spanishbaroqueart: Attributed to Bartolomé GonzálezPortraits of Philip IV of Spain, when Prince of A
spanishbaroqueart: Attributed to Bartolomé GonzálezPortraits of Philip IV of Spain, when Prince of Asturias, and Élisabeth of France; c. 1616Castillo Hotel Son Vida collection, MallorcaWhen Élisabeth was ten years old, in 1612, negotiations were begun for a double marriage between the royal families of France and Spain; Élisabeth would marry the Prince of Asturias (the future Philip IV of Spain) and her brother Louis (later King Louis XIII of France) the Spanish Infanta Anne.After their proxy marriages, Élisabeth and her brother met their respective spouses for the first time on 25 November 1615 on the Pheasant Island in the river Bidassoa that divides France and Spain between the French city of Hendaye and the Spanish city of Fuenterrabía. The religious ceremony took place in the Saint Mary Cathedral in Burgos. At the time of her marriage, the thirteen-year-old Isabel became the new Princess of Asturias; her husband Philip was aged ten. This marriage followed a tradition of cementing military and political alliances between the Catholic powers of France and Spain with royal marriages. (Source) -- source link