Kingship and Favoritism in the Spain of Philip III, 1598-1621

ISBN-13: 9780521561136 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 320 str.

Antonio Feros

Opis

The reign of Philip III of Spain (1598SH1621) has been viewed traditionally as the age when Spain's world power started to wane. This book reappraises this interpretation and demonstrates that this period represented a realignment of Spanish power in world affairs. It also analyzes the career of the Duke of Lerma, Philip III's chief minister, the first of a series of European royal favorites (such as the Duke of Buckingham, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Count-Duke of Olivares) who influenced politics, court culture and the arts during the seventeenth century.

Recenzje

'Feros has provided a challenging and provocative book that has undertaken the highly ambitious and difficult task of combining traditional political history with the history of ideas … What Feros says is nothing if not thought-provoking and will repay careful and critical consideration from all specialists in early modern history.' Brill

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. The Rising Stars: Introduction; 1. The education of a king; 2. The making of a favourite; 3. Continuity or reform?; Part II. The King's Valido: Introduction; 4. The power of the king; 5. In his image and likeness; 6. The king's chief minister; Part III. Monarchy in Action: Introduction; 7. 'We need miracles'; 8. A corrupt regime?; 9. The regime's answer: peace and Catholicism; Part IV: Reversal of Fortune: Introduction; 10. Ideological confrontation and factional division; 11. Fall from power; 12. In search of culprits; Epilogue: the end of the privado; Bibliography; Index.