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David J. SturdyA concise, uptodate analysis of the private and public careers of two influential French ministers Places the figures in their historical context Includes a Glossary, a list of significant dates, and

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,Richelieu and French Foreign Policy, 1630–42, the Habsburgs. When it came to regions which Richelieu deemed crucial to the security of France, however, he did commit troops even though no declarations of war were made. One such region was Savoy and northern Italy; hence his intervention in the Valtelline and Mantua as described earlier. Anothe

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