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Barbara Blomberg
First published 1897
Regensburg in the 1540s brings the young singer Barbara Blomberg into the orbit of Emperor Charles V. Their relationship produces a son who will become Don John of Austria, but imperial politics and social inequality ensure that Barbara’s place in the dynasty can never resemble that of a recognised consort.
Ebers follows the consequences of the affair across years of Habsburg power, religious division and court manoeuvring. Charles V’s burdens as emperor, the Reformation in the German lands and the future awaiting his illegitimate son turn Barbara’s personal story into a dynastic drama stretching across Europe.
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