Ferdinand

("the Catholic") 1452–1516, founder of the Spanish monarchy 1506: king of Sicily 1468–1516, king of Aragon 1479–1516; as Ferdinand III, king of Naples 1504–16; as King Ferdinand V, joint sovereign (with Isabella I) of Castile 1474–1504.

1578–1637, king of Bohemia 1617–19, 1620–37; king of Hungary 1619?–37; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1620–37.

noun

Ferdinand II ( def 1 ).

1608–57, king of Hungary 1625–57, king of Bohemia 1627–57, king of Germany 1636–57; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1637–57 (son of Ferdinand II).

noun

Ferdinand II ( def 1 ).

noun

1713–59, king of Spain 1746–59 (son of Philip V).

noun

1784–1833, king of Spain 1808, 1814–33.

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Ferdinand (ˈfɜːdɪˌnænd, German ˈfɛrdinant)

—n
	See Franz Ferdinand

Ferdinand I (ˈfɜːdɪˌnænd)

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1.	known as Ferdinand the Great. ?1016--65, king of Castile (1035--65) and León (1037--65): achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa, Seville, and Toledo
2.	1503--64, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1526--64); Holy Roman Emperor (1558--64), bringing years of religious warfare to an end
3.	1751--1825, king of the Two Sicilies (1816--25); king of Naples (1759--1806; 1815--25), as Ferdinand IV, being dispossessed by Napoleon (1806--15)
4.	1793--1875, king of Hungary (1830--48) and emperor of Austria (1835--48); abdicated after the Revolution of 1848 in favour of his nephew, Franz Josef I
5.	1861--1948, ruling prince of Bulgaria (1887--1908) and tsar from 1908 until his abdication in 1918
6.	1865--1927, king of Romania (1914--27); sided with the Allies in World War I

Ferdinand II

—n
1.	1578--1637, Holy Roman Emperor (1619--37); king of Bohemia (1617--19; 1620--37) and of Hungary (1617--37). His anti-Protestant policies led to the Thirty Years' War
2.	title as king of Aragon and Sicily of Ferdinand V

Ferdinand III

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1.	1608--57, Holy Roman Emperor (1637--57) and king of Hungary (1625--57); son of Ferdinand II
2.	title as king of Naples of Ferdinand V

Ferdinand V

—n
	known as Ferdinand the Catholic. 1452--1516, king of Castile (1474--1504); as Ferdinand II, king of Aragon (1479--1516) and Sicily (1468--1516); as Ferdinand III, king of Naples (1504--16). His marriage to Isabella I of Castile (1469) led to the union of Aragon and Castile and his reconquest of Granada from the Moors (1492) completed the unification of Spain. He introduced the Inquisition (1478), expelled the Jews from Spain (1492), and financed Columbus' voyage to the New World

Ferdinand VII

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	1784--1833, king of Spain (1808; 1814--33). He precipitated the Carlist Wars by excluding his brother Don Carlos as his successor

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Ferdinand

male proper name, of Gmc. origin, first element perhaps P.Gmc. *farði, abstract noun from base *far- "to fare, travel;" second element perhaps related to O.E. neðan, O.H.G. nendan "to risk, venture."

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first notable builder of rigid dirigible airships, for which his surname is still a popular generic term

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