter named Eleanor.
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Children
Princess Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor was born about 1244 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain. She died on November 24th, 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England. She was buried on December 16th, 1290 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
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