The truth is that today's story than meets the eye. Today it would be quite normal, something that would be fully used, the waste in the form of programs and in gossip magazines, glossy paper, we have cured of terror. But the curious thing about this case is that we are halfway between the end of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. And last but not least, the environment in moving this particular individual, is none other than the English royal court, which brings even more banter. Let's say that our character was the hot topic in all the gossip of the court, a favorite theme of all the market women and all the go-between in the kingdom-the perfect breeding ground for the current gossip.
The individual is called, or called, "Juan de Tassis y Peralta, Count of Villamediana II, a native of Lisbon, the son of the first Earl of Villamediana, therefore, since he lived in a small palate, forming the best at the time, even Bartolome Jimenez Patron, dedicated his work "Mercurius Trimegistus ." I get to have as tight a knowledge of classical knowledge, he wrote excellent poems in Latin humanistic. I get to go to college and say that I get to go because it was, but did not make any career, because he preferred another kind of life, a lifestyle, it would mark the rest.
Yet, suddenly, he was appointed by King Philip III, postmaster general of the kingdom, "in 1603 - and also was named gentleman of your house, when it accompanied the monarch to the Kingdom of Valencia for marriage Margaret of Austria. There, amid fanfare and revelry, met Magdalena de Guzman and Mendoza, widow of the second Marques del Valle de Oaxaca. Had with her a love-hate relationship, which ended badly, as attested by the anonymous sonnets circulated Madrid and had the noble, had ignoble behaved with her, coming to slap her in the middle of the performance of a comedy.
It was his last relationship, because when the kingdom moved to Valladolid, he married Doña Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda. But his mood reckless, aggressive, and above all womanizing, eventually surfacing and thus earned a reputation as a libertine, lover of women, horses and playing cards. This, he brought two exiles and made the Inquisition, he opened a secret process, accusing him of sodomy. In his second exile, could not return until the death of King Philip III, and the output power of Valid Duke of Lerma, which had been running some sonnets by court.
But the new favorite, the Count Duke of Olivares and Philip IV, forgive him and welcome him back to within the kingdom, not knowing what they faced. Shortly after returning to the court, began again to throw sonnets accusatory and in an effort to ridicule the members of the court, and the great men of Spain, which showed their flaws and weaknesses, which he knew perfectly because the membership at the same establishment. Soon, too, strengthened his confidence Gongora, and thus strengthened, his confrontation with Francisco de Quevedo, known enemy of Cordoba. His love of cards, also grew, and his taste for women, did not vary as minimum. Quickly, you will relate to a beautiful woman of Portuguese origin. Lady of the queen and mistress of King Philip the room. His amatory desire led to Juan de Tassis to arson Coliseum d the city of Aranjuez, in order, save in his own hands to the Queen which appeared to be in love-and may well embrace it, rather than in the time was punishable by death.
The issue, as you can imagine was not the case. Soon after the story of the Colosseum in flames. The amorous dalliances of Queen and John of Tassis was increasing, while also increasing the resulting anger of the king. But the icing on the cake, put Villamediana Count II, when presented at a dance organized by the king, wearing a rich layer of fabric in it, sewn with fine thread sewing had sent a huge real numbers. Topping the creation embroidered with a phrase, which could be clearly read "My love are real." Can you imagine the reaction of King Philip the fourth, to such a provocation, for the individual itself, not only maintained illicit relations with the queen, but boasted of it, and at home.
Soon after, Juan de Tassis, Villamediana Count II, was found murdered in a street in Madrid, according to witnesses, was killed by a knife terrible weapon. The explanation official, is that both the king and other important members of English nobility, could out of the way, for fear of what he could say before the court of the Inquisition, which may affect them fully. But the unofficial explanation is much clearer and easier to understand, because the king crouching and using such excuses, ordered the dog to stop biting the hand that fed him. You see, genius and figure.
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