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Fenian Cycle The Fenian Cycle or Fiannaidheacht (modern Irish. Fiannaíocht) also known as the Fionn Cycle, Finn Cycle, Fianna Cycle, Finnian Tales, Fian Tales, Féinne Cycle, Feinné Cycle and Ossianic Cycle , is a body of prose and verse centering on the exploits of the mythical hero Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warriors the Fianna Éireann.
Fenian raids The Fenian raids were attacks by members of the Fenian Brotherhood based in the United States, on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada in order to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland, between 1866 and 1871. Most of the raids were successfully repelled by British forces and local militias.
Fenian Ram Fenian Ram is a submarine designed by John Philip Holland for use by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (the Fenians) against the British. The Ram's construction and launching in 1881 by the Delamater Iron Company in New York was funded by the Fenians' Skirmishing Fund.
Fenimore Art Museum The Fenimore Art Museum is a museum located in Cooperstown, New York, USA, operating under the auspices of the New York State Historical Association. It presents changing and permanent exhibitions of American Folk Art, North American Indian Art, Hudson River School and 19th-century genre paintings, and American photography.
Fenit Fenit (Irish: An Fhianait, meaning "The Wild Place") is a village with a mixed function sea port, close to Tralee Town in County Kerry, in the South West of Ireland. Fishing, freight import and export, and a 130 berth marina account for the main areas of business.
Feniton railway station Feniton Railway Station (originally Ottery Road, then Sidmouth Junction) is a railway station in East Devon. It serves the village of Feniton but its original purpose was as the interchange with the branches to Sidmouth and Exmouth via Budleigh Salterton.
Fenius Farsa Fenius Farsa (also Phoeniusa, Phenius, FĂ©nius; Farsaid, Farsaidh, many variant spellings) was a legendary king of Scythia who shows up in many legends of Irish folklore. According to some traditions, he was the creator of the Ogham alphabet and the Gaelic language.
Fenix (StarCraft) Fenix is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. A Protoss Zealot, and a Praetor of the Aiur Defense Forces, Fenix personally led his fellow warriors into battle against those who called themselves the enemies of the Protoss Empire.
Fenix Project Fenix is the codename for a GNU project to create a free compiler for a scripting language derived from the one created by Hammer Technologies for the Game Development Suite "DIV Games Studio". However, several features have been added which make it not compatible with most games programmed with DIV.
Fenland Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey, and Wisbech (often called the "capital of the fens").
Fennec The Fennec is a small fox found in the Sahara Desert of North Africa (excluding the coast) which has distinctive oversized ears. Although some authorities classify this as the only species of the genus Fennecus, it is shown here in the genus Vulpes.
Fennek The Fennek, named after the Fennec (a small species of desert fox), is a four wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems. It was developed for both the German military and Royal Netherlands Army to replace their current vehicles.
Fennel Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a species in the genus Foeniculum (treated as the sole species by many botanists), and is native to southern Europe (especially the Mediterranean) and southwestern Asia. It is a member of the family Apiaceae, formerly the Umbelliferae.
Fennicize Fennicization is the changing of one's personal names from other languages (usually Swedish) into Finnish. During the era of National Romanticism in Finland, many people, especially Fennomans, fennicized their previously Swedish names.
Fennis Dembo Fennis Marx Dembo (born January 24 1966 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former professional basketball player for the 1989 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons of the NBA. Playing at the power forward position, he only played in the NBA for one season, averaging 1.
Fenno's Paradox Fenno's Paradox is the belief that people generally disapprove of Congress as a whole, but support the Congressman from their own Congressional district. It is named for Richard Fenno who discussed this in his 1979 book Home Style: House Members in Their Districts.
Fenno-Skan Fenno-Skan is the designation of the high voltage direct current transmission between Dannebo in Sweden and Rauma in Finland, inaugurated in 1989. The 233 kilometer long Fenno Skan crosses in form of a 200 kilometers long submarine cable on the Finnish sea bottom.
