History Henry V
The annexation of the historically German city ofStrasbourgin 1681 gave him handle of the strategic province ofAlsace. France’s push toward the Rhine brought Louis XIV into conflict with the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, but Emperor Leopold I was distracted by a war against the Ottoman Empire, whose armies threatened his capital of Vienna in 1683. Although the Austrians have been fellow Christians, Louis XIV encouraged the Turks, additional poisoning relations with…Read More