Fr; prob. < Gmc *farthi-, journey < faran, to travel (see fare) + *nanths, courage > Goth (ana)nanthjan, to be bold, OE nethan, to dare; hence, lit., ? bold traveler
Ferdinand in American English2
(ˈfɜrdənænd)
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Ferdinand I1000?-65; king of Castile (1035-65) & of León (1037-65)
called the Great
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Ferdinand I1503-64; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1558-64), born in Spain
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Ferdinand I(born Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria) 1861-1948; king of Bulgaria (1908-18); abdicated
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Ferdinand II1578-1637; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1619-37)
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Ferdinand V1452-1516; king of Castile (1474-1504); (as Ferdinand II) king of Aragon & Sicily (1479-1516); (as Ferdinand III) king of Naples (1504-16)
husband of Isabella I of Castile: called the Catholic
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Ferdinand I
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 V
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 II
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
Ferdinand III
1608–57, Holy Roman Emperor (1637–57) and king of Hungary (1625–57); son of Ferdinand II
Ferdinand VII
1784–1833, king of Spain (1808; 1814–33). He precipitated the Carlist Wars by excluding his brother Don Carlos as his successor
Franz Ferdinand
English name Francis Ferdinand . 1863–1914, archduke of Austria; heir apparent of Franz Josef I. His assassination contributed to the outbreak of World War I
Francis Ferdinand
1863-1914; archduke of Austria: his assassination led to the outbreak of WWI