Allies with the infidel the Ottoman and French alliance in the sixteenth century /

The military alliance in 1543 between the François I of France and Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent aroused condemnation on religious grounds from the Habsburgs and their supporters as an aberration from accepted diplomacy. Relying on contemporary Ottoman and French sources, this text presents the re...

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Main Author: Isom-Verhaaren, Christine
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2011.
Series:Library of Ottoman studies ; v. 30.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:The military alliance in 1543 between the François I of France and Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent aroused condemnation on religious grounds from the Habsburgs and their supporters as an aberration from accepted diplomacy. Relying on contemporary Ottoman and French sources, this text presents the realpolitik of diplomacy with 'infidels'.
Physical Description:xi, 274 p. : ill., map.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263 and index).