Ferdinand I

[ fur-dn-and; German fer-di-nahnt ]

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noun

Spanish Fernando I. Ferdinand the Great, died 1065, king of Castile 1033–65, king of Navarre and Leon 1037–65; emperor of Spain 1056–65.
1503–64, king of Bohemia and Hungary 1526–64; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1558–64 (brother of Emperor Charles V).
Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria, 1861–1948, king of Bulgaria 1908–18.

Ferdinand I

/ ˈfɜːdɪˌnænd /

Ferdinand I?10161065MSpanishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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
Ferdinand I15031564MHungarianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1503–64, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1526–64); Holy Roman Emperor (1558–64), bringing years of religious warfare to an end
Ferdinand I17511825MItalianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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)
Ferdinand I17931875MAustrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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
Ferdinand I18611948MBulgarianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1861–1948, ruling prince of Bulgaria (1887–1908) and tsar from 1908 until his abdication in 1918
Ferdinand I18651927MRomanianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1865–1927, king of Romania (1914–27); sided with the Allies in World War I

During the government of Ferdinand I., or of Isabella, the inquisition was firmly established.

At length it was resolved, according to appearances, to restore the Sultan Ferdinand I. to his throne.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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