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Ferdinand
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A.S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nanpjan, " to dare"), a name borne at various times by many European sovereigns and princes, the more important of whom are noticed below in the following order: emperors, kings of Naples, Portugal, Spain (Castile, Leon and Aragon) and the two Sicilies; then the grand duke of Tuscany, the prince of Bulgaria, the duke of Brunswick and the elector of Cologne.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ferdinand'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​f/ferdinand.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ferdinand'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​f/ferdinand.html. 1910.