Does anyone have in-depth information on the royal bastards of Spain during the 1500s?
Ferdinand the Catholic, Philip I, Charles V and Philip II all had their fair share of women and (I believe) bastards. I'm having difficulty to uncover their bastard children and what was the general policy towards them - besides Don Juan, it seems clerical office or seclusion were the only options "allowed" them. It also seems there was a conscious difference in deciding whether or not to recognize a bastard publicly and granting them a new name, or not - apparently Philip II had three bastards (other sources are saying two) by Doña Isabel de Osorio, but I can't uncover any information on them or their later careers.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.