Allies with the infidel : the Ottoman and French alliance in the sixteenth century / Christine Isom-Verhaaren.
Material type: TextSeries: Library of Ottoman studies ; 30Publication details: London : I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2011. Description: 274 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN: 9781848857285 (hbk.); 1848857284 (hbk.)Subject(s): Christianity and other religions -- Islam | France -- Relations -- Turkey | Turkey -- Relations -- France | France -- Foreign relations -- 1589-1610 | Turkey -- Foreign relations -- 16th century | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 | France -- History -- Francis I, 1515-1547LOC classification: DR479.F8 | I86 2011Summary: 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'.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263 and index.
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'.