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Ferdinand of LA CERDA #70526
23 OCT 1255 - 1275
Personal Information
- BIRTH: 23 OCT 1255, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain
- DEATH: 1275, Cuidad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Notes
Founder of the House of la Cerda
Ferdinand de la Cerda (23 October 1255 - 25 June 1275) was the heir apparent to the Crown of Castile as the eldest son of Alfonso X and Violant of Aragon. His nickname, de la Cerda, means "of the bristle" in Spanish. There are various accounts of the origin of this name, including that it was a reference to being born with a full head of hair or that he was born with a hairy mole, resembling a bristle or mane, on his chest or back according to different accounts.
Ferdinand became regent of Castile in November 1274 when his father left for Germany. In May 1275 the Marinids from Morocco landed in Spain upon call from Muhammad II of Granada and attacked Castile. Ferdinand raised troops and moved south from Burgos to defend the kingdom but died unexpectedly in Villa Real on 25 June 1275 leaving Castile open to invasion. His sons did not inherit the throne of their grandfather, since their uncle Sancho, who had repulsed the Moorish invasion, usurped the throne.
Ferdinand de la Cerda (23 October 1255 - 25 June 1275) was the heir apparent to the Crown of Castile as the eldest son of Alfonso X and Violant of Aragon. His nickname, de la Cerda, means "of the bristle" in Spanish. There are various accounts of the origin of this name, including that it was a reference to being born with a full head of hair or that he was born with a hairy mole, resembling a bristle or mane, on his chest or back according to different accounts.
Ferdinand became regent of Castile in November 1274 when his father left for Germany. In May 1275 the Marinids from Morocco landed in Spain upon call from Muhammad II of Granada and attacked Castile. Ferdinand raised troops and moved south from Burgos to defend the kingdom but died unexpectedly in Villa Real on 25 June 1275 leaving Castile open to invasion. His sons did not inherit the throne of their grandfather, since their uncle Sancho, who had repulsed the Moorish invasion, usurped the throne.
Parents
Father: Alfonso X IVREA #58583
Mother: Violant of BARCELONA #58584
Family 1 :
_Alfonso IX IVREA ____+
| (1171 - 1230)
_Ferdinand III IVREA _______|
| (1199 - 1252) m 1219 |
| |_Berengaria of IVREA _+
| (1179 - 1246)
_Alfonso X IVREA ______|
| (1221 - 1284) |
| | _Philip HOHENSTAUFEN _+
| | | (1177 - 1208)
| |_Elisabeth of HOHENSTAUFEN _|
| (1204 - 1235) m 1219 |
| |_Irene of ANGELOS ____+
| (1181 - 1208)
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|--Ferdinand of LA CERDA
| (1255 - 1275)
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|_Violant of BARCELONA _|
(1236 - 1301) |
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