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The bargain which Joseph had proposed to Catherine was accepted by her in the last days of 1783.1 She assured him that she regarded her alliance with Austria as the most stable she had ever concluded. Already she was beginning to see its fruits. As for Cobenzl’s recent proposals, she assured the Emperor that she would not let the opportunity pass to show her gratitude and to render him whatever services he was in need of.
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Bernard, P.P. (1965). Plans for a Bavarian Exchange. In: Joseph II and Bavaria. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7575-1_10
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