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The King's Honor and the King's Cardinal: The War of the Polish Succession

The King's Honor and the King's Cardinal: The War of the Polish Succession - Paperback

by John L. Sutton
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Availability:In StockContributor:John L. SuttonPublish date:2014-07-15Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813155012ISBN-10:813155010UPC:9780813155012Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Eastern Europe, EuropeSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SCPPKXHVX6
Early in 1733 Augustus II, elector of Saxony and king of Poland, died in Warsaw from complications of a gangrenous foot. The elective throne of Poland thus fell vacant, and the states of Europe began cautious maneuvers designed to secure for each some national advantage in the choice of a successor. Before the year was out, diplomacy had given way to military force. Yet the Age of Reason fostered a relationship between diplomacy and warfare that limited the violence of military action. The War
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813155012ISBN-10:813155010UPC:9780813155012Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Eastern Europe, EuropeSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SCPPKXHVX6

John L. Sutton teaches in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.


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