of Castile and Leon Family - Ourfolk
King Fernando Iii of Castile and Leon 5 Aug 1201-10 Aug 1201 - 30 MAY 1252
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King Fernando was born on 5 Aug 1201-10 Aug 1201 in Leon, Leon, Spain and died on 30 MAY 1252 (age: 50) in Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain . He was the son of King Alfonso Ix Fernandez of Leon and Castile (15 AUG 1171 - 24 SEP 1230) and Queen Berengeula of Castile (of Leon and Castile) (Jan 1180-Jun 1180 - 8 NOV 1246). King Fernando was married to Jeanne de Dammartin (of Castile and Leon) on 1237 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain. Jeanne was born on ABT 1216 in Dammartin, France and died on 15 MAR 1279 in Abbeville, France . She was the daughter of Count Simon Ii de Dammartin (ABT 1180 - 21 SEP 1239) and Countess Marie of Ponthieu & Montreuil (de Dammartin) (17 APR 1199 - SEP 1250). View Family Chart - - -
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Daughter - Electrotype of the tomb-effigy of Eleanor of Castille - in Westminster Abbey
- Princess Leonor was born on 1244 in Of, Burgos, Burgos, Spain and died on 29 NOV 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
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.
The greatest joys of his life were the conquests
of Cordova (1236) and Seville (1248). He turned the great mosques
of these places into cathedrals, dedicating them to the Blessed
Virgin. He watched over the conduct of his soldiers, confiding more
in their virtue than in their valour, fasted strictly himself, wore a rough
hairshirt, and often spent hisnights in prayer, especially before
battles.
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.
The greatest joys of his life were the conquests
of Cordova (1236) and Seville (1248). He turned the great mosques
of these places into cathedrals, dedicating them to the Blessed
Virgin. He watched over the conduct of his soldiers, confiding more
in their virtue than in their valour, fasted strictly himself, wore a rough
hairshirt, and often spent hisnights in prayer, especially before
battles.
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