Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa

Noble person

1217 – 1246

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Who was Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa?

Infante Fernando of Portugal, or Ferdinand in English, was a Portuguese infante, son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife Urraca of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile.

Fernando was born in the summer of 1217 and was made Lord of Serpa and Lamego in 1223. It is known that he travelled to Rome around 1239 to beg for a pardon from Pope Gregory IX. He died January 19, 1246.

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Born
1217
Kingdom of Portugal
Parents
Religion
  • Roman Catholic Church
Died
Jan 19, 1246

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on July 23, 2013

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