Mariana References Mariana queen of Spain Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Juan José de Austria…that forced the queen regent, Mariana, to dismiss her favourite and confessor, Father John Nithard. In early 1677, he drove Mariana and her new favourite, Fernando de Valenzuela, from court and established himself as first minister. Read More…that forced the queen regent, Mariana, to dismiss her favourite and confessor, Father John Nithard. In early 1677, he drove Mariana and her new favourite, Fernando de Valenzuela, from court and established himself as first minister. Read More