Abstract
Infante Manuel of Castile has generally been overshadowed either by his charismatic and tragic older brother, King Alfonso X of León-Castile, known as el Sabio or ‘the Wise’ (r. 1252–84), or by his son, Juan Manuel, who became one of the brightest literary lights of medieval Iberia. In this detailed biography, Richard P. Kinkade seeks to re-establish Manuel as a central figure in the tumultuous politics of his brother’s court. The book proceeds chronologically through eight chapters, from Manuel’s youth to the rebellion of 1282–4, in which the infante threw his support to Alfonso X’s eldest living son as he sought to replace his father in power. Alfonso X’s reign was often turbulent, marked by resistance and rebellion from the Castilian nobility and from his five full brothers, as well as war with the Andalusis and Marinids. For many years Alfonso X also poured labour and treasure into a fruitless...
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