Papal Imperial Tensions Rise Over Parma and Italy
Letters from Rome and Venice report the Pope and Republic angered at the Duke of Modena for handing Berzello to Prince Eugene of Savoy. The Pope and Senate reject his excuses, doubting Eugene’s neutrality and fearing Emperor-aligned moves in Naples. News says Spain plans support next spring, with French troops marching to counter German advances. Vaubonne near Paris. In Cremona, troops and officers adjust, while money tight and proposed Exchequer notes circulate. In Languedoc, Fanatick sects resist Rome, led by Daniel Roux, sentenced to the wheel. Plymouth reports ships reaching Cadiz passage, others still at sea.