Published in Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Peninsula Cultural History

Keywords: Keywords: Courtly etiquette, Eating ceremonies, Hispanic monarchy, Iberian courts.

One of the most remarkable characteristics of modern European monarchies was the adoption of the etiquette system in the habits of the royal household and noblemen in general. This system relates structurally to the building of hierarchies and the creation of symbolic attributes within the courts. This article presents a contribution to the studies regarding the rapport between courtly etiquette and eating ceremonies, either public or private, during the reigns of monarchs from the House of Habsburg, since Charles V to Philip III of Spain.