Die Mission des Grafen von Daun in Brüssel 1725: ein Wendepunkt in der Regierung der Österreichischen Niederlande?

This paper focuses on the importance of the term of office of Wirich Count of Daun as interim governor-general in the Austrian Netherlands in 1725. It is argued that the reforms which he helped to carry out during his governorship, were crucial for the maintenance of the authority of the Austrian central government in Brussels. The first decade of Austrian rule in the Southern Netherlands ended with the failure of the central advisory institution, the Council of State, and the conspiracy against the Marquis de Prié, minister plenipotentiary and as such the representative of governor-general Eu... Mehr ...