Hvem daterte Eufrasia de Guzmán?

Eufrasia de Guzmán (fl. 1592) was a Spanish courtier. She was the long-term royal mistress of King Philip II of Spain.

She was the lady-in-waiting of Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal from 1550. She was the mistress of Philip in 1559–1564, when the king waited for his wife Elizabeth of Valois to be old enough to sexually consummate their marriage.

She had a son with Philip in 1564, after which Philip arranged a marriage for her (to a prince of Ascoli) and terminated the relationship.

Filip II (1527–1598) var konge av Spania 1556–1598 og Portugal 1580-1598. I hans tid kom den epoken som gjerne kalles Spanias gullalder. Men nedgangstidene begynte også mens han regjerte. Filip var en samvittighetsfull og religiøs mann, men han var også intolerant og humørløs. Mye av det han satte seg fóre slo feil, særlig hans anstrengelser for å hindre at Nederland ble uavhengig, og hans forgjeves forsøk på å erobre England med den store armada.