Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-27
STARTLING HISTORICAL REVELATION
True Story OF the Mother OF Charles Y
---HeF Insanity q Political Fiction.

Recent Investigations among the manuscripts IN
| the Spanish archives Of Simancas have developed
startling facts which will render necessary change
Of opinion on the part of those who, having read
| Robertson's Charles V, and Prescotts Ferdinand
and Isabella think they are well acquainted with
! Spanish history. Ferdinand, King Of Aragon, by
his marriage with Isabella, Queen Of CASTLE, put an
end TO the long civil wars between small rival king
dpms, which for a long time had desoated the pen
insula. The offspring Of their marriage short
! lived son, named Juan, and two daughters, the
younger of whom, Katharine, became the wife of
! Henry VIII, Of England, and the elder, Juana,
heress apparent, was married 10 Philip Of Burgun-
/ dy, son of the German Emperor, Macmillan, and
! the mother Of Charles V. As has been generally
/ believed, Juana became crazy, and after her hus-
! bands death persisted in carrying the loathsore
corpse wherever she went SO all the histories sf-
firm, but there appears TO be abundant evidence
| that they were fesrfully mistsken.
Mr. Bergenroth, learned German, has been en-
/ ployed for years past in gathering from the
archives Of Simancas materials for an English his
/ tory which Lord Romilly has in preparation. In
the Of his Investigations, Mr. Bergenroth has
/ found hundreds of letters from Juana, her mother,
her son, and from priests and jaors, which he has
printed in full, and which reveal the following as
! founding facts. The crafty Ferdinand, or Fernan-
do as his name is in Spanish, fOreseeing his wifes
death and realizing that If Jusna succeeded her as
Queen Of CASTLE while he stll reigned over Ara
/ gon, Spain would run the risk Of being again di-
]
Of peace, namely, by sacrificing his daughter. To
insure his object, he first charged her with heresy,
and neat with insanity. From girlhood, says the
London AtbeHelDi, from which We eondense these
4 facts, Juana had been pious but her piety not
Of the fashion most liked in Spain She was neither
! gloomy nor slavish in mind she had no love for
her mothers nquisitors nay she refused 10 confess
her griish thoughts 20 who came into her pres
eace rocking from Acts Of Faith. For these onenses
she had suffered much Her mother had given her
over TO the friars who not only put her under Sc
we're restraint but had actually stretched her by the
cord. The fact is now proved, though II seems in
credible. The Marquis Of Denia states IT, not as a
charge against Isabella, but an ordinary thing
entirely to her credit az Christian Queen.
After Juanas marriage with Philip Archduke Of
Austria, she was accused by her family Of leaning
towards the new learning. They advised her TO
take Spanish monk into her confidence. She knew
thai such Father would be a spy, and she declined
their gilt They said and truly, that she was grow
ing b be rather French In her religious sentiments
and II was repeated TO her disparagement that she
preferred doctor from Paris rather than a frisr
from Valladolid about her court Juana met these
charges with a patient smile She had nothing 10
say In answer She neither defended her conduct
/ nor changed her ooniessor. Philip was not much
Of a bigot; he seems 10 have respected and even 20
have loved bis wife bat he was poor In nurse fond
of show, devoted TO pleasure and longing TO thrust
his hands into the teemng Golfers Of CASTLE In
PHILIPPE poverty and splondor, Fernando found al
lies against his wife
When Isabella died, Fernando seized the reins in
CASTLE asserting that his daughter, the new Queen,
was incapable Of governing her state and that the
late Queen had willcd him 10 continue the govern
ment before. Fernando spread report that la
ana not only insane bat that she was kept q
close prisoner BY her husband in the Low Countries.
/ Philip protested against these calumnies both Of
/ which BIO charged upon Fernando Ia person, not
without cause aud 10 Justify himself by facts 60,
out for CASTLE in company with bis lovely ans splr-
tied wife. At fret Fernando Threatened 20 resist
biz entry into Spain aud when Philip refused d
stand back be proposed 20 rush Al him like Cas-
lillian bravo with oapa Y spa2a--vith cloak and
sword. On seeing With bow much enthusiasm hi.
daughter was received by her her people now ides
struck him JuAna was popular Philip was moi
popular, la such "a fncl be saw his chance. PhiliT
was not only stranger, wishing % put bic hAndl
into Spanish Golfers but was suspected by many
people on account Of those rumorf false IN the mAin
Of his having ili.usoi ther Queen.
Now Fernando sought an ally in philip agains
Juana. such combination was not hard % briug
| about, for Philip man of coarse tastes greedy o
gain ambitious ia bad soBto, cared very little fol
he Young wife the mother OF hs heir Don Carlos
aud very much for boyy ol fat Fiomish boautios
who pestcrod bis court and cost him great man,
doubioons II Philip could be sappiod with none.
for his pleasure backed by promise OF power an
show. no would not be The man 30 hAggie ahou
terms. especially with his wiies own father, Know
Ing this we'll Fernando sent word 10 Philip that
party headed by the famous Don bernaldino De We
iasco Constable Of CASTLE, was arming 70 oapol then
both, and 10 sol up their Queen Juana, as the SOD
ruler OF her kingdom Cardinal Amnosi the beaEe
of this message was TO propose al interview %
tween tho two princes, II which they might conade
the means 81 a common defense against Nolascoi !
other words, they were 70 oontrIye how they eoal