Holy Roman Empire

Vienna Palace

After learning that Franz took the throne of the Lombardy King and the Wittelsbach dynasty, the Empress Sophie was relieved. This result can be explained to most family members.

The European noble relationship is intricate, and it moves the whole body in one stroke.If the Austrian government was determined, and a Serbian crown was slammed into the Wittelsbach dynasty, the Empress Sophie would not look home.

You know that when the war broke out, Franz made a promise to the Bavarian royal family, and the Empress Sophie was also pulled out as a guarantee.

Munich can be won by negotiation. On the one hand, it is really unbeatable. On the other hand, everyone's interests are guaranteed. Naturally, no one will die with Austria.

If it was not for the royal family to choose to give up, with the centenary operation of the Wittersbach family, it would not even be possible to fight the defense of Munich.

The Duke of the Principality of Prfats can only be regarded as the leader. This was originally the place where the Bavarian royal family ruled. Even if Austria does not support them, most of the last titles are also theirs.

The foundation of the great aristocracy was preserved, and Lombardy must not be inferior to Bavaria politically, but the Bavarian royal family did not suffer economically.

Even if the central government takes away the most important rights, it is impossible to really turn the king into a rubber stamp, at least not under the Austrian system.

Being aerial is only temporary, as long as the king has a little ability to take back most of the rights, as Emperor Franz cannot tolerate bureaucracy.

Otherwise, the king below could be lifted today, and tomorrow these people would dare to lift the emperor.

Guessing is an instinct of an emperor, and things that are taboo must be repressed resolutely, without leaving the bureaucrats a little chance.

In the Royal Palace of Munich, the Bavarian royal family has already moved, and they are no longer popular here.Neither the public nor the bureaucracy wanted him to stay.

In everyone's opinion, the Bavarian royal family and Austria exchange the throne is the best choice, so that everyone can get along happily.

People who declared neutrality during the war no longer have to worry about being accounted for by the fall.The royal family has a good place, and they can also be loyal to the Habsburg dynasty.

Looking at the slowly closed gate of the palace, Maximilian II sighed, and the reign of the Wittelsbach dynasty over the Kingdom of Bavaria is over. It will not be long before he is Maximilian I of the Kingdom of Lombardy. .

As if it were a curse, the Wittelsbach dynasty ruled many places, but basically it didn't stay long, and the Bavarian kingdom was just one of them.

The Wittelsbach dynasty still has some family members. Even after leaving, there are still many people following, and soon a team of thousands of people gathered to march to Milan, the capital of the Lombardy Kingdom, under the guard of the royal guard.

This is also the reason why the Austrian government is reluctant to use force. The deep-rooted royal family is not so easy to deal with. Now it is so good, they left on their own initiative.

If the face is torn, these people will cause damage, and it is estimated that Bavaria will not be peaceful for three to five years.

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Paris

Napoleon III smashed angrily, I don't know how many vases, the reason is very simple, his marriage has a problem, most royal families in Europe do not look down on him as an upstart.

Not long ago, he was planning to marry Sweden ’s abdicated king of Corolla, who was rejected. Now he proposes marriage to Princess Adelheide in Hornlohe-Langenburg, and is rejected again.

Not only him, in fact, even the famous Napoleon had been worried about this problem. The big nobles did not look down on them, but the European continent only looked at the world of descent.

The lineage is not noble enough, and the legitimacy of rule will be questioned.If your own bloodline is not noble, then you can make up for it by marriage.

Napoleon III was deeply touched. He was just Napoleon's nephew. The domestic people did not recognize him very much, and he desperately needed a political marriage to stabilize his position.

Since 1851, he has a headache for this problem.Until now there has been no results, the big nobles look down on him, and he looks down on the little nobles.

Not to blame him for being angry, anyway, it is also the emperor of France, even if the princess of the heirs cannot marry, can the princess of the side be always right?As a result, let's not talk about the genuine princess, the princess who abdicated the royal family looked down on him.

He was rejected three times and five times, and he could not bear to blame.

Perhaps after the vent, Napoleon III asked coldly: "What other candidates are there?"

Gong Xiang whispered: "Your Majesty, the identity of the candidates behind is a little low, not worthy of your status!"

Napoleon III glared fiercely at him. Wasn't it a pot that was not opened?He deserves it, he can't marry!

In this context, Eunice de Montijo, a Spanish noblewoman of Scottish origin, appeared in the French court.

Napoleon III didn't want to continue to toss about it, he could not marry a person with the same status, so marry someone you like.

On December 1, 1853, Napoleon III announced to all senior officials that he was about to get married.At the same time, he pointed out that he wanted to make this marriage neither bound by the French nor by foreign kings:

"I like a woman I love and respect more than a stranger who will have both pros and cons in marriage."

The pioneer of free love has appeared. It can be said that Napoleon III made a good start, and many of the followers followed him as an example.

This after-tea joke in the eyes of the nobles quickly passed to Vienna, which attracted the attention of the Vienna court. The direct consequence was that Franz's single life was about to end.

