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Nordic Academic Pr, 2019. Hardcover. New. 292 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.
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Mercenary Swedes: French Subsidies to Sweden 1631-1796 Hardcover -
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- Title Mercenary Swedes: French Subsidies to Sweden 1631-1796
- Author Svante Norrhem
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Nordic Academic Press
- ISBN 9789188661821 / 9188661822
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 8.7 x 5.6 x 1.1 in (22.10 x 14.22 x 2.79 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Cultural Region: Scandinavian
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Original Hardcover. Publisher: Nordic Academic Press | Utg. 2019 | Original Hardcover | 292 p. | This book is brand new. | Translator: Merton, Charlotte | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: In the 1630s, France persuaded Sweden to fight on its side against the Holy Roman Emperor in the vicious, prolonged war between Protestant and Catholic states. Both countries goal was to limit the Empire s expansion, and the Swedes needed funds. Under the 1631 agreement, Sweden received French subsidies of about 400,000 Swedish riksdaler every year for five years a vast sum. This agreement was the first in a long line of deals between France and Sweden until 1796, which meant 166 years of intermittent support. In some years French subsidies amounted to a startling 20 per cent of the Swedish national budget. But how did the two countries manage to remain allies despite their abiding mutual mistrust? The historian Svante Norrhem charts the patterns of relations between the two countries in this…
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