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Ferdinand de la Cerda

1255 - 1275

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Ferdinand de la Cerda (23 October 1255 – 25 June 1275) was the heir apparent to the Crown of Castile as the eldest son of Alfonso X and Violant of Aragon. His nickname, de la Cerda, means "of the bristle" in Spanish. There are various accounts of the origin of this name, including that it was a reference to being born with a full head of hair or that he was born with a hairy mole, resembling a bristle or mane, on his chest or back according to different accounts. In November 1268 Ferdinand married Blanche, the daughter of King Louis IX of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand de la Cerda is the 938th most popular nobleman (down from 482nd in 2019), the 1,033rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 648th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Ferdinand de la Cerda ranks 938 out of 1,415. Before him are Lucrezia Barberini, Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach, Henry III, Duke of Głogów, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, and Nilufer Hanımsultan. After him are Melus of Bari, Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, William II, Count of Provence, and Edward III, Duke of Bar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1255, Ferdinand de la Cerda ranks 7. Before him are Duccio, Albert I of Germany, Adolf of Germany, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Reginald I of Guelders, and Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia. After him are Andrey of Gorodets, and Dino Compagni. Among people deceased in 1275, Ferdinand de la Cerda ranks 9. Before him are Vitello, Jia Sidao, Bohemond VI of Antioch, Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant, Lorenzo Tiepolo, and Ulrich von Liechtenstein. After him are Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress, Beatrice of England, Margaret of England, and Marie of Brienne.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ferdinand de la Cerda ranks 1,033 out of 3,355. Before him are Concha Velasco (1939), José Mari Bakero (1963), Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875), Martí Ventolrà (1906), Jordi Pujol (1930), and Jordi Alba (1989). After him are Oona Chaplin (1986), Artur Mas (1956), Ermengol I, Count of Urgell (1000), Aioulf (400), Dámaso Alonso (1898), and Miguel Ángel González Suárez (1947).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Spain

Among noblemen born in Spain, Ferdinand de la Cerda ranks 25. Before him are Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779), Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (972), James II, Count of Urgell (1380), Berengar the Wise (790), Muhammad VII of Granada (1370), and Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera (1866). After him are Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005), Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (1884), Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana (1398), Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona (910), Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga (1777), and Humfrid (null).

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