Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares Historical Figure Nationality: Spain Year of Birth: January 6, 1587 Year of Death: July 22, 1645 Cause of Death: Natural Causes Religion: Catholicism Occupation: Chief minister to Philip IV of Spain Spouse: Inés de Zúñiga y Velasco, Countess of Olivares Children: María de Guzmán y Zúñiga (1609 - 1625) Enrique Felipe de Guzmán (1613-1646) Fictional Appearances: 1632 series POD: May, 1631 Appearance(s): 1635: The Cannon Law 1636: The Saxon Uprising 1635: The Papal Stakes 1634: The Bavarian Crisis 1636: The Cardinal Virtues Type of Appearance: Direct

Don Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar, Count of Olivares and Duke of San Lúcar la Mayor (Spanish: Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, conde-duque de Olivares, also known as Conde de Olivares y duque de Sanlúcar la Mayor) (January 6, 1587 – July 22, 1645), was a Spanish royal favorite of Philip IV and minister. As prime minister from 1621 to 1643, he over-extended Spain in foreign affairs and unsuccessfully attempted domestic reform. His policies of committing Spain to recapture Holland led to his major involvement in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and his attempts to centralize power and increase wartime taxation led to revolts in Catalonia and Portugal which brought about his fall.

Gaspar de Guzmán in 1632

By 1636, Guzman secretly had a radio.