Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman: Mariana of Austria and the Government of Spain by Silvia Z. Mitchell

Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman: Mariana of Austria and the Government of Spain

Silvia Z. Mitchell

312 pages • 2019

3 editions

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When Philip IV of Spain died in 1665, his heir, Carlos II, was three years old. In addition to this looming dynastic crisis, decades of enormous military commitments had left Spain a virtually bankrupt state with vulnerable frontiers and a deplete...

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