Mercurino Di Gattinara and the Creation of the Spanish Empire

Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Ard Boone Klappentext As Grand Chancellor to the Holy Roman Emperor, Mercurino di Gattinara (1465-1530) shaped the administration and aims of the Spanish Empire. Ard Boone situates Gattinara at the heart of Renaissance politics and propaganda and provides the first English translation of his autobiography in full. Zusammenfassung As Grand Chancellor to the Holy Roman Emperor, Mercurino di Gattinara (1465–1530) shaped the administration and aims of the Spanish Empire. Ard Boone situates Gattinara at the heart of Renaissance politics and propaganda and provides the first English translation of his autobiography in full. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Biography; Chapter 2 Preparing the way of the lord; Chapter 3 Gattinara and america; Chapter 4 Enemies of the Faith; Chapter 5 Gattinara, guicciardini and the treaty of madrid; conclusion Conclusion;

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Ard Boone, Boone Rebecca Ard
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2014
• EAN: 9781848934535
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-453-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Empires in Perspective
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Humanities, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Colonialism and imperialism, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, HISTORY / Europe / Spain