What brothers' fate made Ferdinand the heir?
Exiled
Incapacitated
Lost at Sea
Joined Clergy
Answer
The answer lies in the successive incapacitation of Ferdinand's elder brothers, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, who had a mental disability and learning difficulties, and then Juan, Prince of Asturias, who died in infancy. These circumstances thrust Ferdinand into the position of heir to the throne of Spain.
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