Don Enrique de Guzmán, the ‘good count of Niebla’ (1375-1436)
Abstract
The political biography of Enrique de Guzmán, the second count of Niebla, between 1396 and 1436. The principal lineages and factions in Seville: family alliances and the promotion of noble houses. Royal support of the municipality of Seville. War against Granada in 1407-10 and 1431-36. The count’s relations with monarchs, regents and parties at court. Economic promotion and colonizations in the lordships of the House of Niebla. The House’s maritime interests: the count, lord of the Canaries. The venture of Gibraltar in 1436 and the legend of the good count.
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