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The secret history of the court of Spain during the last century

Chapter 27: Transcriber's Notes
By Rachel Challice
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About This Book

A chronological survey assembled from Spanish sources traces the intrigues, personal scandals, political maneuvers, regencies, contested successions, and international interactions that shaped the royal court over the century. It examines the private lives and policies of successive monarchs and regents, matrimonial alliances and scandals, ministerial struggles and revolutions, and the court's influence on national politics. The narrative integrates documentary material, contemporary memoirs, and portraits, and situates palace events alongside broader political crises. Illustrations and archival references accompany episodic chapters that recount uprisings, reforms, dynastic negotiations, and the gradual transition toward a modern constitutional monarchy.

Transcriber's Notes

The following changes have been made to the text as printed.

1. Illustrations and footnotes have been located in appropriate paragraph breaks.

2. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

3. Accentuation in this book may differ from modern Spanish usage, but accents or absence thereof have been retained as printed, except where noted below.

4. Where a word is used repeatedly in the same way, hyphenation has been made consistent, preferring the form most often used in the printed work, or failing that the more usual form in general use at the time of publication.

5. So as to allow presentation within limited width, many names in the family tree on Page xiii have been abbreviated, and a key provided below the diagram. A link to the original page image is also provided.

6. Page 99: "the infant Don Carlos" has been changed to "the Infante Don Carlos".

7. The following changes have been made to Spanish names, in line with sources consulted:

  • Pages ix and 138: "Duke of Teutan" has been changed to "Duke of Tetuan".
  • Page xiii (key): "Count of Girgente" has been changed to "Count of Girgenti".
  • Page 37: "Archdeacon of Alcáriz" has been changed to "Archdeacon of Alcaraz".
  • Pages 56 and 58: "Pedro Caballos" has been changed to "Pedro Ceballos".
  • Pages 68 and 69: "Charmartin" has been changed to "Chamartin" [location in Madrid].
  • Page 70: "Conde de Amirante" has been changed to "Conde de Amarante".
  • Page 103: "Vicaloaro" has been changed to "Vicalvaro".
  • Page 139: "Francisco Baimes" has been changed to "Francisco Balmes".
  • Page 141: "Manuel José Quintina" has been changed to "Manuel José Quintana".
  • Page 141: [General] "Las Concha" has been changed to "La Concha".
  • Page 152: "El Guerigay" has been changed to "El Guirigay" [newspaper].
  • Page 157: "Luis Mayang" has been changed to "Luis Mayans".
  • Page 158: "Guipazcoa" has been changed to "Guipuzcoa" [province].
  • Page 173: "Francesco Pacheco" has been changed to "Francisco Pacheco".
  • Page 197: "Palace of San Felmo" has been changed to "Palace of San Telmo".
  • Page 267: "San Lucar de Bairameda" has been changed to "San Lucar de Barrameda".
  • Page 269: [Plaza de] "La Incarnacion" has been changed to "La Encarnacion".
  • Page 320: "Carmen Burgos de Segúi" has been changed to "Carmen Burgos de Seguí".
  • Page 340: "Duchess of Ariot" has been changed to "Duchess of Arion".