Publication: La quietud de Italia ante la crisis del Monferrato (1612-1618): gestión política y retórica del conflicto
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2019-12-20
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La política de quietud seguida en Italia por los monarcas españoles desde tiempos del emperador Carlos V, estaba encaminada a la conservación de la hegemonía española y al mantenimiento de los frágiles equilibrios políticos de la península. Este sistema, que se basaba en la defensa de un statu quo, sufrió un duro golpe con la invasión saboyana del Monferrato en 1613. Tras la muerte del duque de Mantua Francisco IV Gonzaga, Carlos Manuel de Saboya invadió este ducado con el objetivo de imponer los derechos sucesorios de su nieta María, única descendiente del difunto y de su hija Margarita de Saboya, frente a los del cardenal Fernando Gonzaga. El Monferrato, feudo imperial perteneciente a los duques de Mantua, estaba enclavado entre Piamonte, Milán y la República de Génova. Además, era un territorio ambicionado por Saboya desde varios siglos atrás, y constituía un espacio estratégico de vital importancia para la Monarquía Hispánica, en tanto que eje del corredor español hacia Flandes y como encrucijada de ejércitos y mercancías. Nuestro objetivo principal pasa por valorar la forma en que este conflicto bélico afectó a la configuración del modelo de quietud de Italia...
The policy of peace, followed in Italy by the Spanish monarchs since the time of the Emperor Charles V, was aimed at the preservation of Spanish hegemony and the maintenance of the delicate balance of power in the peninsula. This system, based on the defence of the status quo, suffered a major blow with the Savoyard invasion of Montferrat in 1613. After the death of the Duke of Mantua Francesco IV Gonzaga, Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy invaded this duchy with the aim of imposing the inheritance rights of his granddaughter Maria, the only descendant of the deceased Duke and of his daughter Margaret of Savoy, against those of Cardinal Ferdinand Gonzaga. The Montferrat, an Imperial fief belonging to the Dukes of Mantua, was located between Piedmont, Milan and the Republic of Genoa. In addition to this, it had been claimed by Savoy for several centuries, and constituted a strategic area of vital importance for the Spanish Monarchy, as it was the axis of the Spanish corridor towards Flanders and a crossroads of armies and merchandise. Our main objective is to assess how this war affected the configuration of the model of peace of Italy...
The policy of peace, followed in Italy by the Spanish monarchs since the time of the Emperor Charles V, was aimed at the preservation of Spanish hegemony and the maintenance of the delicate balance of power in the peninsula. This system, based on the defence of the status quo, suffered a major blow with the Savoyard invasion of Montferrat in 1613. After the death of the Duke of Mantua Francesco IV Gonzaga, Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy invaded this duchy with the aim of imposing the inheritance rights of his granddaughter Maria, the only descendant of the deceased Duke and of his daughter Margaret of Savoy, against those of Cardinal Ferdinand Gonzaga. The Montferrat, an Imperial fief belonging to the Dukes of Mantua, was located between Piedmont, Milan and the Republic of Genoa. In addition to this, it had been claimed by Savoy for several centuries, and constituted a strategic area of vital importance for the Spanish Monarchy, as it was the axis of the Spanish corridor towards Flanders and a crossroads of armies and merchandise. Our main objective is to assess how this war affected the configuration of the model of peace of Italy...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Departamento de Historia Moderna e Historia Contemporánea, leída el 28-10-2019