King Ferdinand VI (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Ferdinand VI of Spain or (King Ferdinand) is a minor antagonist of the 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean film Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides. He is the king of Spain and the master of The Spaniard.

He was portrayed by Sebastian Armesto.

Role
Ferdinand first appeared in his palace, where an old sailor rushed in and claimed to have sailed with a deceased Conquistador named Ponce de León, who was searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth located in the Carribean Sea. At first, Ferdinand finds this to be quite ridiculous as he doesn't believe in the legend, but the old sailor presented him the logbook of Ponce's old ship (known as the Santiago), where an archaic symbol in one of its pages is shown as proof of the fountain's existence.

Realizing now that the legend of the Fountain does exist, Ferdinand decides to send in his trusted agent (The Spaniard) to lead a loyal crew to find the Fountain at all costs. Eventually, King George of Great Britain hears upon Ferdinand's intent to locate the Fountain, as well as Blackbeard's intent to use the Fountain to achieve immortal life, so he decided to arrange an expedition for the British Royal Navy to find the Fountain by appointing Hector Barbossa.

However, it is later revealed that Ferdinand has no intention in using the Fountain to achieve immortal life, but rather to destroy the Fountain, as Ferdinand (being a devout Catholic) believes that the Fountain could cause great damage to the Catholic Church if it were to be discovered. Eventually, in the end, the Spainard and his forces manage to locate the Fountain after overwhelming Blackbeard's crew and the British forces, and they finally manage to destroy it, thus Ferdinand's plan has finally succeeded. It is unknown what happened to him afterwards

Trivia

 * Ferdinand is one of the two historical monarchs (the other is King George) to appear in the Pirates of the Carribean film series.