Fennoman The Fennomans were the most important political movement in the 19th century Grand Duchy of Finland. After the Crimean War, they founded the Finnish Party and intensified the language strife attempting to raise the Finnish language and Finnic culture from peasant-status to the position of a national language and a national culture.
Fennoscandia Fennoscandia and Fenno-Scandinavia are geographic and geological terms used to describe the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia, Finland and Denmark. Geologically, the term also alludes to the underlying Fennoscandian Shield of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark, which is the exposed portion of the Baltic Shield that makes up the bulk of Europe.
Fenny Fenny is an Indian liquor made from either coconut or the juice of the cashew apple. Fenny (also feni) originated in Goa, and the Goan fenny is generally considered superior, with the best brand being "Big Boss" (available both in coconut and (slightly more expensive) cashew versions).
Fenny Drayton Fenny Drayton (formerly Drayton-on-the-Clay) is a village in Leicestershire in the district of Hinckley and Bosworth. It is on the A444 road north of Nuneaton close to its crossroads with the A5 (the Roman road called Watling Street).
Fenny Stratford Fenny Stratford is a town that is now part of Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England and in the Civil Parish of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford. It was included in the designated Milton Keynes "new city" area in 1967.
Fenodyree Sometimes used as a proper name and sometimes as the name of a class of beings, the fenodyree is like a brownie, hob, or sprite in English folklore, particular around the Isle of Man. Other spellings include Phynodderee, Phynnodderee, Fynnoderee or Fenoderee or even Yn Foldyr Gastey, which means "the Nimble Mower.
Fenolheda Fenholeda, also Fenolhedés (French: Fenouillèdes, Occitan: Fenolhedés/Fenolheda, Catalan: Fenolleda), is an Occitan comarca in the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Sant Pau de Fenolhet.
Fenqing Fenqing (Traditional: 憤青; Simplified: 愤青; Pinyin: Fènqīng), or "FQ" (abbreviation), which is itself an abbreviation for Fennu Qingnian (Traditional: 憤怒青年; Simplified: 愤怒青年; Pinyin: Fènnù Qīngnián), means literally "angry young men" or "angry youth". It mainly refers to youth who display a high level of Chinese nationalism.
Fenris (comics) Fenris are two fictional characters from the Marvel Comics universe, namely German mutant twins Andrea and Andreas von Strucker, children of supervillain Baron Wolfgang von Strucker of HYDRA. Andrea is female, Andreas is male.
Fenrisulfr In Norse mythology, Fenrir or Fenrisulfr is a wolf, the son of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. Fenrir is bound by the gods, but is ultimately destined to grow too large for his bonds and devours Odin during the course of Ragnarök.
Fenriz Fenriz (born 1971-11-28), born Leif Nagell, later changed to Gylve Fenris Nagell, is best known as the drummer and lyricist for the two-piece Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. However, he is a prolific musician who has been involved in a wide array of bands, solo efforts, and side projects spanning a variety of musical genres.
Fenriz Presents ...The Best of Old School Black Metal The title for Burzum's track was taken from original DSP release with a mistake (made by Euronymous) - "Ea, Lord Of The Deeps", instead of (correct) "Ea, Lord Of The Depths". However Fenriz didn't know that...
Fenske equation The Fenske equation in fractional distillation is an equation for calculating the minimum number of theoretical plates required for separation of a binary feed stream by a fractionation column operated at total reflux (i.e.
Fenster School The Fenster School is a boarding school for troubled teens located in Tucson, Arizona. Fenster's structure and college-prep curriculum offers students an opportunity to take courses for high school as well as towards college credit.
Fentale Fentale is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Shewa Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Fentale is bordered on the south by the Arsi Zone, on the southwest by Boset, on the northwest by the Amhara Region, and on the east by the Afar Region.
Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton The hamlets of Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton make up a rural community in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh and close to the settlements of North Berwick, Drem, Dirleton and Gullane.
Fenton Communications Fenton Communications is a public relations firm that was founded by David Fenton in 1982. They describe themselves as the "largest public interest communications firm in the country", and maintain offices in Washington, D.
