King as father in Early Modern Spain

The image of the king as father lay at the heart of discussions about the ideal of monarchy in early modern Europe. Machiavelli’s proposition that a prince should worry first about instilling fear than love met with critics who defended the paternal qualities that made love more important than fear....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luis R. Corteguera
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Navarra 2009-12-01
Series:Memoria y Civilización
Subjects:
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Online Access:https://www.unav.edu/publicaciones/revistas/index.php/myc/article/view/33707