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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 261 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the
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host," from O. H. G. Heri, "
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army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]
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jan, " to dare ") , a name
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borne at various times by many
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European sovereigns and princes, the more important of whom are noticed below in the following
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order: emperors,
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kings of
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Naples,
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Portugal,
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Spain (
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Castile,
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Leon and
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Aragon) and the two Sicilies; then the
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grand
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duke of
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Tuscany, the
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prince of
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Bulgaria, the duke of
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Brunswick and the elector of
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Cologne .

End of Article: FERDINAND (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. nan]jan, " to dare ")
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