Al cuidado del cuerpo del Reylos sumilleres de corps en el siglo XVIII
ISSN: 1579-3826
Year of publication: 2003
Issue Title: Monarquía y Corte en la España Moderna
Issue: 2
Pages: 199-239
Type: Article
More publications in: Cuadernos de Historia Moderna. Anejos
Abstract
Head of the Privy Chamber of the sovereign, the sumiller de corps ¿or Grand Chamberlainhad been from the end of the Middle Ages one of the most coveted posts of the Royal Household, because it brought the office-holder into daily contact with the king, and thus enabled him to become the principal beneficiary of royal friendship and favours. Despite its relevance, this office ¿like the other titular headships of the Spanish Royal Householdis in need of monographic studies and prosopographical analysis. This article explores the institutional evolution of the office, and offers a social profile of its holders during the XVIII century.