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Alberoni Intrigues and Baroque Diplomacy Across Courts
Fragmentary historical note outlines Cardinal Alberoni's Madrid and France intrigues, his attempt to place the Duke of Vendôme in command, and the ensuing diplomatic maneuvers with Ragotski and the Porte. It describes envoy exchanges, protectorship under Louis XIV, and a push toward Bayonne amid military setbacks.
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Lewis XIV
Ragocski
Porte
Adrianople
Madrid
Cardinal Diberoni
Ragetski
A’beroni
Ottoman Porte
Alberoni
Spain
France
Paris
Duke de Vendarme
Tha
Bay-ome
Saragofsa
Philip V
Cardinal Alberont
Vendarme
Bayonne