George Stepney: Diplomat and Poet 1663-1707 [Hardcover]

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.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.Illustrations Author's Note Introduction I. Antecedents II. Education III. Apprenticeship IV. Tutelage V. Independence VI. The Imperial Court VII. Romance, Death and Subsidies VIII. Hope Deferred IX. Diplomat, Soldier and Country-Gentleman X. The Envoy to the Princes of the Rhine XI. The End of the Nine Years' War XII. Brandenburg and Poland XIII. The Commissioner of Trade XIV. The Turn of the Century XV. The Grand Alliance XVI. The New Reign XVII. The Hungarian Mediation (I) XVIII. The Hungarian Mediation (II) XIX. The Quarrel with Wratislaw XX. The Hungarian Mediation (III) XXI. Interlude - The Principality of Mindelheim XXII. The End of the Hungarian Mediation and the Transfer to the Netherlands XXIII. George Stepney's Poetry XXIV. The Netherlands XXV. England XXVI. Epilogue Appendices Notes and References Bibliography Nominal Index Subject and Place Index