Ferdinand the Great

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Ferdinand the Great was an 11th-century king who united León and Castile, laying foundations for the later Kingdom of Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Castile ⓘ
King of León ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
activity military campaigns against Muslim taifas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ferdinand I of Castile ⓘ
Ferdinand I of León ⓘ
Fernando I de Castilla ⓘ
Fernando I de León ⓘ
centuryOfBirth 11th century ⓘ
child Alfonso VI of León and Castile ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso VI of León

Elvira of Toro ⓘ
García II of Galicia ⓘ
Sancho II of Castile ⓘ
Urraca of Zamora ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of León ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1016 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 27 December 1065 ⓘ
endTimeOfReign 1065 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Sancho III of Pamplona ⓘ
givenName Ferdinand ⓘ
historicalRegion Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
languageOfUse Medieval Latin ⓘ
Romance languages of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
mother Muniadona of Castile ⓘ
nobleFamily Jiménez dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Jiménez
notableFor laying foundations for the later Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
uniting the kingdoms of León and Castile ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ
placeOfBurial Basilica of San Isidoro, León ⓘ
placeOfDeath León ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Castile ⓘ
King of Castile ⓘ
King of León ⓘ
predecessorAsCountOfCastile García Sánchez of Castile ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfLeón Bermudo III of León ⓘ
regionRuled Castile ⓘ
Galicia ⓘ
León ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Sancha of León ⓘ
startTimeOfReignAsKingOfCastile 1037 ⓘ
startTimeOfReignAsKingOfLeón 1037 ⓘ
successorAsCountOfCastile Sancho II of Castile ⓘ
successorAsKingOfLeón Alfonso VI of León and Castile ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso VI of León

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Ferdinand I of León → alsoKnownAs → Ferdinand the Great ⓘ