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Ferdinand I of León and Castile

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Ferdinand I of León and Castile

King of Castile, then León and Castile (c.1015-1065) (r. 1035-1037 then 1037-1065)

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About Ferdinand I of León and Castile

Ferdinand I, called the Great, was the count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the king of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have himself crowned Emperor of Spain (1056), and his heirs carried on the tradition. He was a younger son of Sancho III of Pamplona and Muniadona of Castile, and by his father's will recognised the supremacy of his eldest brother, García Sánchez III of Navarre. While Ferdinand inaugurated the rule of the Navarrese Jiménez dynasty over western Spain, his rise to preeminence among the Christian rulers of the peninsula shifted the focus of power and culture westward after more than a century of Leonese decline. Nevertheless, "[t]he internal consolidation of the realm of León–Castilla under Fernando el Magno and [his queen] Sancha (1037–1065) is a history that remains to be researched and written."

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Occupation: politician, king, ruler, consort
Position held: King of León (iure uxoris), Count of Castile
Citizenship: Kingdom of Leon
Born: 1016
Died: December 27, 1065

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