Give up Flanders? The dilemma of separating or preserving the Low Countries during the first half of Philip II’s reign (1555/6-1579) ; ¿Renunciar a Flandes? La disyuntiva de separar o conservar los Países Bajos durante la primera mitad del reinado de Felipe II (1555/6-1579)

The possibility of separating the Low Countries from the rest of the estates inherited by Philip II was taken into consideration to counteract the Dutch Revolt. The separation could take shape through a dynastic marriage arranged by the two branches of the House of Habsburg and endowed with those territories. Members of the Imperial (and minor) branch of the dynasty expressed explicit ambitions over the Seventeen Provinces during this conflictive context. But they were not the only ones. Other dynastic relatives no less ambitious than the Habsburgs of Vienna shared the logic that the Revolt of... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Esteban Estríngana, Alicia
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Verlag/Hrsg.: Ediciones Complutense
Schlagwörter: Dynastic practices / political culture / composite monarchy / House of Habsburg / House of Valois / the Low Countries / Dutch Revolt / Duke of Anjou / Archduke Matthias / Rudolph II / Spanish Infantas / Práctica dinástica / cultura política / monarquía compuesta / Casa de Habsburgo / Casa de Valois / Países Bajos / revuelta de Flandes / duque de Anjou / archiduque Matías / Rodolfo II / infantas españolas
Sprache: Spanish
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The possibility of separating the Low Countries from the rest of the estates inherited by Philip II was taken into consideration to counteract the Dutch Revolt. The separation could take shape through a dynastic marriage arranged by the two branches of the House of Habsburg and endowed with those territories. Members of the Imperial (and minor) branch of the dynasty expressed explicit ambitions over the Seventeen Provinces during this conflictive context. But they were not the only ones. Other dynastic relatives no less ambitious than the Habsburgs of Vienna shared the logic that the Revolt offered an opportunity to achieve this heritage through the formal endowment of Philip II. This article analyses the pressures that the Spanish monarch received from the Court of France, the Imperial Court and the Papacy to carry out the separation of the Burgundian Legacy from the Spanish inheritance in the form of a dowry for one of his daughters, Isabella or Catherine, during the 1570’s. ; La posibilidad de separar los Países Bajos del resto de patrimonios que integraban la herencia de Felipe II se tuvo presente para contrarrestar el avance de la revuelta flamenca. La separación podía concretarse a través de un matrimonio dinástico concertado por las dos ramas de la Casa de Habsburgo y dotado con ese territorio. Los miembros de la rama imperial (y menor) de la dinastía manifestaron ambiciones explícitas sobre las Diecisiete Provincias en este contexto conflictivo. Pero no fueron los únicos. La lógica de que la revuelta ofrecía la oportunidad de adquirir este patrimonio mediante la dotación formal de Felipe II fue compartida por otros parientes dinásticos no menos ambiciosos que los Habsburgo de Viena. Este artículo analiza las presiones que el monarca recibió de la Corte de Francia, la Corte Imperial y el propio Papado para efectuar la separación del patrimonio territorial borgoñón de la herencia española en forma de dote para una de sus hijas, Isabel o Catalina, durante la década de 1570.