Ferdinand III of Castile

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1. 1199–1217Mansilla · LeónFerdinand III was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Queen Berengaria of Castile. He succeeded to the Castilian throne after his mother's death in 1217, and in the 1220s, with the support of the nobility and the Church, consolidated his rule over the southern frontier.
2. 1217–1240Córdoba · CórdobaThrough the Treaty of Benavente in 1230 he also took the crown of León, completing the union of the two crowns. In the 1230s he systematically pushed south, recovering Córdoba in 1236 and continuing sieges and consolidation of the northern Andalusian frontier in 1237–1240, laying the foundation for the later capture of Seville.
3. 1240–1252Seville · SevilleHe besieged and recovered Seville between 1246 and 1248, bringing the Reconquista to a staged climax. He died at Seville on 30 May 1252, leaving the crown to his eldest son Alfonso X. His Reconquista achievements and religious piety made him a symbolic figure of medieval Iberian state-building.