Fenton High School (Michigan) Fenton High School is a high school located in Fenton, Michigan. It shares a complex along with Schmidt Middle School, the Fenton Area Public Schools main offices, and athletic fields, many devoted to Little League Baseball.
Fenton House Fenton House is a 17th century merchant's house in Hampstead in North London which belongs to the National Trust. It is a detached house with a walled garden, which is large by London standards, and features roses, an orchard and a working kitchen garden.
Fenton John Aylmer Sir Fenton John Aylmer, 13th Baronet VC KCB (5 April 1862, Hastings Sussex–3 September 1935) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross. He was in command of first failed efforts to break the siege of Kut in 1916.
Fenton's reagent Fenton's reagent is a solution of hydrogen peroxide and an iron catalyst that is used to oxidize contaminants or waste waters. Fenton's reagent can be used to destroy organic compounds such as trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
Fenway Civic Association The [Fenway Civic Association] is a board-driven, all-volunteer, member-supported organization whose goal is to promote and sustain a vital, livable neighborhood. Its volunteers write periodic newsletters, organize a variety of special events for members, and are fully informed participants in all public processes.
Fenway Sports Group In March of 2004 the New England Sports Ventures ownership established Fenway Sports Group ("FSG") and appointed Mike Dee as the President. Shortly thereafter FSG entered into an exclusive sponsorship sales agreement with Boston College - the first of many relationships established by FSG.
Fenway-Kenmore Fenway-Kenmore is an area of Boston, Massachusetts. While it can be considered one neighborhood for administrative purposes, in reality it is composed of numerous neighborhoods with two very different feels, and is rarely referred to as a single entity in casual conversation ("The Fenway," and "Kenmore Square" or simply "Kenmore" are far more commonly spoken).
Fenwick & West Fenwick & West LLP is a law firm providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients of national and international prominence. It has more than 250 attorneys in offices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, California.
Fenwick Weavers' Society The Fenwick Weavers' Society was a professional association created in the town of Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland in the 1760s (some sources say 1761, others 1769). The original purpose of the society was to foster high standards in the weaving craft, but activities later expanded to include collective purchasing of bulk food items and books.
Fenwick, South Yorkshire Fenwick is a small village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with North Yorkshire. It is located at approximately 53° 38' 10" North, 1° 6' West, at an elevation of around 6 metres above sea level.
Fenwick, West Virginia Fenwick is an unincorporated community located in eastern Nicholas County, West Virginia, adjacent to and immediately west of Richwood. The town is situated at the bottomland surrounding the mouth of the Big Laurel Creek at its confluence with the Cherry River and has an elevation of 649m (2129ft).
Feodor Chaliapin Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin (Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шаля́пин) [a more accurate English transliteration is Fyódor Shalyápin] (born , Kazan – died April 12, 1938, Paris) was the most famous Russian opera singer, bass of the first half of the 20th century. Because of his powerful and flexible voice, together with his mesmerizing stage presence and his superb acting ability, he is considered one of the greatest performers in the history of opera, and he is credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in opera.
Feodor I of Russia Feodor I Ivanovich (Russian: Фёдор I Иоаннович) (May 31, 1557 - January 6/7, 1598) (sometimes spelt Fyodor) was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia (1584 - 1598), son of Ivan the Terrible and Anastasia Romanovna. He is known as Feodor the Bellringer in consequence of his inclination to travel the land and ring the bells at churches.
Feodor III of Russia Feodor (Theodore) III of Russia (In Russian: Фёдор III Алексеевич) (June 9, 1661 - May 7, 1682) was the Tsar of all Russia, during whose short reign (1676-82) the Polish cultural influence in the Kremlin was paramount.
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky (December 24, 1891 – October 12, 1970), also known as Rojan, was a Russian emigré illustrator. He is best known for his illustrations for children's books, and conversely, for his erotic illustrations.
Feodosiya municipality Theodosia city municipality (, , ), officially "the territory governed by the Theodosia city council", is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. It is a resort region, located in southeastern Crimea—one of the most popular recreational territories of the former Soviet Union.
