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France under Louis XIV and the European balance of power
The text traces Louis XIV’s long wars and peacetime diplomacy, noting alliances with England and Austria, the 1678 Nijmegen peace, and victories at sea and land. It cites battles against Algiers and Genoa, the Palatinate devastation, and the revocation of the edict of Nantes leading to Protestant exodus. It highlights Villars and Eugene securing Utrecht 1714 and Ratisbon peace, plus court reforms and ministerial discipline.
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France
Prince of Orange
England
House of Austria
Louis
Nimeguen
Louis XIV
Algiers
Genoa
Versailles
Palatinate
Europe
la Hogue
Havre
Dieppe
Athes
Henry IV
Marshal Villars
Denain
Utrecht
Eugene
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