Juana of Castile and the “gobernador administrador destos reynos”: presence and absence of the Queen in official government papers (1504-1555)

Juana de Castilla y el “gobernador administrador destos reynos”: presencia y ausencia de la reina en los papeles oficiales del gobierno (1504-1555)

Keywords: Queenship, Seals, Diplomatics, Chancellery, Comuneros, Reginalidad, Sellos, Diplomática, Cancillería

Abstract

As is well known, Queen Joanna I of Castile was unable to assume power when she inherited the kingdoms from Isabella the Catholic in 1504. However, through the study of titulations and validations of official documents, we observe that the queen's presence is continuous. These presences and absences correspond to moments of construction of legality and dynastic legitimacy in the territories. We will study the diplomatic and chancellery documents, through their seals and forms, to understand the complexity of this legal and political reality for the Castilian kingdom, which had a queen who did not rule.

Es bien sabido que la reina Juana I de Castilla no pudo asumir el poder cuando heredó los reinos de Isabel la Católica, en 1504. Sin embargo, mediante el estudio de las titulaciones y las validaciones de los documentos oficiales, observamos que la presencia de la reina resulta continua. Estas presencias y ausencias corresponden a momentos de construcción de la legalidad y de la legitimidad dinástica en los territorios. Estudiaremos los documentos de diplomacia y de la cancillería, a través de sus sellos y formularios, para comprender la complejidad de esta realidad jurídica y política para el reino castellano, que tenía una reina que no gobernaba.

Author Biography

Clara Kalogérakis, Université de Lille (UMR8529) - Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Research projects: Munarqas; Queen Resources Project
2021-2023 - Teaching, University of Lille: Medieval History (4th - 11th century)
2020-... - PhD
Topic: Animated and damaged treasures: The infantes of Spain on the international matrimonial scene (Late Middle Ages - 1st half of the 16th century)
2019-2020 - Master Degree Written Heritage
University of Tours, CESR
2017-2019 - Master Degree Research in History
University of Lille
Subject: Joanna of Castile and the Low Countries: another world (1496-1506)
Scholarships : MESRI doctoral contract; Casa de Velázquez; L'Institut du Genre; Jean Walter Zellidja Académie Française

Published
2023-12-20
Section
RiMe 12/I n.s. (June 2023). Special Issue