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

by John L. Sutton (Author)

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 Biography

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