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- Title
Het Bourgondische hof van Karel V als koning van Spanje.
- Authors
Fagel, Raymond
- Abstract
The court ordinance of June 21, 1517 was drafted when the court of Charles V was preparing itself for the journey to Spain. Compared with the previous ordinance of October 25, 1515 (valid as from January 1, 1516), this new document marks a significant change in de organization of the Burgundian court. The service in terms, seen by Werner Paravicini as one of the most distinguishing features of the Burgundian court, was abolished. The number of courtiers present at any given time grew considerably, while the total number of people that could call itself a member of the court - at least during a few months of the year - strongly diminished. This document, often neglected, shows how the court in Brussels was trying to adapt itself to the Spanish inheritance. It proves that a real shift took place within the character and the structure of the court, a clear break that is easily disregarded because all departments and functions retained their former designations. The new ordinance made it much more difficult for the new Burgundian court of Charles V to reflect all territories under his sovereignty. This may explain the strained relationship of the court with the Spanish aristocracy in the near future. The court ordinance of 1517 is a bureaucratic working document, written in several hands, with erasions and additions. The names of some of the functionaries are still left open, to be added later. In this first complete edition of the court ordinance of 1517, efforts have been made to identify as many names as possible of the functionaries who are mentioned in the document.
- Subjects
BURGUNDY (France); CHARLES V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558; COURTS &; courtiers; ROYAL prerogative; 16TH century Spanish history; KINGS &; rulers of Spain; SPANISH civilization; SIXTEENTH century; HISTORY; KINGS &; rulers
- Publication
Bulletin de la Commission Royale d'Histoire, 2014, Issue 180, p69
- ISSN
0001-415X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3406/bcrh.2014.4106