...William E. Wilson © 1943 University of Washington 1943 TIRSO’S PRIVAR CONTRA SU GUSTO: A DEFENSE OF THE DUKE OF OSUNA By WILLIAME. WILSON The possibility of a relationship between Tirso de Molina and the ducal house of Osuna has been...

... of the Parliament of Sicily and of its Spanish Viceroy, the Duke of Osuna. He had just presented the triennial Sicilian contribution of 300,000 ducats to the King, and was charged in addition with maintaining Osuna’s popu- larity with the g~vernment.~In a letter written some weeks later...

... portraying the great Duke of Osuna. Don Pedro Gir6n, after a turbulent adolescence in Spain, went to Flanders in 1602 where he was welcomed by Archduke Albert. Volunteering for military service, he took part in many battles and sieges, and distinguished himself to such an extent that he...

... and the “grandes historias” (great histories) (2284) that belong to eminent families, such as the Osuna. Such a distinction should not be con- strued, however, as recognition by Marcos that his life was unimpor- tant. Certainly, his lineage cannot compare with that of princes and governors, but the reader...