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Saint Fernando III
King Saint Fernando III was born in the monastery of Valparaiso in Spain in the year 1199 – exactly 100 years to the month after the death of his illustrious ancestor, Rodrigo Diaz, who was known by the honorary title of El Cid He was a true son of the Cid, of noble heart and bearing. In him would be combined the soul of a knight dedicated entirely to God, the irresistible power of the Cid and, due to his royal heritage, the authority to marshal the might of an entire nation against the enemies of Christ.
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Saint Fernando’s father was King Alfonso IX of Leon, and his mother the saintly Lady Bereguera. As his parent’s marriage was annulled by Pope Innocent III, St Fernando was actually raised by his grandfather, King Alfonso VIII of Castile, and his mother. King Alfonso VIII was a great warrior and knight, to whom Christian chivalry was more than just a code of conduct or a set of rules to which he adhered; it was a pursuit of virtue meant to guide him in all of his
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Ferdinand III of Castile
| Ferdinand III | |
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An artist's depiction of Ferdinand | |
| Reign | 24 September 1230 — 30 May 1252 |
| Coronation | 28 September 1230 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso IX |
| Successor | Alfonso X |
| Reign | 31 August 1217 — 30 May 1252 |
| Coronation | 6 October 1217 |
| Predecessor | Berengaria |
| Successor | Alfonso X |
| Born | (1199-08-05)5 August 1199 Monastery of Valparaíso, Peleas de Arriba, Kingdom of León |
| Died | 30 May 1252(1252-05-30) (aged 52) Seville |
| Burial | 1 June 1252 Seville Cathedral |
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| Issue | |
| House | Ivrea |
| Father | Alfonso IX of León |
| Mother | Berengaria of Castile |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Ferdinand III (Spanish: Fernando III; 5 August 1199 — 30 May 1252) also known as Saint Ferdinand (Spanish: San Fernando) and nicknamed the Saint (Spanish: el Santo) was the King of León and Galicia from 1230 until his death in 1252. He was also the King of Castile and Toledo from 1217 to 1252. He successfully united Castile with León during his reign.
By military and diplomatic efforts, Ferdinand greatly expanded the domin
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St. Ferdinand III
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King of Leon and Castile, member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born in 1198 near Salamanca; died at Seville, 30 May, 1252. He was the son of Alfonso IX, King of Leon, and of Berengeria, the daughter of Alfonso III, King of Castile, and sister of Blanche, the mother of St. Louis IX.
In 1217 Ferdinand became King of Castile, which crown his mother renounced in his favour, and in 1230 he succeeded to the crown of Leon, though not without civil strife, since many were opposed to the union of the two kingdoms. He took as his counsellors the wisest men in the State, saw to the strict administration of justice, and took the greatest care not to overburden his subjects with taxation, fearing, as he said, the curse of one poor woman more than a whole army of Saracens. Following his mother's advice, Ferdinand, in 1219, married Beatrice, the daughter
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