War News From Europe Keeps Courts in Turmoil
Dispatches report growing strain across Europe with French and Dutch tensions rising in the Low Countries and Italy. The Elector of Cologne faces opposition as Spain fears war with England and Holland. German campaigns suffer from rains and supply shortages while Crema and Cremona hospitals fill with sick soldiers. A Neapolitan conspiracy is crushed and Spanish relations with Portugal show continued friction as new rulers seek stability.