FerdeLance

Craspedocephalus lanceolatus. Yellow and extremely venomous W. Indian viper. It is ab. 9 ft. long, springs a considerable distance without warning, and is greatly dreaded by man and beast. Ferdinand I., 1503-1564. German Emperor 1556; King of Hungary and Bohemia 1527; King of Rome 1531; brother and succe or of Charles V. The Pope refusing consent to his election, the electors dispensed with that consent thereafter. Ferdinand II., 1578–1637. Emperor of Germany 1619; nephew of Maximilian II. He devoted his life to suppre ion of Protestant ism, and first crushed the liberties of Bohemia. The conflict thus begun spread over Germany, became the Thirty Years' War, and caused general misery and desolation. Ferdinand III., 1608–1657. German Emperor 1637. Son and succe or of Ferdinand II.; King of Hungary 1625, and Bohemia 1627. The war ended 1648. The diet of Nuremberg, 1653-54, was the last presided over by an emperor in person. See WESTPHALIA, PEACE OF. Ferdinand I., “THE GREAT," d. 1065. King of Castile 1035, and Leon 1038. He attacked Portugal, Navarre, and the Moors, greatly increasing his dominions. Ferdinand III., 1199–1252. King of Castile 1217, and Leon 1220. He gained sundry victories over the Moors, and was canonized 1671. Ferdinand V., "THE CATHOLIC," 1452-1516. King of Castile 1474, in right of his wife Isabella, and of Aragon 1479. He established the Inquisition 1480, conquered Granada 1492, ex IMG:content-0048.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0049.jpg:[graphic][merged small] Ferdinand VI., 1712-1759. King of Spain 1746, succeeding his father Philip V. Ferdinand VII., 1784–1833. King of Spain 1808; deposed by Napoleon; restored 1814. He annuled the constitution 1816, and re-established the Pragmatic Sanction 1830. Ferdinand I., 1345-1383. King of Portugal 1367. He waged an unsucce ful war with Castile. Ferdinand, “THE JUST," 1379-1416. King of Aragon 1412. Ferdinand I., 1423-1494. King of Naples 1458.