Top 10 March 10 Birthdays
Somewhat Honorable Mention: March 10, 1452: King Ferdinand V of Castile. Also King Ferdinand III of Léon , King Ferdinand II of Aragon, King Ferdinand I of Navarre, King Ferdinand III of Naples, King Ferdinand II of Sardinia, and King Ferdinand II of Sicily. With his wife, Queen Isabella, he ruled over Spain, and extended its Empire to its greatest influence, including funding the expeditions of Christopher Columbus. But Columbus also became the first conquistador, which led to suffering beyond measure for the natives of the New World. And he also presided over the Spanish Inquisition, which led to suffering beyond measure for the Protestants and Jews of Spain. Honorable Mention: March 10, 1964: Edward Wessex. Or so he's billed as one of his country's finest documentary filmmakers. You might know him better as Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, the youngest child of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Somewhat Honorable Mention: March 10, 1939: Irina Press. ...