Monastic Politics of a Royal Matrimony: Enrique II of Castile and Juana Manuel. Crown's Memory and Networks

Enrique II inició la dinastía Trastámara en Castilla tras el asesinato de Pedro I. Desarrolló una intensa política monástica especialmente relacionada con la Orden de Santa Clara. No ha sido bien estudiada, como tampoco la actuación de la nueva reina, doña Juana Manuel. Mi objetivo es abrir nuevas perspectivas estudiando esta cuestión desde el punto de vista matrimonial.

Henry II started the new Castilian dynasty Trastámara after the murder of Pedro I. He developed an intense monastic policy that was especially related to the Order of the Poor Clares. This subject has not been sufficiently studied. Nor has it been how the new queen, Dona Juana Manuel, developed her own monastic intervention. The purpose of this paper is to open a new perspective studying this issue from the point of view of marriage.