The Conspiracy of the Ninth Duke of Medina Sidonia (1641)

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Copyright

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Dedication

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Contents

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Acknowledgments

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List of Abbreviations

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Note on Currencies

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List of Illustrations

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Maps

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Introduction

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PART ONE: WITH ALL HIS POWER AND AUTHORITY

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1 The inheritance of a Duke of Medina Sidonia

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1.1 An Andalusian Seigneurial Estate

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1.2 Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Ducal Finances

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1.3 The Military Career of a Duke of Medina Sidonia

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1.4 The Medina Sidonia and the Olivares Government: Family and Politics

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2 Tension and Rupture in the Hispanic Empire (1636–1640)

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2.1 Shoring up Prestige

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2.2 Relations with Morocco

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2.3 Defeat and more War (1639–1640)

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PART TWO: THE END OF MYTHICAL FIDELITY: THE CONSPIRACY

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3 The Conspiracy (1640–1642)

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3.1 Portugal: Casting Off the Ties of Obedience (December 1640–July 1641)

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3.2 Conspiracy, Denunciation, and Pardon (August 1641–May 1642)

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3.3 A Trip Without Permission and the Impossible Prosecution (June 1642–January 1643)

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3.4 From Loyalty to Rupture

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4 Punishment (1643–1667)

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4.1 The Fall of Olivares and Punishment without Verdict (February 1643–1648)

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4.2 The Fall of a Great Seigneurial House (1648–1667)

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4.3 The Tragic Fate of the Marquis of Ayamonte

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Epilogue: An Overlooked Imperial Transformation

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Bibliography

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Index

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