John, of Austria, 1547-1578; Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598
_This photograph is from the portrait by Sir Antonio More, belonging to
the Marqués de la Vega-Inclán, which until recently remained in the
Convent she had founded. The photograph is the first ever taken of the
picture, and was kindly sent by Don Emilio M. de Torres y
Gonzalez-Arnao._
INFANTA JUANA OF SPAIN
87
_Daughter of the Emperor Charles V and Isabel of Portugal. Married D.
Juan, Prince of Portugal, and was mother of the luck-less King
Sebastian. As a widow she returned to rule Spain during the years that
Philip spent in England as husband of Queen Mary Tudor._
_Don Juan Valera says, "Beautiful and passionate as we cannot doubt her
to have been, since she inspired so ardent a devotion in the Prince her
husband that he preferred to die rather than leave her ... yet she was
so austere and shy that she never consented to show her face," and was
heavily veiled when she gave audiences. If any doubted whether they were
really addressing her, she would lift her covering, and directly her
visitor was satisfied, drop it again. Señor Valera quotes this as a
proof that none of the descendants of Joan the Mad were entirely free
from the taint of insanity._
Portrait by Sir Antonio More (1512-82) is in the Prado Gallery, Madrid.
ALEXANDER FARNESE, PRINCE OF PARMA
109
_Died 1592, aged forty-eight._
_Son of Margaret, Duchess of Parma, half-sister to Don John, after whose
death Alexander Farnese took command of the troops in Flanders. Married
the Princess Maria of Portugal._
_The portrait in the Museo Nazionale, Naples, is ascribed to F. M.
Mazzola (called Parmigiano) (1503-40), but dates would seem to make this
impossible._
DON CARLOS, PRINCE OF THE ASTURIAS
123
_Died 1568._
_Son of Philip II and Maria of Portugal._
Picture by Sanchez Coello (died 1590) is in Prado Gallery, Madrid.
ELIZABETH DE VALOIS. ISABEL DE LA PAZ
141
_Died 1558, aged twenty-three._
_Daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici._
_Third wife of Philip II of Spain._
_Brantôme writes of her: "Those who saw her thus in a painted portrait
admired her, and I will leave you to guess the delight it was to see her
face to face with her sweetness and grace."_
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