GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN TERMS

All term s are in Spanish (Spain, Spanish Netherlands) or Germ an (Habsburg Patrimonial Lands/Holy Roman Empire), as appropriate.

SPAIN SPANISH HABSBURG PATRIMONIAL NETHE RLANDS LAND S (post-1627)/ HOLY ROMAN EMP IRE

COURT

Casa Real-royal Gobernador-Captain• Hqfstaat-entire court retinue household. general of the 'Army ie. fixed personnel. Valido- royal favourite, of Flanders'. Numbered around 600 usually chief in 1636. minister. Hqfiesinde-all those at court. Privado-intimate Kammerer-head chamberlain. counsellor of the Kiimmererherr-chamberlain. king, less unique 'wiirkliche' Kiimmererherr- than valido. 'real' chamberlain. gentilhombre de la Leibgarde-Trabanten Hauptmann- camara-gentleman captain of the bodygua rd. of the king's Hqfbibliothekar-court librarian . chamber. HqJadel-'court' nobility. gentilhombre de la boca• Hacienda-royal treasury. salaried household position involving regular domestic duti es, ('gentleman of the king's table'). gentilhombre de la casa• gentleman of the household. criado- depe ndent member of noble/ royal household.

GO VERt'\!MENT

Consqo-a royal Secretaria de Estado y Hqjkammer-court treasury. council. Guerra (Secretairene Hqjkriegsrat-Im perial council Conseio de Estado-« d'Etat et de Guerre)• of war. council of state. Secretariat for state Reichstag-Imperial diet. Consejo de Guerra:• and war, largely Reichshqfrat- Emperor's aulic council of war. Spanish directed. council. Asiento- contract with J unta de Guerra-small Geheimer Rat-Privy Cou ncil, the crown. war committee, but large/unwieldy. arbitrio- proposa l operated after 1618. Geheime Konferen::;- 5/ 6 lead ing

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submitted to the members of Privy Council government. actually called on by the arbitrista-author of Empero r. such a proposal. 'u nirkliche' Geheime Rat- 'real' arbitrista del mar-a privy council. leading adviser on maritime policy.

NOBILITY crandeza-collective Herrenstand-higher nobility. term for crandes• crafinstand-c1ass of Imp erial pinnacle of Castilian counts within Herrenstand. nobility. Reiehifzirst- Prince of the Holy Titukr - a person of Roman Empire. higher noble status . Reichsgriif- Count of the Holy Hidalguia-generic Roman Empire. term for Spa nish Hqfadel- 'court' or aulie nobility. nobility. Hidalgo-- lowest rung Ritlerstand-lower, knightly of Spanish nobility. class of nob ility. Afqyoraz~o-form of Orden des Goldenen Vlig1es-Order entail. of the Golden Fleece. Fideikommiss- form of entail.

MILITARY

Maestro de Campo• Veedor General-army Generalissimmo- Lead ing commander of a inspector-general, general. tereio. checked on fraud/ Feldmarsehall- -Field Marshall. tercio--large abu se in ranks . Feld Marschall-Leutnantr• (up to 2,500 men ). Lieutenant Field Marshall. escuadron- large body (otherwise as for Spain ) Oberst-. of soldiers. lnhaber- Regimental entretenido- 'gentleman' 'proprietor'. receiving salary, Bestallung- ollicer's serving in vario us employment contract. departments of the Kommandant-Commanding army. officer. entretenido eerea la Oberstleutnant-«Lieutenant• persona-salaried/ Colonel. pre stigious man Oberstwachtmeister- Major. 'maintained abo ut Oberwachtmeister-Senior the person of the sergeant (usually ). general'. TVachtmeister-Cavalry sergeant. entretenimiento-fixed Kapitiin-Captain. monthly salary paid Hauptmann- Captain . to a 'gentleman' . Rittmeister-Captain (cavalry)

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Pagaduria-military Fiihnrich-Ensign. treasury. Feldcaplan- Regimental pagador-paymaster. chaplain. ventqja- wage-bonus paid for loyal/long military service.

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