Stately quadrille
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Stately quadrille
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The stately quadrille is the name given to set of constantly shifting alliances between the great powers of Europe during the 18th century. The ultimate objective was to maintain the balance of power in Europe to stop any one alliance or country becoming too strong. It takes its name from the quadrille, a dance in which the participants constantly swap partners. The most widely cited instance was in 1756, when Britain and Austria abandoned their 25-year-long Anglo-Austrian Alliance and instead m
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18th-century European great power alliances
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stately_quadrille
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2023-10-25T22:42:35Z
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