Difficult European rotations as Vienna and Berlin clash
Aug 26 dispatches reveal Count de Manteviel's disgrace stirring a European revolution. Allies of Seville gain favor while Hoym, Lagnaico, and Walckenstein shift roles. The king distances from Prussia as intrigue swirls around Vienna, Berlin, and Poland. Reports speak of Spain’s influence, papal pressure, and fresh levies, with Milan and Genoa signaling a looming theater for conflict. Paris reports a major blaze in St Pol and mounting tensions across the front.