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Ferdinand III of Castile

1199 - 1252

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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. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. Ferdinand III was one of the most successful kings of Castile, securing not only the permanent union of the crowns of Castile and León, but also masterminding the most expansive southward territorial expansion campaign yet in the Guadalquivir Valley, in which Islamic rule was in disarray in the wake of the defeat of the Almohad caliphate at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand III of Castile is the 1,663rd most popular politician (down from 1,502nd in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Spain (down from 126th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Spanish Politician.

Ferdinand III of Castile is most famous for uniting the kingdoms of Castile and Leon.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand III of Castile ranks 1,663 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria II of Portugal, Cuauhtémoc, Dick Cheney, Shaka, Richard von Weizsäcker, and George of Poděbrady. After him are Alexander I of Serbia, Mentor, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Constantine VIII, Yu the Great, and Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

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Among people born in 1199, Ferdinand III of Castile ranks 2. Before him is Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu. After him are Ladislaus III of Hungary, Madhvacharya, Ahmad al-Badawi, Guttorm of Norway, Thomas, Count of Flanders, Bohemond V of Antioch, Raymond-Roupen, and Sava II. Among people deceased in 1252, Ferdinand III of Castile ranks 4. Before him are Abel, King of Denmark, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, and Blanche of Castile. After him are Sorghaghtani Beki, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, Peter of Verona, Qara Hülegü, Rose of Viterbo, Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry I, Count of Anhalt, and Bohemond V of Antioch.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ferdinand III of Castile ranks 129 out of 3,355. Before him are Antonio Banderas (1960), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Pablo Casals (1876), and Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021). After him are Peter of Castile (1334), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Francisco Suárez (1548), Paco de Lucía (1947), Ibn Hazm (994), and Josemaría Escrivá (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Ferdinand III of Castile ranks 36. Before him are Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Pelagius of Asturias (685), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), and Manuel Azaña (1880). After him are Peter of Castile (1334), Josep Borrell (1947), Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Henry II of Navarre (1503), and Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566).

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