Charles government Flashcards
Who were Charles senior advisors
Gonzalo Perez
Juan Vasquez de molina
What was los cobos role as a secretary
Played an important role in advising Charles for much of his reign particularly in financial matters
Antoine Perot de Granvelle role as a secretary
Helped Charles draw up policies, held ina position of authority as Charles let the office of chancellor lapse and split responsibilities between cobos and granvelle
When and who were the regents of Spain
Juan pardo de Tavera (1539-41)
Isabella Charles wife (1529-39)
Philip (1543 onwards)
How many times did Charles call the Cortes in Aragon
6
Why did Charles not call the Cortes in Aragon much
Asking for grants would give him minimal money and a third of it had to be spent on internal purposes
How many times did Charles call the Cortes in Castile
15
Why did the Castilian Cortes get called
Mainly to vote on what money Charles needed
Which councils were advisory
Council of state
Which councils were administrative
Royal council of Castile
Council of Aragon
Council of indies
Council or supreme and general inquisition
Council of War
Council of finances
What style did Charles insist the court had to be like
Burgundian style court with elaborate ceremonies and the members amounted to 750 by the 1550s
How much was the Burgundian style court costing per annum
200,000 ducats
Role of royal council of Castile
Dealt with most of the internal affairs within Castile, acted as a court of law, hearing appeals from lower courts and advised the king on matters
Charles reduced the size of the court with fewer nobles and more letrados and Ecclesiasticus which were more reliable men
Council if Aragon
More limited than Castile, acted as the highest court of appeal, administration of justice and internal administrative functions.
Officials came from 3 kingdoms and Charles respected this and it had people from the nobility and letrados from all of the kingdoms
Council or indies
Formed in 1524
Given extensive control over all matters concerning the running of Castile American possessions
Council of supreme and general inquisition
Linked all the kingdoms together as it dealt with heresy not only in Castile but all kingdoms of Spain
Governors in the Netherlands
Mary of Hungary (1531-55)
One of the main people in charge when Charles left the Netherlands.
Margaret of Austria (1518-30)
Main person in controlling the northlands when Charles was away. Successive governor
Council of state
Formed in 1526
theory of it was to advise Charles on the most important matters within Spain
In practise, was more designed to give social distinction to its members and it had little political influence and little administrative importance during Charles region
When was the council if Italy set up
1555
Role of secretaries
- became increasingly vital as the reign went on
- middle man in communications between the king and the councils as Charles rarely communicated with his councils
When was cobos appointed royal secretary
1516
Charles dealing with nobles
- outrage from nobles with appointment of pro-Flemish advisors and grandees
-Communeros and Germania revolts meant that there was never a proper noble threat
-the aristocracy was divided by familiy rivalries and found it difficult to unite with some cities divided into factions associated with rival nobles
Role of hidaglos
Part of nobility
-controlled the countryside
- respected the crown to maintain their reputation and influence
-worked with the church in the countryside
