Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in a stone farm house in Portugal. His father's name was Dom Ruy Magellan, and his mother's name was Donha Alda De Mesquite. His father was a Portuguese nobleman and owned a large amount of land. He was also a sheriff, an honorary position awarded for distinguished service to the crown.Ferdinand's brother was named Diago De Sousa, a name he took from his wealthy grandmother, his sister was named Isabel Magellan. His family seemed to care about each other and respected
Ferdinand Magellan was bornabout 1480 in Sabrosa of a noble Portuguese family. His parents, who were members of nobility, died when he was about10 years old. At the age of 12, Magellan became a page to Queen Leanor at the royal court. Such a position commonly served as a means of education for sons of the Portuguese nobility. At the court, Magellan learned about the voyages of such explorers as Christopher Columbus of Italy and Vasco da Gama of Portugal. He also learned the fundamentalsof navigation
Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 in Sabrosa, Portugal. His father was Dom Ruy Magellan, a nobleman and sheriff. He was married to Donha Alda De Mesquite. He was born Fernão de Magalhães, but changed it later. Ferdinand Magellan had 2 siblings: a sister named Isabel and a brother named Diago De Souse. This aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing errands and chores. He also went to school at a monastery. When he was only 10 years old, Magellan’s
shows that in order to find and do new things you must be willing to let go off things that can hold you back. Ferdinand Magellan, a famous explorer, had lots of things in his life that could have been viable excuses for him to not accomplish things. Although he faced many obstacles, he was able to overcome these things and become one of the greatest explorers of the Renaissance. Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 and lived until 1521. He was born in Sabrosa, Portugal to a family that had minor Portuguese
believed that the earth was flat or quadrilateral. For the majority of people, it would have taken a physical form of evidence to convert their beliefs. Therefore, this evidence was proved by the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan. In Northern Portugal, during 1480, Ferdinand Magellan was born into a noble Portuguese family. However, both of his parents had unfortunately met their death during Magellan’s young age. Therefore, young Magellan had found himself in the service of royalty at an
Figures of the Renaissance Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was a leader of the Renaissance and a benefactor to modern science. The results of his voyage around the globe were such that the average person living during the Renaissance re-thought their paradigms of the world surrounding them, even know most scholars and other educated types knew that in fact, the world was round in shape. Ferdinand, however, proved it. Thus he lays claim to having circumnavigated the first voyage around the
Ferdinand Porsche was born in Maffersdorf, Austria (now in the Czech Republic) on September 3, 1875. At age 18 he found a job in Vienna. While working in Vienna he audited a few courses at the technical university for the only engineering training he ever received. A few years later he took his first job in the automotive industry with Jacob Lohner. There he was involved in the design of an electric car, the Lohner-Porsche. That first car by Porsche set land speed records in Austria, speeding up
Ferdinand Marcos was famous for ruling Philippine island with an iron fist for nearly two decades. He was also known for implementing a brutal martial law which gives the military to exercise their extraordinary power to maintain order, with his superior position in the senate, martial law was his excuse in uncontrolled growing level of the communist party called New People’s Army or NPA. He was the first president in the Philippine presidential history to be reelected twice in his term. Ferdinand
Article #1 Ferdinand Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in Sarrat, Philippines. Ferdinand was a great student and studied law at the University of the Philippines. The Philippines is a country with almost 97 million people and is located on the south eastern border of Asia. Before Marco’s presidency, he was involved in other aspects of government. During World War II he served as an officer for the Philippines and was captured by the Japanese but later escaped. When the war was over he was an
Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin Probably hardly a shape of aviation history is part of as many legends as Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin. He was born on July 8, 1838 in Konstanz at the Bodensee. He was educated at the Ludwigsburg Military Academy and the University of Tübingen. He entered the Prussian army in 1858 and went to the United States in 1863 to work as a military observer for the Union army and observed the Civil War. Zeppelin served in the Franco-German War of 1870-1871; he retired in
Ferdinand Magellan: Discovery and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe Ferdinand Magellan is a very important and valued man in history because of his discoveries, his famous voyage to sail completely around the world in one continuous trip, and because he was one of the most skilled sailors of his time. First, Ferdinand Magellan lead the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe, and discover many things, and map new things which greatly advanced Europe. In addition, he contributed many things
born in what is today known as Portugal. His family was proud of him and his accomplishments that he gave the world. Ferdinand Magellan relieved many people by searching for a strait. Ferdinand began his life in early years. He was born in the year 1480 in what is today Portugal. His career started, “when he was just ten years old, Magellan became a page for the queen” (“Ferdinand”). His family had ties with the royal family which helped Magellan. He also got a very well education due to this opportunity
Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements of A Pioneer German engineer Ferdinand Porsche is certainly one of the most important figures - if not the most imporant and influent-in the history of automobile making. This outstanding Teuton was born on September 3rd, 1875 in Mafferdorf, Germany. One of the most remarkable accomplishments of his carrer was that his work was not limited to one factory, but instead he worked in many of the most renowned car-making factories of the time. His life as an
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (Ferdinand Marcos) was born on 11th of September 1917 in Sarrat, Philippines and died on the 28th of September 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a Philippine lawyer and politician, and the Philippine President from 1966 to 1986. He was known for establishing a corrupt, undemocratic authoritarian regime. Marcos went to school in Manila and attended law school at the University of the Philippines in the late 1930s. His father, Mariano Marcos, was a Filipino politician. On
Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe. From Spain he sailed around South America, discovering what is known today as the Strait of Magellan, and across the Pacific Ocean. Although he was killed in the Philippines, one of his ships, the Victoria, continued westward and back to Spain, where they left off originally. As a result, his group of explorers accomplished the first circumnavigation of the globe. Like with any other journey, his was filled
To be a leader, one must possess different attributes in order to lead or control a group of people. Ferdinand Magellan is known for being the first captain of a fleet to circumnavigate the globe, but he never survived to witness his great achievement. His main goal was to find a way to reach the Spice Islands in Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean. On his way around the world, Magellan was killed by villagers in the Philippines, and many of the men in his crew held back from coming
Ferdinand the Second was one of the most successful monarchs in establishing an absolutist rule in both political and religious areas. During his lifetime he held many titles and was a member of the House of Hapsburg. He was a strict Roman Catholic and did not have any tolerance for Protestants. Shortly after he was named ruler of Bohemia he rapidly pursued catholic reform with much success. He resolved many conflicts in Bohemia and throughout the Holy Roman Empire. Many historians believe Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was born in 1863 and died in 1914. He was born in Graz, Austria. He was originally the third in line to the throne, but he became the heir to the throne. He became the heir to the throne after the deaths of the Emperor's son, Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889, and Franz Ferdinand’s own father Archduke Charles Louis in 1896. He got married to Sophie Chotek von Chotkova in 1900. Sophie and Franz Ferdinand had three children. Franz Josef, the emperor, was against their marriage because he
Ferdinand Magellan: Discovery and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe Ferdinand Magellan is a very important and valued man in history because of his discoveries, his famous voyage to sail completely around the world in one continuous trip, and because he was one of the most skilled sailors of his time. First, Ferdinand Magellan lead the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe, discovered many things, and mapped many new things which greatly advanced Europe’s knowledge of the earth and the
The Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand : Trigger for War Bosnia and Herzegovina were provinces just south of Austria, which had, until 1878, been governed by the Turks. The Treaty of Berlin, in 1878, settled the disposition of lands lost by the Turks following their disastrous war with Russia. Austria was granted the power to administer the two provinces indefinitely. Many Bosnian-Serbs felt a strong nationalistic desire to have their province joined with that of their Serb brothers