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Royal quarrels over music and politics headline a restless court
Reports from Versailles and Rome describe King and ministers quelling disputes over music at court and high level tensions with Cardinal Fleury’s secretary. Meanwhile Hanover Prussia tensions rise as Britain plans retaliation and Mecklenberg and Dutch affairs loom large across Europe, with Mecca of diplomacy shifting under Emperor and Spanish intrigue. The Queen’s pregnancy and Paris court gossip frame a volatile July scene.
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Chappel
Versafaies
Cardinal Fleury
Dijon
Italy
Tuscany
Leyden
N. S
Rome
Holy Father
Hhis
Cardinal Noaisles
Hague
Hanover
Berlin
Prussia
Great Britain
Munchhaufen
Gre
Britain
Wolfenbuttel
Mecktemburg
Mecklemburg
Wéf
Dufseldorp
Juliers
Ravenstein
Carlos
Parma
Piacenza
Vienna
Spain
Nassau-Friesland
Stadholder Gelderland
Cros
Holland
Monsieur de Dieu
Heer de Wilde
Bavon
Ehilst
Muscovy
Refliz
Paris
M. S
Port Santa Maria
Wint
Asturias
S. Sulpice
Madame de Cavoye