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Ferdinand III (Spanish: Fernando; 1199/1201 – 30 May 1252), called the Saint (el Santo), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. [1] He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile .
Lobera, sword of Ferdinand III the Saint, Cathedral of Seville King Ferdinand III of Castile depicted with Lobera. The sword Lobera (Spanish: la espada lobera, literally: "the wolf-slaying sword") was the symbol of power used by Saint Ferdinand III of Castile, instead of the more traditional rod, and so the king will be depicted with orb and sword in hand.
Ferdinand was born in Graz as the third son of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg and his first wife, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and was baptised as Ferdinand Ernst. He grew up in Carinthia with loving care from his parents and developed great affection for his siblings and his father with whom he always found a consensus in future disagreements.
Saint Barthélemy: Oscar II King of Sweden and Norway : 21 January 1829 : 18 September 1872: 16 March 1878: Sold to France: 8 December 1907 : Saint Martin: Napoleon III Emperor of the French: 20 April 1808 : 2 December 1852: 4 September 1870: Abdication (Third Republic declared) 9 January 1873 : Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Trinidad and Tobago ...
Saint Ferdinand Cathedral, commonly known as Lucena Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines. The seat of the Bishop of Lucena , it is dedicated to Saint Ferdinand III of Castile , a 13th century monarch who reigned in parts of modern-day Spain . [ 1 ]
The siege of Seville (July 1247 – November 1248) was a 16-month successful investment during the Reconquista of Seville by forces of Ferdinand III of Castile. [1] Although perhaps eclipsed in geopolitical importance by the rapid capture of Córdoba in 1236, which sent a shockwave through the Muslim world, the siege of Seville was nonetheless the most complex military operation undertaken by ...
Named for Saint Ferdinand, the mission is the namesake of the nearby city of San Fernando and the San Fernando Valley. The mission was secularized in 1834 and returned to the Catholic Church in 1861; it became a working church in 1920. Today the mission grounds function as a museum; the church is a chapel of ease of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Ferdinand III may refer to: Ferdinand III of Castile (died 1252), the Saint (1199–1252, king from 1217) Ferdinand III of Naples, the Catholic (1452–1516, king from 1504) (Ferdinand V of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon and of Sicily), husband of Isabella of Castile; Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608–1657, emperor from 1637)