Synopses & Reviews
'An account of the transformation of the state of Savoy under Duke Victor Amadeus II.'
Synopsis
This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688-97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14), Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivaled Machiavellian diplomacy on the international stage. This book puts that diplomacy in context, and considers how the duke raised men and money (at home and abroad), the administrative changes forced by war, the resulting domestic pressures, and how these were dealt with.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-337) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. The Savoyard army, 1690 1713/20; 2. Savoyard finance, 1620 1720; 3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690 1720; 4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, c. 1690 1720; 5. The Savoyard nobility, c. 1690 1720; 6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690 1720; Conclusion.