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Ambitious Envoys Gather as Prague Congress Nears
From Paffarowitz to The Hague reports reach Vienna and Amsterdam on May 19 1745 of plenipotentiaries arriving for a congress to ends war proposals with the Ottoman Grand Signior and mediators Sutton Collier Virmont and Ruzzius. Troop movements in Italy and Vidin target. Sweden contemplates Baltic drive while Copenhagen letters claim peace hopes with Russia. Smallpox claims the Earl of Albemarle in Hague. ongoing talks on a sweeping alliance among Emperor Britain France and the Dutch await assent amid political intrigue.
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