Ferdinand I of Aragon

Ferdinand I (Spanish: Fernando I; 27 November 1380 2 April 1416 in Igualada, Òdena) named Ferdinand of Antequera and also the Just (or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and (nominal) Corsica and king of Sicily, duke (nominal) of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya (1412–1416). He was also regent of Castile (1406–1416). He was the first Castillian ruler of the Crown of Aragó and his dinasty came to unify the iberian peninsula under Castillian rule.

Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I being crowned by the infant Jesus in San Benito el Real Valladolid, by Juan Rodríguez de Toledo (c.141015)
King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica
Count of Barcelona, Roussillon, and Cerdanya
Duke of Athens and Neopatria
Reign3 September 1412 – 2 April 1416
CoronationFebruary 1414 (Zaragoza)
PredecessorMartin
SuccessorAlfonso V
Born27 November 1380
Medina del Campo
Died2 April 1416(1416-04-02) (aged 35)
Igualada
Burial
Poblet Monastery
Consort
(m. 1394)
Issue
among others...
HouseTrastámara
FatherJohn I of Castile
MotherEleanor of Aragon
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