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

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

Author: John L. Sutton
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780813155012

About the Author

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

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