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" Philip was himself dominated by one official in particular, François de Busleyden, the archbishop of Besançon, who had attained that same kind of control over the archduke that Álvaro de Luna had developed over Isabella’s father and that Juan Pacheco had developed over Isabella’s brother Enrique. Even the language used to describe that relationship was remarkably similiar. "

Kirstin Downey , Isabella: The Warrior Queen


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Kirstin Downey quote : Philip was himself dominated by one official in particular, François de Busleyden, the archbishop of Besançon, who had attained that same kind of control over the archduke that Álvaro de Luna had developed over Isabella’s father and that Juan Pacheco had developed over Isabella’s brother Enrique. Even the language used to describe that relationship was remarkably similiar.