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I will have to look for your book it sounds like a good read.


truely an interesting family tree. More of an example of why you shouldnt marry within your own gene pool.


Louis XIV's grandson became the first Spanish "Borbon" King when the Spanish Hapsburgs became extinct.

For more information about ROCAMORA please visit www.donaldmichaelplatt.com


The Count-Duke de Olivares described Infanta María as "that block of ice" yet she honored my MC and showered him with gifts according my my research.



"A vivid, often passionate picture of Spain at the dawn of the 17th century...Putting these two geniuses in context with their contemporaries charts a fascinating progression." —Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe
View a slideshow of works from "El Greco to Velázquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III."
This groundbreaking exhibition examines a fascinating period (1598–1621) bracketed by the two giants of Spanish painting, El Greco and Velázquez. Discover the masterpieces of Philip III’s court and the artists who flourished during his reign.
To separate themselves from Philip II’s approach to governing, Philip III and his court "issued in a new style of grandeur" (in the words of their contemporary Gil González d’Avila), where gala celebrations, elaborate religious fiestas, building campaigns, and picture collecting were the order of the day. Much of the art produced at and for the court reflected this style, replacing the austere art created for Philip II with a more naturalistic and emotionally expressive art that became the hallmark of Philip III’s reign.
"El Greco to Velázquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III" features paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts—including a partial recreation of the camarín of the Duke of Lerma, the most important non-royal collector in Europe at the time and the favorite of Philip III—organized around themes such as portraiture, religion and the court, and the birth of still life.
Learn more about the contemporary Spanish works in the complementary exhibition "Antonio López García," which was on view Apr 13–Jul 27, 2008.
http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.as...

We make jokes about inbreeding in the USA south, but know this about the Spanish Habsburgs. Philip II married his niece. Their son Philip III married his 1st cousin. Their son Philip IV married his niece. Their son Charles II was the last Spanish Habsburg.
My newly available novel, ROCAMORA, is set mostly at the court of Philip IV. My Historical MC was the confessor and spiritual director for the teenage sister of Philip IV and only five years older than she. Later he became a Jew, a physician, and father of nine in Amsterdam.
For those interested more in British history, I do cover the Prince of Wales' comedic courtship of the Infanta.