Ferdinand the Great

Ferdinand the Great
noun
king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)
Syn: ↑Ferdinand I
Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex

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