The Great Favourite: The Duke of Lerma and the Court and Government of Philip III of Spain, 15981621
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The Great Favourite: The Duke of Lerma and the Court and Government of Philip III of Spain, 15981621
By (Author) Patrick Williams
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
31st January 2007
United Kingdom
Classifications
Adult Education
Non Fiction
Politics and government
946.051
Physical Properties
Hardback
336
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
This is the first biography of the last major unknown figure in European history. The Duke of Lerma was the first and greatest of the royal favourites of the European seventeenth century. He was the greatest art patron of his generation and the greatest lay builder in Spanish history. This study is profoundly well researched and fluently written. -- .
Author Bio
Patrick Williams is Professor of Spanish History at the University of Portsmouth
