Ferdinand III

American  

noun

1. Ferdinand II.

2. 1608–57, king of Hungary 1625–57, king of Bohemia 1627–57, king of Germany 1636–57; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1637–57 (son of Ferdinand II).

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Ferdinand III British  

noun

1. 1608–57, Holy Roman Emperor (1637–57) and king of Hungary (1625–57); son of Ferdinand II

2. title as king of Naples of Ferdinand V

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Example Sentences

Distracted by civil wars the Moors in Spain are defeated at Seville by Ferdinand III of Leon and Castile, and lose the Balearic Islands to James, King of Aragon.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The first of the name who appeared in Spain, served under the standard of Ferdinand III, surnamed the saint, in his wars with the Moors of Andalusia.

From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington

Ferdinand III and Leopold I pass by, and Leopold's second son Charles VI second as King of Bohemia, last male representative of the House of Habsburg, who was succeeded by his daughter Maria Theresia.

From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville

Cordova recovered from the Moors by Ferdinand III of Leon and Castile.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

One of these, Johan Rist, pastor in Wedel, was crowned poet laureate of Germany by Emperor Ferdinand III in 1644, and nine years later was raised to the nobility.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin