George Stepney, 1663-1707 : diplomat and poet
The first full-length biography of one of the most significant literary and diplomatic figures of the late 17th century. The fruit of over ten years of study, this work provides new and valuable material on a key period of political and military history.
Biographies
vi, 403 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780227679401, 0227679407
37949647
IllustrationsAuthor's NoteIntroductionI. AntecedentsII. EducationIII. ApprenticeshipIV. TutelageV. IndependenceVI. The Imperial CourtVII. Romance, Death and SubsidiesVIII. Hope DeferredIX. Diplomat, Soldier and Country-GentlemanX. The Envoy to the Princes of the RhineXI. The End of the Nine Years' WarXII. Brandenburg and PolandXIII. The Commissioner of TradeXIV. The Turn of the CenturyXV. The Grand AllianceXVI. The New ReignXVII. The Hungarian Mediation (I)XVIII. The Hungarian Mediation (II)XIX. The Quarrel with WratislawXX. The Hungarian Mediation (III)XXI. Interlude - The Principality of MindelheimXXII. The End of the Hungarian Mediation and the Transfer to the NetherlandsXXIII. George Stepney's PoetryXXIV. The NetherlandsXXV. EnglandXXVI. EpilogueAppendicesNotes and ReferencesBibliographyNominal IndexSubject and Place Index
Maps on lining papers