Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy By Toby Osborne

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Diplomacy

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Wordery

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Cambridge university press

Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy : Cambridge University Press : 9780521037914 : 0521037913 : 19 Jul 2007 : 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.

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