3. Accentuation in this book may differ from modern Spanish usage, but accents or absence thereof have been retained as printed, except where noted below.

4. Where a word is used repeatedly in the same way, hyphenation has been made consistent, preferring the form most often used in the printed work, or failing that the more usual form in general use at the time of publication.

5. So as to allow presentation within limited width, many names in the family tree on [Page xiii] have been abbreviated, and a key provided below the diagram. A link to the original page image is also provided.

6. Page [99]: "the infant Don Carlos" has been changed to "the Infante Don Carlos".

7. The following changes have been made to Spanish names, in line with sources consulted: