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Author Malcolm, Alistair, author.

Title Royal favouritism and the governing elite of the Spanish monarchy, 1640-1665 / Alistair Malcolm
Edition First edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 305 pages) : illustrations
Series Oxford historical monographs
Oxford historical monographs.
Contents Machine generated contents note: I. Problem Of The Valido -- 1. Kingship, and the Perfect Courtier -- Desire For Personal Rule -- Courtier and Intercessor -- Conclusion: Some Advice for Don Baltasar Carlos -- 2. Royal Family and Its Entourage -- Access and Protocol -- Life Beyond the Alcazar -- Friends of the Valielo near the King and Queen -- Acting Gentlemen of the Chamber -- Conclusion: Court and Government -- 3. Personal Rule, 1643 -- 8 -- Apprenticeship -- Godly Rule -- Removal of Rivals -- Conclusion: Inheritance -- II. Ministerial Elite -- 4. Government and Society after Olivares -- Bending the Rules -- Relationships across Corporate Divides -- Tax and Finance in Castile -- Conclusion: An Integrated Monarchy -- 5. Ins and Outs: The Appointment and Employment of Ministers -- Rotation of Command -- Public Service and Private Wealth -- Conclusion: Exile and Homecoming -- 6. ̀Other People' and ̀Different Ministers': A Factionless Era? -- Clientage at One Remove -- Inner Circle -- Network of Families -- Conclusion: The Practicalities of Government -- III. War And Peace In Europe -- 7. Sustaining the Conflict, 1648 -- 57 -- Priorities in Foreign Policy -- Failure to Make Peace, 1648 -- 50 -- Divisions between Madrid and Brussels, 1650 -- 6 -- Austrian Solution? -- Conclusion: Vienna, 1657 -- 8. Crisis and Revival, 1657 -- 9 -- Frankfurt -- Road to Elvas -- Don Antonio Pimentel de Prado -- Birds Coming Home to Roost -- Disobedience Abroad
Summary A chronological and thematic analysis of the Spanish government during the mid-seventeenth century, focussing on Philip IV's bestowal of favour on his favourite, don Luis Mendez de Haro. Alistair Malcolm shows the insecurity of Haro's position as he sought to justify his regime by managing a prestigious and expensive foreign policy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-284) and index
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Subject Méndez de Haro, Luis, 1598-1661.
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665.
Méndez de Haro, Luis, 1598-1661
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
Politics and government
Favorit
Herrschaft
Monarchie
Politik
Spain -- Politics and government -- 1621-1665.
Spain -- History -- Philip IV, 1621-1665.
Spain
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191834158
0191834157