Queen Mariana of Austria's Journey to Spain: political divergences and protocol tensions within the house of Habsburg (1648-1649)

Authors

  • Luis Tercero Casado Universität Wien

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/hispania.2011.v71.i239.352

Keywords:

Seventeenth Century, Peace of Westphalia, Habsburgs, Philip IV, Ferdinand III, Mariana of Austria, Spain, Holy Roman Empire, Vienna, Protocol

Abstract


Spain’s isolation at the end of the Thirty Year’s War due to the Empire’s separate signature with France and Sweden in the Peace of Westphalia unleashed brief but intense political turmoil between the two Habsburg branches. Although Philip IV and Mariana of Austria’s marriage was ensured, the new Queen’s journey to Spain brought attention to the failure of another engagement between her brother and Emperor’s son, the King of Hungary Ferdinand, and the Infanta Maria Theresa. Given such context, the trip undoubtedly emphasized the tensions between both European powers.

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

Tercero Casado, L. (2011). Queen Mariana of Austria’s Journey to Spain: political divergences and protocol tensions within the house of Habsburg (1648-1649). Hispania, 71(239), 639–664. https://doi.org/10.3989/hispania.2011.v71.i239.352

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Studies