When was it published?

December 19, 1751 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News December 19, 1751

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Most Christian King, Elector Of Cologne

Q: What keywords are associated?

French Ministers, King Of Romans Election, House Of Austria, Elector Of Cologne, Imperial Court, Versailles Diplomacy

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

From The Hague, September 14: France is dispatching numerous skilled ministers to courts in the Holy Roman Empire to thwart the House of Austria's favored election of a King of the Romans. Letters from Vienna indicate imperial apprehension following the Elector of Cologne's shift to the opposing party.

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Hague, Sept. 14. The great Number of Ministers, and those of the ablest Kind, which the Court of Versailles is sending to the several Courts and States of the Empire, manifestly proves, how desirous the Most Christian King is, that the Election of a King of the Romans should not succeed in Favour of the House of Austria, and its Allies: And all our Letters from Vienna, and other Places in the Interest of the Imperial Court, confirm, that they are under great Apprehension of seeing that important Affair take a quite different Turn to what was expected it would, before the Change of the Elector of Cologne in Favour of the opposite Party.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Political

What keywords are associated?

French Ministers King Of Romans Election House Of Austria Elector Of Cologne Imperial Court Versailles Diplomacy

What entities or persons were involved?

Most Christian King Elector Of Cologne

Where did it happen?

Holy Roman Empire

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Holy Roman Empire

Event Date

Sept. 14

Key Persons

Most Christian King Elector Of Cologne

Outcome

imperial court under great apprehension due to change of elector of cologne in favor of opposite party, potentially altering the election outcome against house of austria.

Event Details

The Court of Versailles is sending a great number of able ministers to courts and states of the Empire to prevent the election of a King of the Romans in favor of the House of Austria and its allies. Letters from Vienna and other imperial places confirm the court's apprehension that the affair may take a different turn following the Elector of Cologne's change to the opposite party.