Ferdinand III
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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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1608–57, Holy Roman Emperor (1637–57) and king of Hungary (1625–57); son of Ferdinand II
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title as king of Naples of Ferdinand V
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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 Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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 Washington Irving
It then went into the hands of the grand duke of Tuscany, Ferdinand III, for the big sum of eight hundred dollars.
From The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures by Lorinda Munson Bryant
New fortifications were constructed in the end of the 16th century by Franz von Poppendorf, and in 1644 the town afforded an asylum to the family of Ferdinand III.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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 Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
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