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mme Montespan som skäl till Ludvigs misslyckande i holland.
— Feb 10, 2024 01:45PM
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In 1709, monarch and state stood hard-pressed, at bay: a pack of enemies, the nations of Europe in coalition, closing in on France, threatening invasion at every border. “France was ruined long before she had ceased to be victorious,” in Alexis de Tocqueville’s most frequently quoted quotation; a half century’s military rampage, even though victorious, had drained the nation of manpower and exhausted her resources.
— Feb 03, 2024 02:49AM
