Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Relaciones entre nobleza y monarquía en el siglo XV: faccionalismo y acción política de los Álvarez de Toledo (Casa de Alba)

2016; University of Salamanca; Volume: 34; Linguagem: Inglês

10.14201/shhme201634149185

2445-3595

José María Monsalvo Antón,

Historical Art and Architecture Studies

For high aristocracy of Castile, the lordships, titles of nobility and many incomes were granted by kings. Among other resources, to promote these concessions, the nobles used factionalism. With its alliances and pacts generate conflicts in the kingdom and ended up being rewarded by monarchs. It is checked in this case about the lineage of the Alvarez de Toledo, House of Alba, along the 15th Century. This paper wants to show the correspondence between political history, factionalism and ascent of the lineage.