War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690–1720

An account of the transformation of the state of Savoy under Duke Victor Amadeus II.

Christopher Storrs (Author)

9780521038294, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 July 2007

364 pages, 7 b/w illus. 1 map 3 tables
22.7 x 15.1 x 2 cm, 0.552 kg

'… the book makes an invaluable contribution to a growing collection of new studies of early modern Italian states.' History

This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe by considering the role of the Duchy of Savoy and the rise of this hitherto weak state into one of the regular members of the anti-French coalitions of the eighteenth century. 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 unrivalled 'Machiavellian' diplomacy on the international stage. The book puts this 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.

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Map: the Savoyard state, 1690–1720
Introduction
1. The Savoyard army, 1690–1720
2. Savoyard finance, 1690–1720
3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690–1720
4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720
5. The Savoyard nobility, 1690–1720
6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720
Conclusion
Select bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], European history [HBJD]