Kaunitz and enlightened absolutism, 1753-1780 / / Franz A.J. Szabo

• Autore: Szabo Franz A. J.
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 380 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 943.6/03/092
• Soggetto geografico: Austria History Maria Theresa, 1740-1780; Austria Politics and government 1740-1780
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. Chancellor of State -- 3. The structure of government -- 4. The financial crises of the Monarchy -- 5. The transformation of society -- 6. Church and state -- 7. The military albatross -- 8. The problem of Hungary -- 9. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first major archivally based study of the political career of Wenzel Anton Kaunitz, State Chancellor of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1753 to 1792. Author of the diplomatic revolution of 1756 and brilliant foreign minister of the Austrian Empire, Kaunitz was also the most important statesman in the development of enlightened absolutism in central Europe. Virtually the third head of state under Maria Theresia and Joseph II, he was the driving force behind the many reforms which sought to modernise the monarchy. Using Kaunitz as a focus, the author explores the dynamic of the development of enlightened absolutism in the Habsburg Empire through its most influential proponent and spokesman. Enlightened absolutism in the Habsburg Monarchy produced some of the boldest innovations in eighteenth-century Europe, and this book analyses the full complexity of the decision-making process.
• Altri titoli varianti: Kaunitz & Enlightened Absolutism 1753-1780
• Titolo autorizzato: Kaunitz and enlightened absolutism, 1753-1780
• ISBN: 0-511-52348-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248287403316
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