madeleine92posts: “During her stay at Blois, Joanna didn’t take a part in her husband&rs
madeleine92posts:“During her stay at Blois, Joanna didn’t take a part in her husband’s vassal tribute and publicly demonstrated her respect towards her native country. When she was asked if she was going to kiss the hand of king of France, Joanna approached the Bishop of Córdoba, who was by her side, and only after receiving his approbation, she did what she had been asked to. One of Joanna’s biographers called her gestures ‘the little misunderstandings of little importance, provoked by female vanity.’ This opinion seems to be unfair to Joanna because her behavior was of much deeper significance. It proves that even though Philip proclaimed himself Louis XII’s vassal, Joanna didn’t accept it. Therefore she decided to demonstrate her independence as a true heiress of the crowns of Castile and Aragon.”Source: “Między wojną a dyplomacją. Ferdynand Katolicki i polityka zagraniczna Hiszpanii w latach 1492-1516″ (eng. Between war and diplomacy. Ferdinand The Catholic and the foreign policy of Spain between the years 1492-1516) by Filip Kubiaczyk -- source link
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