Feoffee Feoffee, or more correctly within this context feoffee to uses, is a historical term relating to the law of trusts and equity, referring to the owner of a legal title of a property when he is not the equitable owner. Feoffees essentially had their titles stripped by the Statute of Uses 1535, whereby the legal title to the property being held by the feoffee was transferred to their 'cestui que use'.
Fer Fer is a red wine grape that is grown primarily in southwestern France and is most notable for its role in Madiran, Gaillac, and Aveyron wines. In BĂ©arn, the grape is commonly used in local wines under the name Pinenc.
Fer language The Fer language, also called Kara, is spoken by some five thousand people in the northern Central African Republic near the Sudan and Chad borders, in the region known as Dar Runga. While the Ethnologue lists it as unclassified, Pascal Boyeldieu describes it as belonging to the Bongo-Bagirmi languages, a subgroup of the Central Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan.
Fer-de-Lance (book) Fer-de-Lance is the first Nero Wolfe detective novel written by Rex Stout, first published by Viking Press in 1934. The title is the common name of Bothrops lanceolatus, a venomous pit viper native to Martinique which plays a role in the novel's climax.
Ferae naturae Ferae naturae, Latin for "nature [wild] animals," is a legal term that means any animals that are not designated domesticated animals by law. In property law, ferae naturae residing on real property are not usually considered part of the property unless the animals have been tamed or captured.
Feral (comics) Feral is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, most recognizably associated as a member of the New Mutants and X-Force. In many ways, she was X-Force's counterpart to X-Factor's Wolfsbane, or the X-Men's Wolverine.
Feral (Mutant X) In the television show Mutant X Genomex created four classes of new mutants: feral, elemental, molecular and psionic. Feral New Mutants have had their DNA spliced with animal DNA resulting in either physical or mental characteristics of the animal.
Feral (subculture) Ferals form a sub-culture whose members resemble animals in some superficial way (although obviously they are still human). They often have untethered hair (impromptu dreadlocks), are unwashed, and wear an assortment of torn, aged, although sometimes colourful, clothes.
Feral cat colony A feral cat colony is a population (or "clowder") of feral domestic cats (not to be confused with wild cats). Members of a feral cat colony can include cats that have strayed after living with human caretakers as well as their offspring, which have had little human contact or none at all.
Feral House Feral House is a publisher of "high quality books on forbidden topics," owned and operated by Adam Parfrey. Parfrey has stated he started Feral House in order to disseminate "pure information" as a revolt against currently established entertainment and news media.
Feral children in mythology and fiction Feral children (that is, human children raised by non-human animals) in mythology and fiction are often depicted as having superior strength, intelligence and morals to "normal" humans, the implication being that because of their upbringing they represent humanity in a pure and uncorrupted state.
Feral Interactive Feral Interactive is a young publishing company that was set up towards the end of 1996 to publish games and other software that for various reasons did not 'fit' with the release programs of the large established publishers. It has established itself as a prominent publisher of Macintosh games and enjoys relationships with industry‐leading publishers such as Electronic Arts, Eidos Interactive, Lionhead Studios and UbiSoft, from whom Feral source games for porting to and publishing on the Macintosh platform.
Feral Scholar Feral Scholar is a blog created by the author and antiwar activist Stan Goff. Feral Scholar features articles and commentary about important political issues such as imperialism, the War in Iraq, and the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on US society.
Feraligatr are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Feraligatr in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.
Ferapontov Monastery The Ferapontov convent (Russian: Ферапонтов монастырь), in the Vologda region of Russia, is considered one of the purest examples of Russian medieval art, a reason given by UNESCO for its inscription on the World Heritage List.
FerĂł Nagy Ferenc Nagy (born January 14, 1946 in Letenye, Hungary) is a Hungarian rock singer and musician, nicknamed "FerĂł". Although not a professional on any instruments, he can play the guitar, the harmonica, the saxophone and the piano.
Ferd Hayward Ferd Hayward (1911 – ) athlete, born St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, was a short- and long-distance walker who in 1952 had competed with the Canadian National Team at the Olympics held at Helsinki, Finland.
