Monument to Ferdinand III of Castile (1199-1252) at Plaza Nueva in Seville, Spain

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Saint Ferdinand III (5 August 1199 – 30 May 1252) was the King of Castile from 1217 and King of Galicia and Leon from 1230. He was the son of Alfonso IX of Leon and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. He finished the work done by his maternal grandfather Alfonso VIII and consolidated the Reconquista. In 1231, he permanently united Castile and Leon. He was canonized in 1671 and, in Spanish, he is Fernando el Santo, San Fernando or San Fernando Rey.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Monument to King Fernando III, Plaza Nueva, Seville, Andalusia, Southern Spain, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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