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Book ID: 412
| Title | A briefe discovrse of the voyage and entrance of the Queene of Spaine into Italy . . . Also the report of the voyage of the Archduke Albert into Almaigne. Translated as well out of French as Dutch, by H.W. | |||||
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| Year of event | 1598 | |||||
| Event description | Journey through Ostia, Ferrara, Mantua, Cremona, Milan, Heidelberg, Trent, Bozzolo, etc., and the entry of Margarethe, Archduchess of Austria (1584-1611), into various Italian towns for her wedding in Ferrara to Felipe III, King of Spain (1578-1621). This is followed by an account of the journey of her brother Albrecht, Archduke of Austria (1559-1621), now married to Felipe's sister Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain (1566-1633), to take up the Governorship of the Netherlands | |||||
| Event type | Bridal Entries; Journeys and progresses; Weddings and betrothals | |||||
| Event place | Bozzolo; Cremona; Ferrara; Heidelberg; Mantua; Milan; Ostia; Trent | |||||
| Publication info | London: John Wolfe; [1599]; 4° | |||||
| Pages | 14pp | |||||
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| Festival type | Ballet; Banquets and feasts; Comedies; Dancing; Fireworks; Triumphal arches; Entries | |||||
| Rulers | Albrecht, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Netherlands; Clement VIII (Ippolito Aldobrandini), Pope; Felipe III, King of Spain; Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria; Margarethe, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Spain | |||||
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| Shelfmark | BL C.114.d.5.(8.) | |||||
| URL | http://special-1.bl.uk/treasures/festivalbooks/BookDetails.aspx?strFest=0138 | |||||
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