Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT While most of the characters in Leigh Bardugo's new book The Familiar are fictional, there are a few real-life historical figures who play supporting roles. The Familiar is a love story set against a backdrop of magic and immortality, but equally against a backdrop of history.
The real King Philip was part of the House of Habsburg and born in Valladolid Spain, to Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. He inherited his Spanish empire from his father, eventually becoming the Duke of Milan in 1540, Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands in 1555, King of Spain in 1556, King of Portugal in 1580, and the King of Naples and Sicily from 1554. Under his rule, Spain entered its Golden Age and the height of its power.
Though a competition of miracle workers, of course, never happened, most of Antonio Pérez's story beats in The Familiar are true to history, though the exact dates were fudged a bit for dramatic effect. Pérez was King Philip II's royal secretary for decades, beginning when Philip II was still a prince and not yet a king. It was also Pérez's own machinations that saw him falling out of the good graces of his royal patron.
The real Lucrecia de León also reportedly saw visions, though she came from no particularly unique background. Born in Madrid in 1567 to the daughter of a merchant, Lucrecia was born a commoner. Though she was said to be quite clever and cultured, Lucrecia was illiterate.
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