Richelieu and Olivares

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By (author): "J.H. Elliott"
Genres:History books  Biography books  France books  European History books  Spain books  17th Century books  Spanish History books  
Publish Date: 1984
Richelieu and Olivares
ISBN0521406749
ISBN139780521406741
AsinRichelieu and Olivares
CharactersCardinal Richelieu, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Original titleRichelieu and Olivares (Canto original series)
SeriesCambridge Studies in Early Modern History
The triumph of France assured the fame of Richelieu, while Spain's failure condemned Olivares to historical neglect. This account of their contrasting destinies draws parallels to the outcome of the great power struggle between France and Spain in seventeenth-century Europe.