Its Splendour and Genius contrasted with the Misery and Ig- Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685 Learned Huguenots take refuge in Holland; Bayle King seizes Avignon, and tries to make his creature, Fürsten- 63 Pontchartrain, Finance Minister Louis makes Peace with Savoy, 1696 Religion ceases to be the Chief Cause of European War; Terri- torial or Dynastic Struggles succeed it in the Eighteenth Strife between Fénélon and Bossuet Quietism Disgrace of Fénélon Change in Foreign Policy; Rise of Prussia and of Russia Decline of Poland and Turkey The Regent adopts the Policy of Peace and the English Alli- Thoughts of English and French turned to Colonial Empire France supports the claim of Stanislas to the Crown of Poland 202 Walpole and Fleury; Colonial Rivalry between England and Empire claimed for Maria Theresa's husband, 1740 |