Pleasure and Ambition: The Life, Loves and Wars of Augustus the Strong. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: I.B. Tauris, 2001
- Hardcover
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Artikelbeschreibung des Verkäufers
In English.
Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9781860646195_new
- Titel
- Pleasure and Ambition: The Life, Loves and Wars of Augustus the Strong
- Autor
- Sharp, Tony
- Verlag
- I.B. Tauris
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2001
- Zustand
- New
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Sprache
- Englisch
- ISBN-10
- 1860646190
- ISBN-13
- 9781860646195
- Artikelgewicht
- 749 Gramm
Augustus the Strong of Saxony’s life was consumed by two addictions: the relentless pursuit of power and the uncompromising pursuit of pleasure. From his accession as Elector of Saxony in 1694 (when his brother the previous Elector died under mysterious circumstances) he pursued political power and glory by fighting the Ottoman Turks, purchasing the Polish throne (becoming a Catholic in the bargain) and warring against Sweden. His other great addiction--to pleasure--primarily in the female form--continually distracted Augustus from the single-minded pursuit of his dynastic aim. (He was reputed to have produced an illegitimate child for every day of the year.) This is the first biography in English of Augustus, and is based on primary German sources and the dispatches of English diplomats.
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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor
Tony Sharp was Lecturer in History at Southampton University and has written extensively on early modern European history.
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