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