The last king of Poland : and his contemporaries /
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| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Book E-Resource |
Table of Contents:
- Includes index.
- The root of the mischief.--The old nobility.--"The family" and the young Stanislaus.--The king and the satrap.--Decadence and demoralisation.--Le roi s'amuse.--Recuperation and reconstruction, 1773-1787.--At the parting of the ways.--The friendship of Prussia.--The "coup d'état" of May 3, 1791.--The vengeance of Catherine.--"Che fece per viltà il gran rifiuto."