Marquis de Puyzieulx
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The Marquis de Puyzieulx was a French statesman
and diplomat
of the 18th century. He represented France
for much of the Breda Peace Talks, which were aimed at bringing the War of the Austrian Succession
to an end.
He was subtly undermined in this role both by the growing financial crisis in France (which the British were well aware of, thanks to their spies) and by a refusal of the British to take the talks seriously, while they still sought victory on the battle
field. Much of his correspondence
with Paris
was intercepted by British agents, and the contents passed on to his opposite number on the British side, Lord Sandwich. He was eventually recalled and replaced.
Statesman
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and diplomat
Diplomat
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of the 18th century. He represented France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for much of the Breda Peace Talks, which were aimed at bringing the War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...
to an end.
He was subtly undermined in this role both by the growing financial crisis in France (which the British were well aware of, thanks to their spies) and by a refusal of the British to take the talks seriously, while they still sought victory on the battle
Battle
Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
field. Much of his correspondence
Communication
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with Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
was intercepted by British agents, and the contents passed on to his opposite number on the British side, Lord Sandwich. He was eventually recalled and replaced.