Milan and Rome Dispatches Face War Tensions Across Europe
Milan reports a wary state as Prince Lewenstein Wertheim arrives but avoids public reception, amid Italian recruiting and arrears delays. Genoa notes tensions over Savona and Final, while Vienna records imperial plans to fortify fleets and feudal payments. Lisbon to Warsaw updates show shifting allegiances, with Polish negotiations fragile and Saxon troops recalled. Paris sees church unity talks and Cardinal Noailles mediating amid Unigenitus pressures. Berlin, Hamburg, and Edinburgh cover shipping, diplomacy, and peace commissions.