Raised to Rule: Educating Royalty at the Court of the Spanish Habsburgs, 1601–1634

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments vii 1. At the Center of Their World 1 P art One.Childhood 2. Mastering the Court 25 3. Teachers and Formal Instruction 54 4. Defenders of the Faith 80 P art Two.transitions to adulthood 5. Courtship and Marriage 111 6. The Problem of the Infantes 147 7. “El Príncipe Instruido” 183 8. The Function of Royalty 216 Notes 227 Bibliography 255 Index 271 ...