Espejo de reinas: Margarita de Austria (1584-1611) y su reflejo en la reina bíblica Ester
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Queen Margarita of Austria, Duke of Lerma, Jesuits, Esther, Old Testament, Palace of El Pardo.Abstract
The confrontation between Queen Margarita of Austria, the wife of Philip III, and the king’s valido, the Duke of Lerma, was reflected in conflicts between the Jesuit confessors of the court. Those Jesuits close to the queen decided to disguise mention of her in their correspondence behind the name of Esther, the biblical queen who saved the Jews. The Jesuits expected that Margarita would prevent their expulsion from the court, which was the Duke of Lerma’s wish. From this moment on, Margarita of Austria was assimilated with the biblical heroine, in such a way that we find frescoes of the cycle of Esther in the palace of El Pardo, representing the tensions between Queen Margarita and the valido.
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