Mary Willoughby and La Duquesa. Anglo-Spanish marriage among the aristocracy, 1516-1571

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Boer, Tessa W.M. de (2018)

Mary Willoughby and La Duquesa. Anglo-Spanish marriage among the aristocracy, 1516-1571

Bachelor thesis | Geschiedenis (BA)

In this thesis, the phenomenon of Anglo-Spanish marriage among aristocrats in the mid-Tudor age is examined against the backdrop of the political relationship between England and Spain. The main question to be considered is to what extent the wider political relationship between these two countries influenced the practice of these multicultural marriages. This is assessed using two case studies: the marriage of María de Salinas and William Willoughby (11th Baron Willoughby d'Eresby) in 1516, and the marriage of lady Jane Dormer and Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba (1st Duke of Feria) in 1558.