Diplomacy in the Fifteenth-Century Monarchical State: A Baronial Pursuit? (Portugal, 1416-1449)
In 1438 Pedro, Duke of Coimbra, was second-in-line to the Portuguese throne. The death of his elder brother Duarte had left the royal seat vacant and Pedro, a middle-aged, powerful magnate was elected as regent for Duarte’s son Afonso, the boy of six to whom the crown fell. First as the c...
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Universidad de Alicante
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Anales de la Universidad de Alicante. Historia Medieval |
| Online Access: | https://revistes.ua.es/medieval/article/view/2016-n19-diplomacy-in-the-fifteenth-century-monarchical-state-a-baronial-pursuit-portugal |