Count of Aumale and King of Castile, Palencia, Valladolid, and Burgos Saint Ferdinand Castile, III

1201 - 1252  (50 years)

• Name	Saint Ferdinand Castile  [1]
  Title	Count of Aumale and King of Castile, Palencia, Valladolid, and Burgos
  Suffix	III
  Birth	5 Aug 1201	Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain   [2]
  	Monastery of Valparaíso
  Gender	Male
  Kinfolk of Note	Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott
  Ordained	He was canonized as St. Ferdinand by Pope Clement X in 1671. He is the patron of engineers, and his feast is May 30  [3]
  		Saint Ferdinand
  Religion	Ferdinand rebuilt the Cathedral of Burgos and changed the mosque in Seville into a Cathedral
  		Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See - Sevilla
  		Fernando III el Santo, rey de Castilla y León
  _MILT	He held back Islamic invaders. The twenty years from 1228 to 1248 saw the most massive advance in the Christian reconquista yet. In this great sweep, most of the great old citadels of al-Andalus fell one by one.
  		Battle for Reconquista
  Death	30 May 1252	Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain   [2]
  Burial	Seville, Andalucia, Spain
  	Cathedral of Seville
  		Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See - Sevilla
  Person ID	I9283	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	King of Leon Alfonso Fernandez, IX,   b. 15 Aug 1171, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain d. 24 Sep 1230, Sarria, Lugo, Galicia, Spain (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Berengaria of Castile Alfonsez,   b. 1181, Castilla-Leon, Spain d. 8 Nov 1246, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna de Dammartin de Ponthieu,   b. 1216, Dammartin, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France d. 15 Mar 1279, Abbéville, Essonne, Île-de-France, France (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1237	Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain   [2]
  Children	1. Queen Consort of England Eleanor Castile,   b. 1241, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain d. 29 Nov 1290, Lincolnshire, England (Age 49 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F3165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Aug 1201 - Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain Marriage - 1237 - Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain Death - 30 May 1252 - Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain Burial - - Seville, Andalucia, Spain  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Places

  Battle for Reconquista

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Ferdinand the Saint King of Castile III [S454] Saints, Saint Ferdinand III of Castile. Ferdinand III of Castile was the son of Alfonso IX, King of Leon, and Berengaria, daughter of Alfonso III, King of Castile (Spain). He was declared king of Castile at age eighteen. Ferdinand was born near Salamanca; proclaimed king of Palencia, Valladolid, and Burgos; his mother advised and assisted him during his young reign. He married Princess Beatrice, daughter of Philip of Suabia, King of Germany and they had seven sons and three daughters. His father (the king of Leon) turned against him and tried to take over his rule. The two reconciled later, and fought successfully against the Moors. In 1225, he held back Islamic invaders; prayed and fasted to prepare for the war; extremely devoted to the Blessed Virgin. Between 1234-36, Ferdinand conquered the city of Cordoba from the Moors. Queen Beatrice died in 1236, and he overtook Seville shortly thereafter. He founded the Cathedral of Burgos and the University of Salamanca; married Joan of Ponthieu after the death of Beatrice. He died on May 30th after a prol http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=183