Ferdinand IV of Castile

Ferdinand IV
Ferdinand in the Compendio de reyes
King of Castile and León
Reign	25 April 1295 – 7 September 1312
Predecessor	Sancho IV
Successor	Alfonso XI
Born	(1285-12-06)6 December 1285 Seville
Died	7 September 1312(1312-09-07) (aged 26) Jaén
Burial	Royal Collegiate Church of Saint Hippolytus
Consort	Constance of Portugal
Issue	Eleanor, Queen of Aragon Alfonso XI, King of Castile
House	House of Ivrea Burgundy
Father	Sancho IV, King of Castile
Mother	María de Molina
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Ferdinand IV of Castile (6 December 1285 – 7 September 1312) called the Summoned (el Emplazado), was a king of Castile (1295–1312) and León and Galicia (1301–1312). He was a son of Sancho El Bravo and his wife Maria de Molina.

Life

His strange title is given to him in the chronicles because of a story in which he tyrannically puts to death two brothers named Carvajal, and was given a time (plazo) by them in which to answer for his crime in the next world. But the tale is not contemporary, and is an obvious copy of the story told of Jacques de Molay, grand-master of the Temple, and Philip IV of France.

His reign came at a time of anarchy.^[1] From 1296 to 1301 the Kingdom of León was independent under Juan I of León, being crowned as King of León, Galicia and Seville. He owed his escape from the violence of competitors and nobles, partly to the tact and undaunted bravery of his mother Maria de Molina, and partly to the loyalty of the citizens of Ávila, who gave him refuge within their walls. As a king he proved ungrateful to his mother, and weak as a ruler.

On January 23, 1302 he married Constance, daughter of King Denis of Portugal, in Valladolid. Their children were:

1. Eleanor (1307–1359), married King Alfonso IV of Aragon
2. Constance (1308–1310)
3. Alfonso XI of Castile (1311–1350)

In 1309 he captured Gibraltar from the Moors^[1] (who had held it since 711) with the help of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán of Aragón. He died suddenly in his tent at Jaén when preparing for a raid into the Emirate of Granada on 7 September 1312.

Ancestry

References

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "^{article name needed}". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

Monarchs of Castile
House of Jiménez	Ferdinand I "the Magno" Sancho II "the Strong" Alfonso VI "the Brave" Urraca "the Reckless"
House of Burgundy	Alfonso VII "the Emperor" Sancho III "the Desired" Alfonso VIII "the Noble" Henry I Berengaria Ferdinand III "the Saint" Alfonso X "the Wise" Sancho IV "the Brave" Ferdinand IV "the Summoned" Alfonso XI "the Avenger" Peter "the Cruel"
House of Trastámara	Henry II "the Fracticidal" John I Henry III "the Mourner" John II Henry IV "the Impotent" Isabella I & Ferdinand V "the Catholic Monarchs" Joanna "the Mad" & Philip I "the Handsome"
House of Habsburg	Philip I "the Handsome" & Joanna "the Mad" Charles I "the Emperor" Philip II "the Prudent" Philip III "the Devotional" Philip IV "the Stunned" Charles II "the Bewitched"

Monarchs of León
Astur-Leonese house	Alfonso III García I Ordoño II Fruela II Alfonso IV Ramiro II Ordoño III Sancho I Ordoño IV Sancho I Ramiro III Bermudo II Alfonso V Bermudo III
House of Jiménez	Ferdinand I Sancho II Alfonso VI Urraca
House of Burgundy	Alfonso VII Ferdinand II Alfonso IX Ferdinand III Alfonso X Sancho IV Ferdinand IV Alfonso XI Peter
House of Trastámara	Henry II John I Henry III John II Henry IV Isabella I & Ferdinand V Joanna & Philip I
House of Habsburg	Charles I