Projects of the Franco-Swedish Alliance against the Russian State in 1572–1575 by S. M. Ryabov

“…The third section analyzes the decline of French influence in the Baltic region during 1574–1575, attributed to Henry de Valois' flight from Poland in the summer of 1574 and the cessation of matrimonial negotiations with the Swedish Vasa dynasty in February 1575. The article delves into Charles de Danzay's political project to transform Livonia into a French vassal duchy under François of Alençon, as well as his broader vision for a FrancoDanish-Swedish-Livonian-Polish-Lithuanian alliance. …”
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