The family of Fernando III King of Castile & Jeanne Dammartin
24xGreat Grandparents

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  His Parents:   Her Parents:
   Alfonso IX King of LEON    
   Berenguela de CASTILE    
Fernando III King of CASTILE Jeanne DAMMARTIN
 Married 1237 Burgos
Bd  1201 Bd  
Bp   Bp  
Dd  30/05/1252 Dd  16/03/1279
Bur  Cathedral Santa Maria, Seville Bur  Monastry of Valoires
Occ   Occ   
  
 Their Children:
   Fernando de Castilla Bd  1238
   Leonor de Castilla Bd  1240
   Luis de Castilla Bd  
   Simon de Castilla Bd  1244
   Juan Bd  1246

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Fernando succeeded his maternal uncle in 1217 as Fernando III "el Santo" King of Castile, Toledo and Extremadura.  He succeeded his father in 1230 as Fernando III King of Leon and Galicia.
Fernando married firstly in Burgos on 30th November 1219, Elisabeth von Staufen, the daughter of Philipp Duke of Swabia King of Germany.  She died on 5th November 1235.  They had ten children.
Fernando married secondly Jeanne de Dammartin.

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