Ferdiad In Irish mythology, Ferdiad (also Fer Diad, Ferdia) was the son of Daire (or son of Damáin son of Daire) and the champion of the men of Domnand (Fir Domnann) from Irrus Domnann in Connacht. Along with the Fir Bolg, the Fir Domnann were among the early inhabitants of Ireland before the coming of the Tuatha de Danaan or the Milesians.
Ferdie Schupp Ferdinand Maurice Schupp (January 16, 1891 - December 16, 1971) born in Louisville, Kentucky was a Pitcher for the New York Giants (1913-19), St. Louis Cardinals (1919-21), Brooklyn Robins (1921) and Chicago White Sox (1922).
Ferdinand Ferdinand is a Germanic given name composed of the words for prepared and journey. It is particularly common in nations that were settled by the Visigoths: Fernando, Hernando, Ferran and Hernán in Spanish, and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese.
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ferdinand Albert (German Ferdinand Albrecht; 29 May 1680 – 2 September 1735, Salzdahlum), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was an officer in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He was prince of Wolfenbüttel during 1735.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (born December 11, 1935, in Stuttgart), nicknamed "Butzi", son of Ferry Porsche, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, is a designer whose best known product is the sportscar - the very first Porsche 911.
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (born 19 September 1909 in Wiener Neustadt – 27 March 1998 in Zell am See), mainly known as Ferry Porsche, was an German-Austrian technical automobile designer and automaker-entrepreneur. He operated Porsche AG in Stuttgart, Germany.
Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert (Kortrijk, 21 July, 1809-Ghent, 3 July, 1872) was a Belgian writer. He studied medicine at the University of Utrecht (1827-1829) and became officer of health in the Dutch army (1830-1835).
Ferdinand Čatloš Ferdinand Čatloš (born Csatlós Ferdinánd) (1895-1972) was a Slovakian military officer and politician of Hungarian ancestry. Throughout his short career in the administration of the Slovak Republic he held the post of the Minister of Defence.
Ferdinand Berthier [Berthier]Ferdinand Berthier (born in Louhans, SaĂ´ne-et-Loire, France, September 28 1803, died in Paris July 12 1886) was a deaf educator, intellectual and political organiser in nineteenth-century France, and is one of the earliest champions of Deaf identity and culture.
Ferdinand Blumentritt Ferdinand Blumentritt (September 10, 1853 in Prague - September 20, 1913 in Litoměřice) was a sudeten-german teacher and a secondary school principal in Litoměřice (Leitmeritz), Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic).
Ferdinand Boccia Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia (March 18, 1900 - September 19, 1934/May 11, 1937) was an American mobster and gambling racketeer who was killed by Vito Genovese. After Lucky Luciano's imprisonment for pandering in 1936, Genovese saw an opening to become the boss.
Ferdinand Bracke Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939 in Hamme, Oost-Vlaanderen) is a former Belgian professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocana of Spain.
Ferdinand Buisson Ferdinand Édouard Buisson (December 20, 1841 – February 16, 1932) was a French academic, educational bureaucrat, Protestant pastor, pacifist and Socialist politician. He presided the Human Rights League (LDH) from 1914 to 1926.
Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller (August 16 1864 - August 9 1937) was a German-British pragmatist philosopher. Born in Nord-Schleswig, Denmark, Schiller studied at the University of Oxford, and later was a professor there, after being invited back after a brief time at Cornell.
Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile Don Ferdinand de la Cerda (1253-1275) was the Crown Prince (infante) of Castile, eldest son of King Alfonso X of Castile and Violante of Aragon. His nickname, de la Cerda, means "of the bristle" in Spanish, a reference to his being born with hair sprouting from his chest.
Ferdinand de Lesseps Ferdinand Marie Vicomte de Lesseps (November 191805–December 71894) was a French diplomat and maker of the Suez Canal. His attempt to repeat this success during the 1880's with an effort to build a lockless version of the Panama Canal failed.
Ferdinand de Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure (pronounced ) (November 26, 1857 – February 22, 1913) was a Geneva-born Swiss linguist whose ideas laid the foundation for many of the significant developments in linguistics in the 20th century. He is widely considered the 'father' of 20th-century linguistics.
