St Ferdinand III of Castile - Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
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Statue of St Ferdinand III of Castile, called the Saint (el Santo), a King of Castile, a King of León and a King of Galicia on famous Baroque Statues Gallery in front of the Jesuit College in Kutná Hora (Central Bohemia).
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Date Posted: 02/26/2015
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One of the thirteen statues located on a low wall enclosing the artificial terrace in front of the famous Jesuit College in Kutná Hora represents Saint Ferdinand III of Castile (1199/1201 – 1252), called the Saint (el Santo), the King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231
The "Baroque Statues Gallery" was created by the Jesuit František Baugut in 1703–1716. St Louis is depicted here in King's robe with a crown on his head, holding a sceptre and a Globus crucider.
Biography
Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III, also called Saint Ferdinand (San Fernando) was born 1201? and he died on May 30, 1252 in Sevilla. He was canonized on February 4, 1671. He was declared the king of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of Leon from 1230 to 1252 and conqueror of the Muslim cities of Córdoba (1236), Jaén (1246), and Sevilla (1248). During his campaigns, Murcia submitted to his son Alfonso (later Alfonso X), and the Muslim kingdom of Granada became his vassal.
Ferdinand was the son of Alfonso IX of Leon and Berenguela, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile. At birth, he was the heir to Leon, but his uncle, Henry I of Castile, died young, and his mother inherited the crown of Castile, which she conferred on him. His father, like many Leonese, opposed the union, and Ferdinand found himself at war with him. By his will Alfonso IX tried to disinherit his son, but the will was set aside, and Castile and Leon were permanently united in 1230.
Ferdinand married Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of the Holy Roman emperor, a title that Ferdinand’s son Alfonso X was to claim. His conquest of Lower Andalusia was the result of the disintegration of the Almohad state. The Castilians and other conquerors occupied the cities, driving out the Muslims and taking over vast estates.
Ferdinand’s second wife was Joan of Ponthieu, whom he married in 1237; their daughter Eleanor married the future Edward I of England in 1254. Ferdinand settled in Sevilla, where he is buried.
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