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Ferdinand I
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Fer·di·nand I
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1016(or 1018)–1065 the Great king of Castile (1035–65); of León (1037–65)
Ferdinand I
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1503–1564 Holy Roman emperor (1558–64)
Ferdinand I
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1861–1948 king of Bulgaria (1908–18)
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