Beschreibung:
Rebecca Ard Boone
As Grand Chancellor to the Holy Roman Emperor, Mercurino di Gattinara (1465-1530) shaped the administration and aims of the Spanish Empire. Ard Boone situates Gattinara at the heart of Renaissance politics and propaganda and provides the first English translation of his autobiography in full.
Introduction; Chapter 1 Biography; Chapter 2 Preparing the way of the lord; Chapter 3 Gattinara and america; Chapter 4 Enemies of the Faith; Chapter 5 Gattinara, guicciardini and the treaty of madrid; conclusion Conclusion;