Relacion de lo acaecido en España en tiempo y con motibo de la expulsion indispensable del P[adr]e Juan Everardo de la Compañia llamada de Jesus confesor de la reyna, madre, y tutora del señor Carlos [segund]o

Name:

Spain. Consejo Real de Castilla

Timespan:

Charles II, 1665-1700; Philip IV, 1621-1665; 1516-1700

Date:

1747

Description:

An account of the rivalry between John of Austria, illegitimate son of the deceased King of Spain, Philip the IV, and Juan Everardo Nithard, confessor and favorite of the king's widow, Queen Mariana of Austria, which ended in Juan Everardo Nithard's expulsion from Spain. Includes copies of communications of the Royal Council of Castile to the queen regarding the matter, as well as extensive correspondence between John of Austria, the queen, and other important officials, all dating from the years 1668-1669.

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (signature, front flyleaf, 1903; bookplate, inside upper cover).; Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.

Subject:

Mariana de Austria, Queen, consort of Philip IV, King of Spain, 1634-1696; Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665; John, of Austria, 1629-1679; Nithard, Juan Everardo, 1607-1681; History; Politics and government

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); government records; histories (literary genre); Manuscripts, Spanish; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

186 leaves : paper; 205 x 150 mm bound to 220 x 155 mm

Geographic Subject:

Spain -- Politics and government -- 1516-1700; Spain; Spain -- History -- Philip IV, 1621-1665 -- Early works to 1800; Spain -- History -- Charles II, 1665-1700 -- Early works to 1800

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption title (p. 1).; Pagination: Paper, i + 186 + iii leaves; 1-372; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 20-27 long lines (p. 1-36); 16-18 long lines (p. 37-372).; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Watermark: Chaplet watermark of Fransesc Farreras, who began making paper in 1747 (Valls i Subirá, p. 267), bearing the initials F F, similar to Valls i Subirá, Farreras, 337-343; unidentified watermark consisting of a cross inside an oval underneath a crown, flanked on either side by a figure, possibly a griffin, and with two circles underneath, one possibly bearing the initials G A or C A.; Binding: 19th-century boards, with remnants of one set of leather ties; pastedowns are printed 19th-century materials in Spanish; back flyleaf includes stamp dated 1842.; Origin: Written in Spain, probably in the second half of the 18th century.; Spanish.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1325