Confirming what historians have long suspected--that the influence
of a court confessor could be crucial for the formation of
policy--Bireley explores the relationship between Ferdinand and
Lamormaini during the Thirty Years War. The author shows how
Lamormaini planned for the restoration of Catholicism in Germany
and documents in detail his influence on Ferdinand, his conflict
with Ferdinand's first minister, and his relationships with other
important figures in Vienna and Rome.
Originally published in 1981.
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