Kingship And Favoritism in the Spain of Philip III, 15981621

The reign of Philip III of Spain (1598SH1621) has been viewed traditionally as the age when Spain's world power started to wane. This book reappraises this interpretation and demonstrates that this period represented a realignment of Spanish power in world affairs. It also analyses the career of the duke of Lerma, Philip III's chief minister, the first of a series of European royal favourites (such as the duke of Buckingham, cardinal Richelieu, and the count-duke of Olivares) who influenced politics, court culture and the arts during the seventeenth century.Feros, Antonio is the author of 'Kingship And Favoritism in the Spain of Philip III, 15981621 ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521025324 and ISBN 052102532X.