Ferdinand Alfonsez De Castile 
Ferdinand Alfonsez was born on September 28th, 1198 in Spain. Ferdinand Alfonsez's father was Alfonso VIII Sanchez De Castile and his mother was Eleanor Plantagenet. His paternal grandparents were Sancho Alfonsez De Castile and Blanche Jimenez Navarre; his maternal grandparents were Henry II Plantagenet and Eleanor De Aquitaine. He had two sisters named Berengaria and Blanche of. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 53 on May 30th, 1252 in Seville, Spain. He was buried in Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.General Notes
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 new
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 Leon and Castile upon the death of his father in 1230.
Ferdinand devoted his energies to prosecuting the war against the Moors,
conquering Cordoba in 1236 and Seville in 1248. He was rigorous in his
suppressionof the heretical Albigenses, a fact largely responsible for
his canonizationmore than two centuries later. In 1242 Ferdinand
reestablished at Salamanca the university originally founded by his
grandfather.
He was a just ruler, frequently pardoning former offenders to his thron
Feast day: May30
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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 infavor 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 clai
made war upon his newly crowned son. Ferdinand, however, with the wise
counsel of his mother, proved more than a military match for Alfonso, w
at length was forced to abandon his plan of conquering Castile. Through
the good offices of Berengaria, Ferdinand was able to effect the peacef
union of León and Castile upon the death of his father in 1230. Ferdina
devoted his energies to prosecuting the war against the Moors, conqueri
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.1024 in Burgundy, France d.11 Nov 1087
- b.~ 1070 in Bourgogne, France d.24 May 1107 in Grajal de Campos, Leon, Spain
- b.1031 in Longwy, Meurthe-et-Mosel, France d.30 Jun 1109
- b.01 Mar 1105 in Castile, Spain d.21 Aug 1157 in Fresneda, Spain
- b.~ 1035 in Burgos, Spain d.29 Jun 1109 in Toledo, New Castile, Spain
- b.1081 in Castile, Spain d.08 Mar 1126 in Saldana, Spain
- b.1046
- b.1134 in Castile, Spain d.31 Aug 1158 in Toledo, Spain
- b.1055 d.05 Dec 1082
- b.11 Nov 1080 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d.19 Aug 1131
- b.~ 1058 in Apula, Calabria, Italy d.1083
- b.1116 in Barcelona, Aragon, Spain d.02 Feb 1149 in Palencia, Leon
- b.1055 d.1107
- b.~ 1096 in Provence, France d.1130
- b.1057 in France d.1107
- b.11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Spain d.06 Oct 1214 in Huelgas, Spain
- b.1094 in Navarre, Spain d.BET 21 NOV 1150 AND 1151
- b.~ 1070
- b.> 1133 in Navarre, Spain d.12 Aug 1156 in Castile, Spain
- b.~ 1061 in L'Aigle, Orne, France
- b.~ 1104 in Spain d.1141
- b.~ 1089
- b.1051 in Montdidier, Picardy, France
- b.28 Sep 1198 in Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.1092 in Anjou, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Acre, now Akkia Akko, Northern, Israel of Accident
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Loir, Eure-Et-Loir, Le Mans, Maine, France
- b.~ 1060 in Maine, France d.11 Jul 1110
- b.1096 in Maine, Normandy, France d.1126 in Maine, Normandy, France
- b.1055 in Chateau, Eure-et-Loire, France d.1099
- b.1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Calvades, France d.10 Sep 1087 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
- b.Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorks, England d.01 Dec 1135 in Angers, Maine-Et-Loire, France
- b.1031 in Flanders d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
- b.07 Feb 1102 in London, Middlesex, England d.10 Sep 1167 in Notre Dame, Paris, Seine, France
- b.~ 1031 in , , Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.1079 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex England
- b.1045 in Wessex, England d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Domfront Castle, Normandy, France d.13 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Castile, Spain
- b.~ 0969 in Poitiers, Aquitaine, France d.31 Jan 1030 in France
- b.1026 d.10 Feb 1127
- b.~ 0995 in Bourgogne, France d.10 Nov 1068
- b.~22 Oct 1071 in Aquitaine, France d.09 Apr 1137 in Galicia, Spain
- b.1011 in France d.21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-Sur-Ouche, France
- b.~ 1049 in Bourgogne, France d.> 1104
- b.1016 in Semur, Brionnaise, France d.22 Apr 1055
- b.1122 in Chateau De Belin, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France d.26 Jun 1202 in Poitiers, Poitou, France
- b.~ 1036 in Chatellerault, Poitou, France d.1092
- b.~ 1076 in Chatellerault, Poitou, France d.07 Nov 1151 in Monk at Notre Dame, France
- b.~ 1050 in Thouars, Deux-Sevres, France d.1093
- b.1103 in De Chatellerault, Aquitaine, France d.>Mar 1130
- b.1049 in Isle Bouchard, France d.1079
- b.~ 1080 in Isle Bouchard, France d.> 1119
- b.1053 in Isle Bouchard, France d.WFT Est 1082-1144
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Ferdinand Alfonsez and Johanna were married in a religious ceremony in 1242 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain. They had a daughter named Eleanor.
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Children
Eleanor Of Castile
Eleanor was born in Castile, Spain. She died on November 29th, 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England. She was buried on December 16th, 1290 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
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