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MICAELA CATALINA DE AUSTRIA (I)

Catalina Micaela of Austria Sofonisba Anguissola


born in 1567 in the Alcazar of Madrid another princess called Catherine , by his grandmother Queen Catherine of Medicis, and Micaela, his mother's devotion to the archangel who served this time of celestial intermediary. The king had remained with his wife during the birth process, but this time expressed his disappointment that it was another girl. This time not even stay for the christening and went to Aranjuez. Not suspected at this time the new Infanta would be one of the apple of his eye. The two daughters of Philip II and Elizabeth of Valois grew up together and were always best friends in the world. The death of the queen, a year after the birth of her second child, giving birth to a third - that just-left orphaned encouraged mother to infant, the care of his father, who drank the wind for them.

Two years later, Philip remarried to the Archduchess Anna of Austria, which would give several children but only one survived, the future Felipe III. The two girls were in her stepmother to a dear friend who loved and were loved dearly. The last ten years the king's marriage with the kindly Ana will be the most beautiful child of Catalina. And when the queen dies way of Portugal, the two princesses will be a great comfort to her father.

Isabel Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela by Sanchez Coello



In 1583 the Savoy ambassador showed up one day at El Escorial with an urgent message for the king. His master, Duke Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, called the hand of Princess Catalina. That afternoon, while the king is with his daughters, whom he calls "the light of my eyes " , excited, but downplaying, passes the duke's letter to Catherine, saying " Read this letter. " Infanta, curious to know the author, opens the envelope and, to see the signature of the Duke of Savoy, the returns quickly. Flushed, turn your face to see that nobody has to mourn. That same night, to make public the news of the engagement of her youngest daughter, Felipe offers a feast to celebrate the event. Catherine is said to have said little that night.

On March 10, 1585, the Duke of Savoy with his bodyguard set foot in the city of Zaragoza, where he has his marriage to Princess Catherine. The king presented to his future son to greet you on behalf of the villa. Next to each other, riding two magnificent horses, make their entry into the citadel. The next morning, at ten pm in a ceremony at the cathedral by Cardinal Granvelle and other dignitaries of the Church, the duke and the princess exchange their vows. Many people have traveled miles to see the daughter of their king so much that "The roof almost fell from the weight of the people."


Carlos Manuel I of Savoy



The falconers of the sovereign, green with gray sleeves, carrying birds of prey in their arms, receive the guests. In the black bib Felipe highlights the Golden Fleece is followed by ambassadors and grandees in the habit of cutting, the bourgeoisie and the judges in scarlet. The arrival of the couple raised a murmur of admiration. The Infanta Catalina takes a huge cherry dress embroidered with gold and precious stones, pearls inherited from her mother serve as outstanding. The Duke is wearing a yellow robe embroidered with pearls and diamonds as buttons. The feast lasts until ten at night. Then the young wife will retire to his chamber and the door be postmarked by the Duke bit later. The next day there was silence throughout the palace all day until evening and, later, it started raining.

rained for several days, which did not stop organizing hunts and dances to celebrate the event. The young couple lived in a whirlwind of celebrations, as the tournament hosted by the Duke of Medina, which ended around two in the morning. Later that month, in the great hall of the Council reserved for ambassadors and dignitaries, gave the Golden Fleece to the Duke of Savoy before the whole court.


April 2 the procession heads to Barcelona. The rain keeps falling, like, little by little, will the disease on the train. The Duke of Savoy falls into bed, then the Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia suffered a severe attack of fever, vomiting and Prince Philip, the king, a crisis exacerbated by the humidity drop. Pandemic similar to the decision to go in Barcelona without following the usual protocol. But the people and the dignitaries of Barcelona considered the move as an affront.

On June 13, 1585 the fleet was preparing to cast off. The port is barely enough to accommodate ships of Admiral Doria, which protect the Dukes of Savoy during the long journey, are such that some have had to anchor offshore. Catherine King offers a tray full of pearls that she refuses, choosing only three and said that these were sufficient for a duchess, she was reproaching, and it hurt, the parental decision. The boat captain the time has come to say goodbye. In the cabin, Isabel Clara Eugenia and King contain his excitement. Suddenly, Catherine suffered a dizzy spell. A force more powerful than his pride dominates and clings desperately to her older sister, and finally ends up throwing herself into the arms of his father while he burst into tears.

Felipe II



When separated from Catherine, the King did not get the words out - "the Duke of you or I could not say goodbye as I would not say some things I thought" - so went to the tower of a nearby church to see last away the galley to that daughter had wanted so much to Italy. Discouraged check that nothing is: "looked heavy weather, but you were not already in the Gulf." So he set out to write their innermost thoughts in a letter sent to an email, along with another of Isabel Clara Eugenia, ordering it reached the galley of the Infanta in Roses: "by much leave me alone with that much care has gone you know how after that he embarked ...." To his dismay, the mail could not reach to the galley and brought back the letters.


Sources:
Catherine of Habsburg, The Austrias. The Sphere Books Ltd. 2006
Juan Balansó, The jewelry exported. Plaza & Janes Editores SA 1999
Geoffrey Parker, Philip II . Editorial Planeta SA 2010

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