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Turbulent Polish Towns Pay and Rebuke Foreign Powers
The fragment chronicles centuries of Polish town obedience and defiance under monarchs and foreign rulers from 1656 to 1714. It notes payments to Sweden France and Russia, pardons sought, plagues, and partial acknowledgments of kings, with March and April dispatches from Naples Vienna Milan and The Hague describing military movements, sieges, embargoes, and preparations across Europe, including British and French fleets and Polish affairs. It mentions King Augustus, Stanislaus, and surrounding conflicts alongside Lisbon and Dantzick positions, ending with diplomatic notes on marriage celebrations and naval plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard
Poland
John Casimir
Augustus
Lewis
Prince of Conti
Sweden
Stanislaus
France
Sicily
Luxembourg
Hungary
Trasinia
Silesia
Bohemia
Italy
Milan
Vienna
Soraptor Dantzick
Kinggustus
Cracow
Dautzick
Coant Tarlo
Vistula
Memel
Heiligen-A
Liban
Samogitias
Ratisbon
Sardinia
Hague
Dantzick
Stanislau
England
London
Horatio Walpole
Paris
Maigret de Tilloy
Chelle
Compeigne
M. de Cour
Marquis de la Luzerne
Cathilit Jefty