The level of corruption in the court …

Years: 1618 - 1618

The level of corruption in the court at Madrid by 1618 becomes intolerable to King Philip III, who dismisses the Duke of Lerma and names the duke's son, Cristóbal de Sandoval, the Duke of Uceda, as his successor, whom he sends to detain Rodrigo Calderón, a greedy, ambitious figure emblematic of his father's administration.

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