{"product_id":"9789089790866","title":"Sir William Temple, William Iii And The Balance Of Power In Europe","description":"New Directions in Diplomatic History, 3\u003cbr\u003e(History of International Relations Library, 26)\u003cp\u003eSir William Temple was the most important as well as the most interesting and the best documented of English ambassadors in the seventeenth century. He negotiated the Triple Alliance with John de Witt in order to prevent Louis XIV from conquering the Spanish Netherlands during the War of Devolution. The Triple Alliance and Temple's first embassy to the Dutch Republic ended in failure as King Charles II negotiated the secret Treaty of Dover with Louis XIV (June 1670).When England and France attacked the Dutch Republic in 1672, Temple was in England. After the Peace of Westminster, concluded between England and the Republic in February 1674, Temple began his second embassy to the Republic. During his stay in the Netherlands (1674-1679) he cooperated closely with William III who had become stadholder in 1672. This account will deal with their efforts to contain France and maintain the balance of power in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps \u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003eTimeline \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Political Scene of the Dutch Republic in 1667 \u003cbr\u003e1 Sir William Temple and William III during the Rule of John de Witt (1668-1670) \u003cbr\u003e2 Temple's Second Embassy (1674) \u003cbr\u003e3 The Struggle for a Defensible Barrier against France \u003cbr\u003e4 The Impending Loss of the Spanish Netherlands (1676-1677) \u003cbr\u003e5 The Marriage with Mary Stuart II (1677) \u003cbr\u003e6 Charles II's Pendulum Policy (1677-1678) \u003cbr\u003e7 The Du Cros Affair (August 1678) \u003cbr\u003e8 The Exclusion Crisis (1679-1681) \u003cbr\u003e9 Epilogue \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eWouter Troost, Ph.D (1983) in History, University of Leiden, is an independent scholar from the Netherlands. He has published extensively on Stadholder-King William III. His works include William III, The Stadholder-King. A Political Biography (Ashgate, 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Republic of Letters Publishing BV","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47066039484656,"sku":"9789089790866","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789089790866_p0.jpg?v=1763671579","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789089790866","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}