Bible Encyclopedias

Fathom, Count Ferdinand
a villain in the novel of smollett so named.

Ferdinand I.
emperor of germany (1556-64), born at alcalá, in spain, son of philip i., married anna, a bohemian princess, in 1521; was elected king of the romans, added bohemia and hungary to his domains (1503-1564).

Ferdinand I. (2)
King of the Two Sicilies, third son of Charles III. of Spain, succeeded his father on the Neapolitan throne, married Maria Caroline, daughter of Maria-Theresa;

Ferdinand II.
Emperor of Germany (1619-37), grandson of the preceding and son of Charles, younger brother of Maximilian II., born at Grätz; his detestation of

Ferdinand II. (2)
King of the Two Sicilies, grandson of the preceding and son of Francis I.; after the death of his first wife, a daughter of Victor Emmanuel I., he married

Ferdinand III.
Emperor of Germany (1637-57), son of the preceding, born at Grätz; more tolerant in his views, would gladly have brought the war to a close, but

Ferdinand III. (2)
Grand-duke of Tuscany and Archduke of Austria, born at Florence; succeeded to the government of Tuscany in 1790; introduced many wise measures of reform,

Ferdinand the Catholic
V. of Castile, II. of Aragon and Sicily, and III. of Naples, born at Sos, in Aragon, married Isabella of Castile in 1849, a step by which these ancient

Ferdinand VII. of Spain
Son of Charles IV. of Spain; too weak to steer his way through the intrigues of the court, he appealed to Napoleon in 1807 to support the king, his father,

Freiligrath, Ferdinand
A popular German poet, born at Detmold; was engaged in commerce in his early years, but the success of a small collection of poems in 1838 induced him

Hitzig, Ferdinand
a german orientalist and biblical scholar, born in baden; devoted himself to old testament studies; was professor of theology first at zurich and then at heidelberg; his principal works bore on old testament exegesis (1807-1875).

Keller, Ferdinand
swiss archæologist; his reputation rests on his investigations of lake-dwellings in switzerland in 1853-54 (1800-1881).

Lassalle, Ferdinand
Founder of Socialism in Germany, born at Breslau, of Jewish parents; attended the universities of Breslau and Berlin; became a disciple of Hegel; took

Lesseps, Ferdinand de
french diplomatist, born at versailles; conceived the scheme of connecting the red sea with the mediterranean in 1854, and saw it finished as the suez canal in 1869; projected a similar scheme for a canal at panama, but it ended in failure, disgrace, and ruin to the projectors as well as others (1805-1894).

Magellan, Ferdinand
Portuguese navigator; served his country first in the East Indies and Morocco, but dissatisfied with King Manuel's treatment of him, offered himself

Mariette Pasha, François Auguste Ferdinand
Egyptologist, born at Boulogne; became professor in the college there in 1841, entered the Egyptian department of the Louvre in 1849, and next year set

Maximilian, Ferdinand Joseph
Archduke of Austria, younger brother of Francis Joseph, born at Schönbrunn; became emperor of Mexico; issued an edict threatening death to any Mexican

Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand
swiss poet and novelist, native of zurich; has written "der heilige" and many other novels; b . 1825.