How would Philip I of Castile divide his empire?

- Administer Castile and Aragon together
- Fix the taxation system in Aragon
- Ignore anything beyond Milan
- Taxrelief for farmers in Spain
- Ban imported cloths and support the local manufacturing in Spain
- Grow spanish wines and export them
- Start a soapmaking industry and export that
- FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE
- Ensure naval dominance and destroy any french privatiers
- Keep peace with England
- To hell with the pope and ignore the reformation
- Better yet, tear down the monastry drain on Spain
- Spearhead the counterreformation
- Keep the inquisition under the crowns control
- Use the gold and silver from the colonies and invest them properly
- Decentralise the goverment
 
- Administer Castile and Aragon together
- Fix the taxation system in Aragon
- Ignore anything beyond Milan
- Taxrelief for farmers in Spain
- Ban imported cloths and support the local manufacturing in Spain
- Grow spanish wines and export them
- Start a soapmaking industry and export that
- FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE
- Ensure naval dominance and destroy any french privatiers
- Keep peace with England
- To hell with the pope and ignore the reformation
- Better yet, tear down the monastry drain on Spain
- Spearhead the counterreformation
- Keep the inquisition under the crowns control
- Use the gold and silver from the colonies and invest them properly
- Decentralise the goverment
Interesting wouldn't administering Castile and Aragon together mean centralising things?
 
I mean not doing what Charles did wich led to pro aragon idepence thoughs. Fixing the taxation would help that, Castile got to bear the brunt of Hapsburg stupidity.
 
I mean not doing what Charles did wich led to pro aragon idepence thoughs. Fixing the taxation would help that, Castile got to bear the brunt of Hapsburg stupidity.
Ah I see. So in Italy would you'd suggest he ignore Naples or give it over to Charles?
 
*cracks ribs laughting* Napels was part of Aragons crown. Imagine the cortes giving away aragonese parts to a cadet branch. Lol no
 
To be honest if he was smart he would name his heir John. Juan/Joan (in catalan) III of both Castile and Aragon is propaganda gold.
 
Keep Ferdinand in Spain. Charles can stay in holy roman empire. Hell, reverse their wives and have Isabella of Portugal marry Ferdinand and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary marry Charles.

That's not really an option, Charles is the heir in Castille and by extension Aragon, since he is the eldest. However Philip could ensure that Ferdinand inherits Austria-Burgundy. This would have a couple of benefits Charles will have to travel much less, OTOH OTL Philip II, who didn't like to travel, wasn't ideal either, which can be seen by how he handled the Habsburg Netherlands. The position of the Imperial branch will be much stronger, whereas the Spanish can also focus its' policies more clearly.
 
I never got the meme which that without the Habsburgs Spain would turn into splendid isolation and don't give a fuck about anything.

I mean if transpyrennes politics are so irrelevant why the alliance with the Habsburgs and the marriage between Arthur and Catherine?
 
It's not complete isolation, i mean not interfering in central-northen politics and focusing on domesticate/italian/colonial matters first. Spains resourses should be focused on spain first and foremost
 
*cracks ribs laughting* Napels was part of Aragons crown. Imagine the cortes giving away aragonese parts to a cadet branch. Lol no
Not according to the Neapolitan nobles I'd presume?Besides,it was given to a king's bastard once--which was even more ridiculous than the idea of giving it to a younger son.
 
Did Spain have a rigid interpretation of the succession law? After all a bastard did inherit and found the dynasty that ruled until the Habsburgs came to the throne.
 
A younger son is one thing. Giving it to a ruler of another domain is another thing

So, I imagine then that from what has been said here, it'd be Carlos as King of Spain after his father dies, and Ferdinand as Holy Roman Emperor and perhaps ruler of the low countries as well?
 
That division would work. If Philip hasent burned Spain to the ground that is

Aha considering he'd likely be doing a Charles I and revolving between the Empire, the low countries and Spain, I don't think he'd have the time to do such a thing. Though Ferdinand did grow up mostly in Spain, hmmm.
 
So, I imagine then that from what has been said here, it'd be Carlos as King of Spain after his father dies, and Ferdinand as Holy Roman Emperor and perhaps ruler of the low countries as well?
Not necessarily.In such a situation,the tradition was to give the oldest son the title the family held longest and the more prestigious one,
 
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