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Scienze della comunicazione Università degli Studi di TeramoPhD Program in Historical studies
Scienze della comunicazione Università degli Studi di TeramoPhD Program in Historical studies

Alonso Ramírez de Prado

Alonso Ramírez de Prado (1549-1608) was a secretary of the Spanish political figure. An accomplished lawyer, he was called to court already during the reign of Philip II. But it was under Philip III that his career experienced a sudden surge: he linked himself to the Duke of Lerma and the Secretary of State Pedro Franqueza, joined many of the juntas de hacienda which were created to overcome the economic crisis of the monarchy. He was arrested in December 1606 on charges of corruption and illicit enrichment and died in prison in 1608, before the guilt verdict against him was made public.

Read more :

  • J. de Entrambasaguas, Una familia de ingenios. Los Ramírez de Prado, Madrid 1943.
  • G. Mrozek Eliszezynski, Las culpas del Rey y de su Favorito. El proceso a Alonso Ramírez de Prado (1607-1608), in «Librosdelacorte.es», 6 (2013), pp. 27-49.