Chapter 1948 Consequences of Close Relatives

Yang Cheng understood Kavin's explanation. To put it bluntly, he was just evil-minded.

Like their family emblem, the double-headed eagle has one head facing east and one head facing west. It was originally the emblem of the Roman Empire, and later became the emblem of the Byzantine Empire, and was later inherited by the Holy Roman Empire.

During their 200 years in Switzerland, the Habsburg dynasty gradually expanded its power and touched the Rhine and Danube rivers.

Although Germany and Austria were once occupied during this period, due to many problems such as the emperor's assassination and deposedness, the Habsburg family only retained Austria in the end.

In the 14th century, a peasant uprising occurred in Switzerland, where the Habsburgs were stationed, and drove away the Habsburg family. The Habsburg family had no choice but to migrate south along the Danube River and settled in Vienna, in an abandoned castle. He built his own palace and the new era of the Habsburg dynasty began.

The double-headed eagle also indicates the Habsburg family's ambition to look east and west and dominate the European continent.

But as mentioned before, the 600 years that the Habsburg family ruled Europe did not rely on strong force or economic strength, but through ZZ marriages and the birth of children, they effectively controlled the rights of multiple countries.

At that time, Maximilian I was engaged to Mary, the only daughter of the Duke of Burgundy. The Burgundy family was bankrupt and the Duke of Burgundy was dead, so Mary wrote to Maximilian, asking him to come and marry her immediately to save the Burgundy family.

When Maximilian heard that this good thing could not be pushed away, he readily accepted it, mounted his horse and embarked on the journey north.

After marrying Mary, the Habsburgs obtained land from southern France to the Netherlands. From then on, the Habsburgs obtained the code of wealth. They frequently entered into marriage alliances with various countries and adopted the superb strategy of "if they can't beat you, I'll give you children." .

The son of Maximilian and Mary married the Spanish queen Anna in 1496, and since then Spain has been included in the Habsburg sphere of influence;

Another grandson of Maximilian, Ferdinand, married a Bohemian princess;

Maximilian's granddaughter Marie married the King of Hungary;

These two marriages laid the foundation for Austria's subsequent annexation of Bohemia and the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Under Maximilian's arrangement, his grandson finally succeeded and became the King of Spain. The Habsburg Dynasty has become the European overlord. Since then, it has included the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, and Naples. , the Holy Roman Empire, the great dynasties of Austria, Alsace, Burgundy and the Spanish American colonies emerged.

But that's not all. . .

In 1526, Charles V's younger brother, Ferdinand I, took advantage of the Ottomans' inability to occupy Hungary for a long time and inherited the thrones of Hungary, Moravia and Bohemia as the brother-in-law of King Louis of Hungary.

Such a huge dynasty straddles the European territory. At the same time, in order to deal with the invasion of the Protestants and the Ottoman Empire, it is still conducting foreign conquests. This makes France, which is also Catholic, feel sleepy and sleepless. This makes it not hesitate to secretly cooperate with the Ottomans. alliance against the Austrians.

Faced with internal and external troubles, the Habsburg family did not choose a correct development path. Instead, they persisted in implementing the "successful" experience of the past.

The Habsburgs had a strong and abnormal obsession with blood. In 200 years, they had 11 marriages and 9 incestuous marriages, many of which were uncle-nephew relationships.

The Spanish emperor at the end of the 17th century, Charles II, nicknamed "The Devil", was the last child born to parents who were his immediate relatives. His parents were his uncle and niece.

The Spanish emperor's development was delayed. He could not speak until he was 4 years old, and he could not walk until he was 8 years old. He was only short in stature, and his reaction was very slow. He had no interest in everything around him, and he was almost semi-disabled.

By the time he was 30 years old, his body was already as weak as an 80-year-old man, with swelling everywhere in his body. After several years of lingering in bed, he finally died.

Of course, such a child did not leave any heirs of his own, and the Habsburgs finally lost their right to rule Spain.

This case can clearly show that the empire created by blood marriage is so vulnerable, and its huge risks are obvious.

Once no heirs are produced, it basically declares the loss of the Habsburg's right to rule in the region. Even if there is historical rule and a rule tradition from ancient times, it is ruled by such a weak or even mentally unstable emperor. In such a place, there will be no support from the lower class people and nobles no matter what.

Once the right to rule is lost, it is almost permanently lost, and the only way is to obtain it by force.

After the Spanish Habsburgs became extinct, the Austrian direct line of Habsburgs also came to an end, and there were no descendants after 1640.

It was Lorraine-Habsburg that inherited the territory of the Habsburg dynasty, and the Habsburg family known today are actually descendants of the Lorraine Habsburgs, which is still far from the orthodox direct line. .

Of course, this does not mean that the Habsburg family can only have children and not fight. In fact, the Habsburg family has always been uniquely paranoid about the position of Holy Roman Emperor. Even if this position no longer has real power, it still wants to maintain it. Habsburg's position of glory played a considerable role.

The Holy Roman Emperor needed to be crowned by the Catholic Pope, so the Habsburgs were naturally involved in the religious wars of the Middle Ages.

Spain was Catholic, France was Protestant, and Italy was Catholic, so a war broke out between Spain and France. The Spanish-French War ended with the so-called Spanish victory. The emperor at the time was Charles V, the grandson of Maximilian. Spain’s heyday was during his reign, and it was also the first “Empire on which the Sun Never Sets.”

However, after Charles V issued an order banning Protestantism, he encountered strong opposition from the Protestant countries. In 1552, the coalition of Protestant princes stormed the South German region, and Charles V was forced to flee. Facts have proved that Mo pretending to be 13 was struck by lightning!

After the death of King Charles II of Spain mentioned earlier, a 13-year war broke out between France and the Habsburgs to compete for the dominance of Spain. In the end, although the allied forces of Austria and Britain won the war, the King of Spain Still succeeded by Philip V of France.

Later, the Austrian Habsburg dynasty had no heirs to succeed, so another European war broke out over the issue of successors.

The dead emperor Charles VI designated his eldest daughter Theresa as his heir in the "State Decree", but Prussia, France, Spain, and other countries refused to recognize Maria Theresa's inheritance rights, while Austria, the United Kingdom, and the Polar Bear Empire tried their best to Supporting the succession of Maria Theresa, the eight-year War of Succession to the Austrian Throne broke out.

The result was the creation of the great Empress Theresa, Austria finally survived as a great power, and its territories were stabilized in Austria and Hungary.

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