Ferdinand I

[ fur-dn-and; German fer-di-nahnt ]

noun
  1. Spanish Fernando I. "Ferdinand the Great", died 1065, king of Castile 1033–65, king of Navarre and Leon 1037–65; emperor of Spain 1056–65.

  2. 1503–64, king of Bohemia and Hungary 1526–64; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1558–64 (brother of Emperor Charles V).

  1. Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria, 1861–1948, king of Bulgaria 1908–18.

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How to use Ferdinand I in a sentence

  • During the government of Ferdinand I., or of Isabella, the inquisition was firmly established.

  • At length it was resolved, according to appearances, to restore the Sultan Ferdinand I. to his throne.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for Ferdinand I

Ferdinand I

/ (ˈfɜːdɪˌnænd) /


noun
  1. 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

  2. 1503–64, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1526–64); Holy Roman Emperor (1558–64), bringing years of religious warfare to an end

  1. 1751–1825, king of the Two Sicilies (1816–25); king of Naples (1759–1806; 1815–25), as Ferdinand IV, being dispossessed by Napoleon (1806–15)

  2. 1793–1875, king of Hungary (1830–48) and emperor of Austria (1835–48); abdicated after the Revolution of 1848 in favour of his nephew, Franz Josef I

  3. 1861–1948, ruling prince of Bulgaria (1887–1908) and tsar from 1908 until his abdication in 1918

  4. 1865–1927, king of Romania (1914–27); sided with the Allies in World War I

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