Charles's illegitimate half-brother, John Joseph of Austria, whose political feud with his mother undermined the stability of his regime Don Juan finally gained control of the government in January 1678 and ex
France with Spain, she arranged the marriage (November 1615) between Louis andAnne of Austria, daughter of the Spanish kingPhilip III. By 1617 the king, resentful at being excluded from power, had taken as his favourite the ambitious Charles d’Albert de Luynes, who soon became the dominant...