Croatian-French relations in the 17th and 18th centurie

Hrvati i Francuzi prvi put će se susresti za vrijeme Karla Velikog koji će svoje carstvo proširiti i na prostore Hrvatske. Od tada pa sve do današnjih dana veza između ovih dviju zemalja se konstantno razvijala. Ovaj je rad posvećen francusko-hrvatskim političkim i kulturnim odnosima u 17. i 18. st. To je razdoblje iznimno bitno za proučavanje francusko-hrvatskih veza, iako još uvijek nedovoljno istraženo. Važni događaji u hrvatskoj povijesti toga doba rezultirat će uplitanjem francuske diplomacije i francuskog kralja, posebice Luja XIV. koji je tada vladao najmoćnijom državom u Europi, a udaljenost Hrvatske od Francuske potaknut će želju Francuza da posjete za njih, u ono vrijeme, daleku i egzotičnu zemlju. Trebalo bi reći kako će odnos ovih dvaju naroda uvelike pridonijeti oblikovanju povijesti kakvu danas poznajemo.In this papier I will focus on the French-Croatian relations that took place in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Croats and the French will meet for the first time during the rule of Charlemagne, who will expand his empire to the Croatian territories. Ever since, the links between these two countries have been constantly evolving. The mentioned period is extremely important for studying the French-Croatian relationship due to insufficient exploration. Extremely important events in Croatian history will result in the interference of French diplomacy and the French king, especially Louis XIV. who at the time ruled the most powerful state in Europe, and the distance between Croatia and France inspired for a visit, which was at that time, far away. It should be said that the relationship between these two nations will greatly contribute to the design of the history we know today