EL CAS DEL PRÍNCEP DE VIANA: CONTRAFACCIÓ REIAL I RESPOSTA CONSTITUCIONAL

Imma Muxella
2016 unpublished
In January 1460, King John II of Aragon imprisoned Prince Charles of Viana, his first-born son. This acted as a catalyst, increasing tension between the monarchy and the public institutions of Catalonia (Diputació del General and Consell de Cent), representing the battle between two different ways of seeing politics: growing royal authoritarianism versus an institutional oligarchy which showed strict respect for Catalan laws and compelled the king to obey the law to the letter. The institutions
more » ... secured the release of Charles, Prince of Viana, and forced the king to approve the Capitulació de Vilafranca. The oligarchy built up a legend around Prince Charles of Viana who remained a celebrated hero in people's minds.
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