The Empress, the Queen, and the Nun
Subtitle: Women and Power at the Court of Philip III of Spain (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: June 14, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780801872433
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Rank & titles; Women's studies; History: American; History; History - General History; Spain; Europe - Spain & Portugal; History / Europe / General
First sentence: THIS COMMENTARY, written by Hans Khevenhuller, imperial ambassador to the Spanish court, epitomizes the rivalry that existed between the Duke of Lerma and the three.