| ferdinand | (n) the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516), Syn. King Ferdinand, Ferdinand the Catholic, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V |
| ferdinand and isabella | (n) joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I |
| ferdinand i | (n) Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia (1503-1564) |
| ferdinand i | (n) king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065), Syn. Ferdinand the Great |
| ferdinand ii | (n) Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637) |
| ferdinand iii | (n) Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (1608-1657) |