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Metternich reminded: "Your Majesty, is there really no preparation for the ceremony? This will make people laugh!"

A new empire is about to be established, and a crown will be added to Franz ’s head. Naturally, the ceremony is indispensable.

Now Franz actually ordered not to prepare in advance, simply to hold a ceremony, it seems to be a play for many people.

Franz smiled bitterly: "There is no way, although the time has passed a few months, but the people are still bitter about the division of the German region.

At this time, we were too grand, and it was easy to arouse everyone's dissatisfaction. It's better to forget it simply to show our protest to the results of the Paris meeting."

People can't collapse, now he is a warm-hearted and benevolent emperor in the eyes of the outside world, so he should be dissatisfied with the Paris conference.

Whether it is to make remarks that criticize the meeting, or to directly write an article to force it, it is all around this person.

The young emperor, who made this decision in a rage, had nothing wrong with it, and it just got the people's approval, so as not to be inadvertently plagued.

Cumberland I, who had just been upgraded from the King of Hanover to the Emperor of the German Federal Empire, was such an unlucky bastard. He didn't do anything from beginning to end, and he was scolded by literati Moker in the German region.

The country is a comedy empire, and the emperor is naturally a comedy emperor.This elegant number is estimated to be with him all the time, and has been passed down.

Of course, his throne came as a comedy, and before 1837 Hanover and Britain were co-occupied. In this year, William IV crashed to the throne of Queen Victoria, and the situation changed because of the wrong extension of Salik ’s inheritance law. Content, the throne fell on his head.

The reason why comedy was ignored was that at that time everyone ignored it. Before this, the "Essay of the Kingdom" by Emperor Shin VI Karl VI can be used as the legal basis for the succession of the throne by the woman. This is how the law of Queen Maria Theresa came from. .

When someone was found out, the throne had been determined.People who are dissatisfied with Cumberland I often talk about this issue, and now it is further upgraded to comedy emperor.

However, his emperor has limited rights, and he can't control the opinions of the local states. When the people are in a bad mood, he is caught and scolded by the emperor.

In fact, Cumberland I was very peaceful and hardly engaged in things, including the fact that the throne could fall on him, which was the result of games between all parties.

Austria is naturally an advocate of Franz ’s concurrent role as the emperor of the German Federal Empire, citing the highest civil approval rate.

Obviously this is unacceptable to all parties. If Franz became the emperor, it is estimated that the German region will be unified in a few decades.

The Habsburg family is very experienced in this respect. Now that the Austrian Empire is so integrated, what is the difference between Franz and Emperor Shinra?

The British introduced the Hanover royal family. The newly established federal empire was based on Hanover. They were competitive. The disadvantage was that Hanover ’s reputation in the German region was not enough.

If Franz launches a younger brother to compete for the throne, with the prestige of the Habsburg family, plus the state government does not want Hanover to grow bigger, the probability of being elected is almost 100%.

Obviously this is impossible. Austria also wants to unify the German region. If a younger brother becomes the emperor of the German Federal Empire, would n’t he bother himself?

The Habsburg family is out, and only the remaining royal families are fighting. The Hanover royal family, supported by the British, naturally defeated many competitors and won the fruits of victory.

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At the insistence of Franz, on December 22, 1853, he was crowned "Emperor of the New Holy Roman Empire" in the Vienna Palace.

This coronation ceremony was a children ’s play, and no guests were invited to participate. They were all “new Holy Roman Empire” individuals. After accepting the oath of loyalty from several states, they were considered to be finished.

From beginning to end, everyone has a solemn face and can't see any happy look.

After the ceremony, Franz gave a self-deprecating speech in the National Assembly:

"Today I added a crown to my head, and the pressure on my shoulders was a bit heavier.

Honestly, I am not happy. It is better to say that the Southern Holy Roman Empire is more appropriate than the New Holy Roman Empire.

Anyway, the Holy Roman Empire was finally re-established. Even if it was a joke, it would be a joke in the world, it would be better than nothing.

The road ahead is still long, and we need to go down.Today we are one step further than yesterday, so can tomorrow be further than today?

Since the historical mission has fallen upon us, it must be completed.

Someone has asked me when will the German region be unified, and the answer I give is: When will it become the world's top power, consider this question again!

We are very close to this goal, because there are only two countries in front that we need to surpass; we are also very far from this goal, because the gap in national strength is really large.

The road is ahead, are you afraid?

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Fortunately, Franz has self-control, knowing that some words can not be talked about, or else "neither sacred nor Roman, nor empire" almost came up.

Now the new Holy Roman Empire, although there is no sacred and Roman, but somehow it is barely an empire!As for the first two, unfortunately this can never be done.

Franz is not God, where is "holy"?

In addition to its great reputation, "Roman" what other use?

It seems that Franz's self-deprecation has resonated with everyone, or that the Austrian government attaches great importance to guiding public opinion, and the New Holy Roman Empire has not caused group mockery.