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Menzikof and Shifting Alliances Highlight Court Intrigue
The text traces Menzikof rising from obscurity to power and his fall when power lacks integrity. It details Vienna’s preoccupation with Rabutin’s death, the new czar’s assurances, and Spain's aims to secure Russia’s assent to Vienna treaties. A reconciliation follows from a royal marriage, with Spain and France shifting positions and hopes of Hanovr alliance stability.
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Menzikof
E Jte
Gottorp
Petersburg
Count de Rabutin
Vienna
Rufia
Spain
Lima
Russia
France
Fay
Philip