The “destroyer of the realm

” Castilian chronicles and the de-legitimation of Juan Pacheco (d. 1474)

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ID12921908
AuthorsNuria Corral Sánchez (0000-0002-5910-2461, Universidad de Salamanca, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume14
Issue2
Pages276-297
Publication date2022-05-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Medieval Iberian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1754-6559 • E-ISSN: 1754-6567
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17546559.2022.2076284
OpenAlexW4280641301
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

During the fifteenth century, Castilian nobles were subject to criticism in chronicles and other literary texts. Titled nobles, especially those who were closest to the royal court, were particularly hard-hit by these discourses. Some of these aristocrats stand out for the intensity of the diatribes suffered, especially Juan Pacheco, Marquis of Villena, whose political influence would, to a large extent, shape political relations in Castile in the second half of the fifteenth century. The time is ripe for a reassessment of the public image of this figure from a new perspective on medieval political discourses and criticism. The aim of this study, therefore, is to analyse the de-legitimising strategies deployed around his figure, in relation to both his political role in the kingdom at large and his local influence in various cities and regions

Archaeology · Art · Criticism · Fifteenth · Humanities · Legitimation · Literature · Political science · Politics · Realm · Relation (database · Subject (documents · Classics · History · Law · Medieval and Early Modern Iberia · Medieval Iberian Studies · Religious and Theological Studies

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