by Catalina de Habsburgo · Esfera · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497342698
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«Las Austrias» is the historical essay by Catalina de Habsburgo, published by Esfera in hardcover (314 pages, in Spanish).
Catalina de Habsburgo reviews the lives of nine women of the House of Austria who sustained the dynasty's power through marriage alliances and reason of state. From Margarita, wife of Prince Juan, to Mariana, mother of Charles II, she shows the weight of dynastic obligations and the personal cost of being queen in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Subtitled «Matrimonio y razón de estado en la monarquía española», the edition includes translation and introduction by María de Irigoyen, twelve pages of color plates and a final bibliography.
Suitable for non-specialist readers who want to begin learning about the history of the House of Austria and the role of its women.
