biography
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Ferdinand III (of Castile)
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| lived:
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| biography:
| King of Castile (1217–52) and León (1230–52), the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile. He permanently united the kingdoms of Castile and León. During his important reign, he campaigned against the Moors, taking Córdoba (1236), Jaén (1246), and Seville (1248), and occupied Murcia, thus completing the reconquest of Spain, except for the kingdom of Granada which became a vassal state. He was succeeded by his son, Alfonso X. Ferdinand was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1671; feast day 30 May. |
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