Fernando Alfónsez (Castilla) de Castilla (1201 - 1252)

Born 5 Aug 1201 in Monastery of Valparaíso (Peleas de Arriba, in what is now the Province of Zamora)

Ancestors

Husband of Beatrix (Staufer) de Suabia — married 30 Nov 1219 in Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain

Husband of Jeanne (Dammartin) de Dammartin — married 1237 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain

Descendants

Died 30 May 1252 at age 50 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

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Biography

San Fernando III Castilla was a member of the aristocracy in Castilla.

Ferdinand III was born in 1199. He was the son of Alfonso IX Leon and Berengaria of Castile. He was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231.

The exact date of Ferdinand's birth is unclear. It has been proposed as early as 1199 or even 1198, although more recent researchers commonly date Ferdinand's birth in the Summer of 1201. Ferdinand was born at the Monastery of Valparaíso (Peleas de Arriba, in what is now the Province of Zamora).

As the son of Alfonso IX of León and his second wife Berengaria of Castile, Ferdinand is descendant of Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile on both sides of his parents, as his paternal grandfather Ferdinand II of Leon and maternal great grandfather Sancho III of Castile were the sons and successors of Alfonso VII. Ferdinand has other royal ancestors from his paternal grandmother Urraca of Portugal and his maternal grandmother Eleanor of England a daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. The marriage of Ferdinand's parents was annulled by order of Pope Innocent III in 1204, due to consanguinity.

Ferdinand was buried in the Cathedral of Seville by his son, Alfonso X. His tomb is inscribed in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and an early version of Castilian. He was canonized as St. Ferdinand by Pope Clement X in 1671. Today Saint Fernando can still be seen in the Cathedral of Seville, for he rests enclosed in a gold and crystal casket worthy of the king. His golden crown still encircles his head as he reclines beneath the statue of the Virgin of the Kings. Several places named San Fernando were founded across the Spanish Empire in his honor.

Saint Ferdinand III

King of Leon and Castile

Third Order of St. Francis

b. c.1198 near Salamanca;^[1]

d. 30 May 1252 Seville^[2]

burial: cathedral of Seville

1671: Canonized by Clement X

Feast: 30 May

Occupation

• 1217: King of Castile
• 1230: crown of Leon
• 1236: conquest of Cordoba
• 1248: conquest of Seville
• Turned mosques into cathedrals
• Founded University of Salamanca

Ferdinand.III. was born about 1201. Ferdinand.III. De Castile ... He passed away about 1252. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ : Wikipedia states 05 Aug 1199 – 30 May 1252, while the Catholic Encyclopedia says he was born c.1198. Whether this is due to the medieval calendar cycle -- generally set back a year -- is unknown. Wikipedia took birth dates from what appears to be a secondary source.
2. ↑ : Catholic Encyclopedia and Wikipedia confirm this date.
3. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Shirley Burgoyne, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

See also:

• Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. II. p. 116
• Wikipedia: Ferdinand III of Castile
• Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Ferdinand III