Court life in Spain: Request for primary and secondary sources

by [deleted]

Hey there,

I'm currently trying to do some research into the Spanish court during the 17th through early 20th centuries when the Crown's household still followed the strict hierarchy set forth by the Habsburgs. To my understanding it was essentially unchanged from the time of Philip V until Alfonso XIII's deposition in 1931. I'm trying to analyze the exact importance of certain positions in court and see if they have any effect on the government, i.e. were certain positions linked to political offices and how/why. I'm therefore trying to find a register somewhat like this one...

Database of Court Officers of the Kingfom of England, Kingdom of Scotland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain

...but for the Spanish court. Would anyone know of a directory whether it be in Spanish or English? The more detail the better.

abt137

Not great but something to start with:

http://nobleyreal.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/los-oficios-de-la-corte.html

http://www.historiasiglo20.org/HE/6d.htm

Some bits do appear in wikipedia:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Casa_y_Patrimonio_de_la_Corona_de_Espa%C3%B1a

This article talks about the costs of the Crown in the XVII century, published in the Magazine UCM which a reference among historians in Spain, also brings bibliography at footnotes.

http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CESE/article/viewFile/CESE9999110087A/10150

Unfortunately I doubt Spain has got the sort of database you're looking for but I hope these links can at least give you a starting point.