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Article THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 2 of 6 →
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
restored to this church its antient revenues , and added to it several benefices , fiefs , and a great part of his domain , which he had just regained on that side from the infidels . Sometime after the-grandees contested for this dignity , of which , the Princes of Castille and'Arragon have from time to time had possession : which , without interruption , having continued . until Ximenes ' s exaltation , the church was become so rich and powerful , that the Archbishop ' s authority gave
rise to supicion , and was not pleasant to the Kings of Castille . This accounts for Cardinal deMendoza ' s advice to their Catholic Majesties . However , the Queen was solicited by persons of high rank , in favour of D . Diego Hnrtado , Archbishop of Seville ; the wishes of the nobility , the reputation and services of Cardinal de Mendoza , and his own personal merit , were strong recommendations . On another quarter , King Ferdinand pressed the Queen to nominate D .
Alonso of Arrago ' n his son , then Archbishop of Saragossa ; but this Princess , although perfectlyingenuous and complaisant , had resolved , in a matter wherein her conscience was so much interested , to do nothing by favour ; neither to consult flesh nor blood . In order to understand this history , it is necessary briefly to give some account of Queen Isabella , to trace her rights and conduft from her infancy . . She was daughter of John IL King of Leon and Castilleand of
, Isabella , Infanta of Portugal . She was born in the city of Madrigal , in the yean 451 ; and was there , some years , brought up with sufficient care and grandeur . But the King dying before she attained to an age to profit by his affection ; , and the Queen , through an inflrmitv of
mind and body , being incapacitated for the government of her children ; the Infanta was , as it were , abandoned to her ownconduct , and found in her disposition the succours which she could have derived from education . These virtues increased with her age , and Spain cherished great expectations from a Princess in whom understanding and beauty were blended with modesty and benevolence . Henry IV . her elder brotherhad ascended the throneand at
, , first acquired the reputation of a merciful and liberal Monarch . ' But the sequel proved that weakness was exalted to the place of generosity ; and that his liberalities , distributed without regard to discrimination and choice , were the mere profusions of prejudice and whim . At the commencement of his reign he was governed by the Marquis de Villene , since which he paid entire submission to the guidance of
D . Bertrand de la Cueva , who had served him as page , and had gained the ascendancy of a favourite . To him he presented the principal appointments of his household , made him Count de Ledesma , Duke , d'Albukerque , and Grand Master of the order of St . James . So many favours conferred on one man , rendered him odious and despicable to every one ; and hence proceeded that league which was formed against himinto which many citiesand a greater part of the
, , grandees of the kingdom , had entered . He -was first married to Blanche , Princess of Navarre , whom , he divorced after a marriage of ten years . Some time elapsed , and he © spoused Jane , Infanta of Portugal ; and lived with her seven years , VOL . x . R
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
restored to this church its antient revenues , and added to it several benefices , fiefs , and a great part of his domain , which he had just regained on that side from the infidels . Sometime after the-grandees contested for this dignity , of which , the Princes of Castille and'Arragon have from time to time had possession : which , without interruption , having continued . until Ximenes ' s exaltation , the church was become so rich and powerful , that the Archbishop ' s authority gave
rise to supicion , and was not pleasant to the Kings of Castille . This accounts for Cardinal deMendoza ' s advice to their Catholic Majesties . However , the Queen was solicited by persons of high rank , in favour of D . Diego Hnrtado , Archbishop of Seville ; the wishes of the nobility , the reputation and services of Cardinal de Mendoza , and his own personal merit , were strong recommendations . On another quarter , King Ferdinand pressed the Queen to nominate D .
Alonso of Arrago ' n his son , then Archbishop of Saragossa ; but this Princess , although perfectlyingenuous and complaisant , had resolved , in a matter wherein her conscience was so much interested , to do nothing by favour ; neither to consult flesh nor blood . In order to understand this history , it is necessary briefly to give some account of Queen Isabella , to trace her rights and conduft from her infancy . . She was daughter of John IL King of Leon and Castilleand of
, Isabella , Infanta of Portugal . She was born in the city of Madrigal , in the yean 451 ; and was there , some years , brought up with sufficient care and grandeur . But the King dying before she attained to an age to profit by his affection ; , and the Queen , through an inflrmitv of
mind and body , being incapacitated for the government of her children ; the Infanta was , as it were , abandoned to her ownconduct , and found in her disposition the succours which she could have derived from education . These virtues increased with her age , and Spain cherished great expectations from a Princess in whom understanding and beauty were blended with modesty and benevolence . Henry IV . her elder brotherhad ascended the throneand at
, , first acquired the reputation of a merciful and liberal Monarch . ' But the sequel proved that weakness was exalted to the place of generosity ; and that his liberalities , distributed without regard to discrimination and choice , were the mere profusions of prejudice and whim . At the commencement of his reign he was governed by the Marquis de Villene , since which he paid entire submission to the guidance of
D . Bertrand de la Cueva , who had served him as page , and had gained the ascendancy of a favourite . To him he presented the principal appointments of his household , made him Count de Ledesma , Duke , d'Albukerque , and Grand Master of the order of St . James . So many favours conferred on one man , rendered him odious and despicable to every one ; and hence proceeded that league which was formed against himinto which many citiesand a greater part of the
, , grandees of the kingdom , had entered . He -was first married to Blanche , Princess of Navarre , whom , he divorced after a marriage of ten years . Some time elapsed , and he © spoused Jane , Infanta of Portugal ; and lived with her seven years , VOL . x . R