From Battlefield to Court: Raimondo Montecuccoli's Diplomatic Mission to Queen Christina of Sweden after the Thirty Years' War

At the end of the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609-80), an Italian military entrepreneur in Austrian Habsburg service, attempted to transition from a career on the battlefield to a career at court in Vienna. In 1653, he won a diplomatic assignment to Queen Christina of S...

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Main Author: Sutherland, Suzanne (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publ. [2016]
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2016, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 915-938
IxTheo Classification:KBA Western Europe
TJ Modern history
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Montecuccoli, Raimund, Count, 1609-1680
B Entrepreneurship History
B Sweden History Christina, 1632-1654
B Austria Foreign relations 1519-1740
B Courts & courtiers History 17th century
B Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689
B Italians Foreign countries History
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