Collection of letters primarily from Phillip II to Don Diego Guzmán de Silva and related letters and documents : Madrid, Segovia, Brussels, etc., 1564-1569.

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Collection of letters primarily from Phillip II to Don Diego Guzmán de Silva and related letters and documents : Madrid, Segovia, Brussels, etc., 1564-1569.

Collection consists of diplomatic letters from Phillip II, Emperor Maximilian II, Margaret of Austria and John of Austria to Don Diego Guzmán de Silva, and related documents. The letters and documents concern various topics such as rebellion in the Netherlands, fights against the Lutherans, claims to the Queen of England for damage committed by pirates, the affairs of Flanders, the trip of Philip II to the Netherlands, the imprisonment of Prince Don Carlos, his illness and death, the projected marriage of Elizabeth of England to the Archduke of Austria and other important State affairs. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records (MA 1409.1- ); see related records for more information.

1 box (items) ; 38.9 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8004313

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Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1527-1576

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John, of Austria, 1547-1578

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Margaret, of Austria, Duchess of Parma, 1522-1586

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Silva y Guzmán, Diego de,

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