Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy: Political Culture and the Thirty Years' War

ISBN-13: 9780521037914 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 320 str.

Toby Osborne

Opis

History has been unkind to the House of Savoy during the Thirty Years' War, viewing it as a powerless puppet of Richelieu and Olivares. By contrast, this book examines the varied and powerful dynastic aspirations of Savoy through the career of its leading ambassador, Alessandro Scaglia (1592-1641). 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 and those of his family.