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Birth:          6 Dec 1285 Seville
Death:          7 Sep 1312 Jaben, Spain

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_IV_of_Castile
Ferdinand IV of Castile (6 December 1285 – 7 September 1312) called the Summoned 
(el Emplazado), was a King of Castile and León from 1295 until his death.

During his minority, his upbringing and the custody of his person were entrusted to his 
mother, Queen María de Molina, while his tutorship was entrusted to the Infante Henry 
of Castile the Senator, son of King Fernando III of Castile. At that time, and also for 
the rest of his reign, his mother tried to placate the nobility, confronted her son's 
enemies, and repeatedly prevented Ferdinand IV from being dethroned.

He had to face the insubordination of the nobility, leaded at numerous times by his 
uncle, the Infante John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos and by Juan Núñez II 
de Lara, who were supported in some occasions by Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena 
and grandson of the King Ferdinand III.

Like his predecessors on the throne, Ferdinand IV continued the Reconquista and, 
although he failed to conquer Algeciras in 1309, he captured the city of Gibraltar that 
same year, and in 1312 the city of Alcaudete was also conquered. During the Cortes 
of Valladolid of 1312, he promoted the reform of the administration of justice, and that 
of all areas of administration, while attempting to strengthen the royal authority to the 
detriment of the nobility. He died in Jaén on 7 September 1312 aged 26, and his 
mortal remains are now in the Royal Collegiate Church of Saint Hippolytus.
Life[edit]

Infancy (1285–1295)[edit]

Ferdinand was born in the city of Seville on 6 December 1285 as the second child and 
eldest son of King Sancho IV of Castile and his wife María de Molina. He was 
baptized at Seville Cathedral by Archbishop Raimundo de Losana and was immediately 
proclaimed heir to the Crown and received the homage of the nobles of the Kingdom.
[1]

King Sancho IV entrusted to Fernán Pérez Ponce de León the raising of his newborn 
son, since he had been First Majordomo of King Alfonso X. The prince and his tutor 
left for the city of Zamora, where the family of Fernán Pérez resided. Likewise the King 
appointed Isidro González and Alfonso Godínez as Chancellors of the prince, while 
appointing Samuel de Belorado almojarife (Treasurer) of the prince. Fernán Pérez 
Ponce de León and his wife, Urraca Gutiérrez de Meneses, had a significant influence 
on Ferdinand's character, and he would show them, as a King, a profound gratitude.
[2]

Already in his infancy the question of his marriage was raised, being the desire of 
Sancho IV to choose a princess from Kingdoms of France of Portugal. In the 
agreement signed by Sancho IV and King Denis of Portugal in September 1291, was 
established the betrothal between Ferdinand and the Infanta Constance, daughter of 
the Portuguese sovereign. Nevertheless, in spite of the commitment contracted with 
the Portuguese monarch, in 1294, Sancho IV thought about the possibility of marrying 
his son with Margaret or Blanche, daughters of King Philip IV of France. The death of 
Sancho IV a year later put an end to the negotiations with the French court.
Burial[edit]


 


 Tomb of King Ferdinand IV of Castile in the Royal Collegiate Church of Saint 
Hippolytus, Córdoba.
In September 1312, shortly after his death, the mortal remains of Ferdinand IV were 
transferred to the city of Córdoba, and on 13 September they were buried in a chapel 
of the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, although his corpse should have been buried in 
the Toledo Cathedral next to his father Sancho IV or in Seville Cathedral with his 
paternal grandfather Alfonso X and his paternal great-grandfather Ferdinand III.

However, due to the high temperatures that occurred in September 1312, Queen 
Constance of Portugal, widow of Ferdinand IV, and the Infante Peter of Castile, 
brother of the late King, decided the burial of the mortal remains Of Fernando IV in the 
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba. Queen Constance also founded six chaplaincies and 
ordered that in September was celebrated the perpetual anniversary in memory of the 
late King. Within a year of the monarch's death, four candles burned permanently in 
his grave, and daily, during that year, the bishop of the city and the cathedral chapter 
sang once a day prays for the soul of the King.[30] In 1371, the mortal remains of 
Ferdinand IV and those of his son Alfonso XI were deposited in the Royal Chapel of 
the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, whose construction had ended that same year.

In 1728, Pope Benedict XIII issued a bull for which the Royal Chapel of the Mosque–
Cathedral of Córdoba was attached to the Church of Saint Hippolytus of Córdoba, and 
that same year, after several requests on the part of the canons of Saint Hippolytus, 
who had requested Philip V to have the remains of Ferdinand IV and Alfonso XI 
transferred to his Collegiate Church, the King authorized the transfer of the remains of 
the two monarchs.

In 1729 works for the completion of the Church of Saint Hippolytus were begun, which 
were terminated in 1736, and on the night of 8 August 1736, with all honors, the 
mortal remains of Ferdinand IV and Alfonso XI were transferred to the Royal Collegiate 
Church of Saint Hippolytus, where they rest since then. At the same time, the canons 
of Saint Hippolytus transferred to their Collegiate Church all the furniture of the Royal 
Chapel of the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba.[31]

In the first section of the presbytery of the Royal Collegiate Church of Saint 
Hippolytus, housed in two arcosolium, are the tombs that contain the mortal remains of 
Ferdinand IV (located on the side of the Epistle) and the one containing the remains of 
his son Alfonso XI (which is on the side of the Gospel). The remains of both monarchs 
are deposited inside red marble urns, built with marble from the disappeared Monastery 
of San Jerónimo of Córdoba, and both were made in 1846, commissioned by the 
Monuments Commission.[32]

Until that moment, the remains of both monarchs were placed in two wooden coffins in 
the presbytery of the church, where they were shown to distinguished visitors. On the 
roofs of both sepulchres are placed pillows on which are deposited a crown and a 
scepter, symbols of royalty.

Marriage and Issue[edit]

In Valladolid on 23 January 1302, Ferdinand IV married with Constance, daughter of 
King Denis of Portugal. They had three children:
Eleanor (1307–1359), married firstly in 1319 with James of Aragon (the union was 
never consummated and annulled) and secondly in 1329 with King Alfonso IV of 
Aragon, brother of her first husband. She was killed in Castrojeriz by orders of her 
nephew, King Peter of Castile.
Constance (1308–1310), who died in infancy. She was initially buried in the 
disappeared Convent of Santo Domingo el Real in Madrid, and in 1869 her remains 
were where translated to the crypt of the Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes, 
where still remained.[33]
Alfonso XI (1311–1350), successor of his father in the Castilian-Leonese throne. He 
died of victim of the Black Death during the Fifth Siege of Gibraltar.

Parents
ALFONSEZ Sancho IV "the Brave" (12 May 1258 - 25 Apr 1295)
ALFONSO DE MOLINA MESA Maria (Majora) (1246 - 1 Jul 1321)

Siblings
SANCHEZ Fernando IV (6 Dec 1285 - 7 Sep 1312)
SANCHEZ Beatrix Sancha (8 Mar 1293 - 25 Oct 1359)

Marriage To DINISEZ Constanca (3 Jan 1290 - 18 Nov 1313)
    m. 23 Jan 1302 

Notes

Parents
____ Diniz (Denis) "the Just" (9 Oct 1261 - 7 Jan 1325)
____ Elizabeth (Isabel) (4 Jan 1271 - 4 Jul 1336)

Children by DINISEZ Constanca 3 Jan 1290 - 18 Nov 1313
FERNANDEZ Alfonso XI (13 Aug 1311 - 26 Mar 1350)

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