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throne of my kingdom." The next day, 29 November, he made an endowment to the house that held
Ferdinand's remains, Las Huelgas, attributing the latter's death to divine clemency: "Whereas by the disposition of divine clemency I, Alfonso, by the grace of God king of Castile and Toledo, was not permitted to have our dearest son don Fernando (may his soul merit the enjoyment of eternal rest) as successor to our kingdom, so that he might acquire the celestial kingdom for himself. . ."
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Hospital del Rey y de la Reina on 28 November. In the charter he "devoutly commend to the King of Kings the spirit of my dearest firstborn son, don Fernando, whom by the disposition of divine grace I could not have as heir to the
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Ferdinand as heir to the throne and named his mother as his regent during his minority. The chroniclers are unanimous in praising Ferdinand's strength, beauty, piety and crusading zeal. According to the
96:, written towards the middle of the century, claims Queen Eleanor threw herself on Ferdinand's body, clasped his hands and, putting her mouth to his, "strove either to revive him or to die with him" (
90:, Alfonso VIII "received consolation from the multitude of gathering armies even though he was sick at heart from the death of son". The anonymous
240:), Spain and Aragon—Giraut is "reminding us ... how far the power and prestige of Castile and the networking sphere of Plantagenet power extend".
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135:). Drawing on Ferdinand's English descent on his mother's side, he praises the
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Practice of Medieval Castilian Queenship".
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Authority in the Reign of Berenguela of Castile
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of the poem). Never, he writes, "was such a prince seen or heard" (
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Jewers, Caroline. "Another Arthur among the
Troubadours".
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367:Chaytor, Henry John.
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343:Chaytor,
270:Alfonso X
238:Samsuenha
151:and Duke
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