Fractured Kinship, Fractured Realm: Factional Discourse and Political Legitimacy in Castile’s Succession Crisis (1504-1506)

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This paper will examine how factional conflict was shaped and intensified through language. By comparing letters from Philip’s court to Ferdinand, Castilian nobles, ecclesiastics, and the Papal Curia, I will track how political dissent moved from veiled suggestions to direct opposition. In particular, I will examine Philip’s rhetorical evolution in his correspondence with Ferdinand: he begins by presenting himself as a pious and obedient son-in-law, but gradually adopts the tone of a reigning king who asserts his sovereignty, respectfully but firmly signaling that he will not retreat from his position.

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