Les Pays-Bas autrichiens, « centre périphérique » de la circulation de l’information pendant la guerre de Sept Ans (1756-1763). Le rôle diplomatique du gouvernement de Bruxelles.

peer reviewed ; The Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 was a decisive event in the history of the Austrian Netherlands. The new alliance ensured the security of the Austrian Netherlands, whose strategic location in north-western Europe was put to good use by the Viennese authorities during the Seven Years' War. From Brussels, Count Charles de Cobenzl, Minister Plenipotentiary, used his rich network of informants to obtain news from the states bordering the Netherlands (France, Great Britain and western Germany). The ministerial correspondence between Cobenzl and Kaunitz was the instrument for a rap... Mehr ...