Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy: Political Culture and the Thirty Years' War (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy: Political Culture and the Thirty Years' War (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture) Book

History has been unkind to Savoy during the Thirty Years' War, viewing it typically as a powerless puppet of Richelieu and Olivares. By contrast, this book examines the varied and powerful dynastic aspirations of the House of Savoy through the career of its leading ambassador, Alessandro Scaglia (1592 1641), raising wider questions about diplomatic service and court culture. Scaglia was a court clan member who used diplomatic service, his expertise in the high arts, and his cosmopolitan network of friends to further Savoy's interests together with those of his family.Read More

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  • 0521037913
  • 9780521037914
  • Toby Osborne
  • 19 July 2007
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 320
  • 1
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