Ferdinand Daučík Ferdinand Daučík (born Šahy, Slovakia, May 30 1910 - died Alcala de Henares, November 14, 1986) also known as Fernando Daucik is a former Slovak football player and manager. Daucik was the manager of several La Liga clubs, most notably CF Barcelona, Atlético Bilbao, Atlético Madrid and Real Zaragoza.
Ferdinand David (musician) Ferdinand David (born January 20 1810 in Hamburg; died July 19 1873 in Klosters) was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. (was a pupil of Louis Spohr] and [[Moritz Hauptmann from 1823 to 1824 and in 1826 became a violinist at Königstädtischen Theater in Berlin.
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis (December 31, 1846–November 18, 1919) was the Netherlands' first prominent socialist. He was a Lutheran preacher who, after he lost his faith, started a political fight for workers.
Ferdinand Eberstadt Ferdinand Eberstadt (June 19, 1890 - November 11, 1969) was an American lawyer, investment banker and an important policy advisor to the United States government who was instrumental in the creation of the National Security Council.
Ferdinand Fellner Ferdinand Fellner (April 19, 1847 - March 22, 1916) was an architect who along with Hermann Helmer (July,13 1849 - April 2, 1919) designed several theaters and palaces across Europe in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including:
Ferdinand Gottlieb Ferdinand Gottlieb (October 5, 1919 – - is a New York-based architect best known for his landmark Saul Victor House in the Riverdale section of New York City, and featured in the AIA Guide to New York City, by Norval White and Elliott Willensky (4th ed.) Mr.
Ferdinand Gregorovius Ferdinand Gregorovius (January 19, 1821 – May 1, 1891) was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome. He is best known for Wanderjahre in Italien, his account of the walks he took through Italy in the 1850s, and the monumental Die Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter (History of Rome in the Middle Ages), a classic for Medieval and early Renaissance history.
Ferdinand Hérold Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold better known as Ferdinand Hérold (Paris, January 281791–Thernes, January 191833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for the piano, orchestra, and the ballet. He is best known today for the overture to the opera Zampa and the ballet La Fille Mal Gardée.
Ferdinand Cheval Ferdinand Cheval (1836 - August 19, 1924) was a French postman who spent 33 years of his life building an "Ideal Castle" (French Palais idéal) which is regarded as an extraordinary example of naive art architecture.
Ferdinand I of Austria Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia (April 19, 1793 – June 29, 1875) succeeded his father (Franz II Holy Roman Emperor/Franz I of Austria) as emperor and king (as Ferdinand V) in 1835 and was forced to abdicate in 1848. He was also King of Lombardy-Venetia.
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (February 26, 1861 - September 10, 1948), born Prince Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the Prince Regnant and later King of Bulgaria as well as an author, botanist and philatelist.
Ferdinand I of León Ferdinand I, called the Great (in his time, El Magno) (1017–León, 1065), was the king of Castile from his father's death in 1035 and the king of León—through his wife—after defeating his father-in-law in 1037 until his death in 1065. He was crowned Emperor of All Hispania in 1056.
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I (Ferdinando Antonio Pasquale Giovanni Nepomuceno Serafino Gennaro Benedetto, January 12, 1751 – January 4, 1825) was King variously of Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles VII of Naples and Sicily by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony.
Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II the Catholic (, Catalan: Ferran d'Aragó "el Catòlic", Aragonese: Ferrando II d'Aragón "lo Catolico") (March 10, 1452 – January 23, 1516) was king of Aragon (1479-1516), Castile, Sicily (1468-1516), Naples (1504-1516), Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona.
Ferdinand II of Naples Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples (26 August, 1469 - September 7, 1496), sometimes known as Ferrantino, was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the grandson of Ferdinand I, and son of Alphonso II and heir of the Brienne claim to kingdom of Jerusalem.
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the House of Habsburg, reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1620-1637. He was also the Archduke of Styria (Inner Austria) from 1617-1619 and again from 1620-1637, as well as King of Hungary from 1618-1625.

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