Eugene, of Savoy, Prince of Savoy, 1663-1736
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1663 - 1736
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Manchester papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS fc.37
Abstract:
The papers contain correspondence, copies of treaties, speeches and credentials, orders, memoranda, reports, newsletters and other papers mostly relating to diplomatic, political and military affairs in western Europe during the War of the Spanish Succession. In addition to documenting Manchester's missions to the republic of Venice and the court of France, the papers provide much detail on shifting relations among the northern powers, the break between France and England following the...
Dates:
1697-1737
Stair papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 24
Abstract:
The collection consists of letters and a few miscellaneous papers documenting the last part of Stair's political and military career. There are 53 letters from Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, written to inform Stair of developments in London, 1737-1742. Subjects include the royal family; the illness and death of Queen Caroline; the political intrigues of the Prince of Wales and members of his court; Robert Walpole and the opposition to his government; foreign affairs,...
Dates:
1722-1745