Chapter 230 The New Holy Roman Empire
Vienna Palace
After learning that Franz took out the throne of the Lombard king and traded with the Wittelsbach dynasty, the Queen Mother Sophie was relieved. This result can be explained to most family members.
European aristocratic relations are intricate, affecting the whole body. If the Austrian government was determined and forcibly gave a Serbian crown to the Wittelsbach dynasty, the Empress Dowager Sophie would have no face to go home to meet people.
You must know that when the war broke out, Franz made a promise to the Bavarian royal family, and the Queen Mother Sophie was also pulled out as a guarantee.
Munich can be won through negotiation. On the one hand, it is really hard to beat. On the other hand, everyone's interests are guaranteed, and naturally no one will fight with Austria.
If the royal family had not chosen to give up, with the century-old operation of the Wittelsbach family, it would not have been possible to even fight the battle of Munich.
The dukes of the Principality of Plfats can only be regarded as the leader. This is where the Bavarian royal family ruled. Even if Austria does not support them, most of the titles are theirs in the end.
The foundation of the great aristocracy has been preserved. Politically, Lombardy is certainly not as good as Bavaria, but economically the Bavarian royal family is not at a disadvantage.
Even if the most important rights are taken away by the central government, it is impossible to really turn the king into a rubber stamp, at least not under the Austrian system.
Being overthrown is only temporary, as long as the king has a little ability, he can get back most of the rights. As Emperor Franz, it is impossible to tolerate bureaucratic arrogance.
Otherwise, the king under him can be slandered today, and tomorrow these people will dare to slander the emperor.
Suspicion is the instinct of an emperor. Those who commit taboos must be resolutely suppressed, and no chance should be left for the bureaucrats.
Munich Royal Palace, the Bavarian royal family has started to move, they are no longer welcome here. Neither the people nor the bureaucrats want him to stay.
In everyone's opinion, the exchange of thrones between the Bavarian royal family and Austria is the best choice, so that everyone can get along happily.
People who declared neutrality in the war no longer have to worry about being settled by the autumn queen. The royal family has a good place to go, and they can also pledge their allegiance to the Habsburg dynasty with peace of mind.
Looking at the slowly closing palace gate, Maximilian II sighed, and the Wittelsbach dynasty's rule over the kingdom of Bavaria came to an end. It won't take long for him to be Maximilian I of the Lombard Kingdom. .
As if it was cursed, the Wittelsbach dynasty ruled many places, but basically they didn't last long, and the Kingdom of Bavaria was only one of them.
The Wittelsbach dynasty still has some family background. Even after leaving, there are still many people who follow. They soon gathered a team of thousands of people and marched to Milan, the capital of the Lombard Kingdom, under the escort 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 that it is so good, they left on their own initiative.
If the skin is torn and these people wreak havoc, it is estimated that there will be no peace in Bavaria for three or five years.
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Paris
Napoleon III angrily smashed many vases. The reason is very simple. There was a problem with his marriage. Most of the royal families in Europe looked down on him as an upstart.
Not long ago, he was about to marry the Queen of Corolla, who abdicated from the Swedish royal family.
Not only him, but in fact even the famous Napoleon was worried about this issue. The big nobles looked down on these upstarts, but the European continent just looked at the world of blood.
If the bloodline is not noble enough, the legitimacy of the rule will be questioned. If your bloodline is not noble enough, you can make up for it by marriage.
Napoleon III was deeply touched. He was only Napoleon's nephew, and the domestic public did not recognize him very much, and a political marriage was urgently needed to stabilize his position.
Since 1851, he has been struggling with this problem. Up to now, there has been no success. The big nobles look down on him, and he looks down on the small nobles.
Don't blame him for being angry, he is also the emperor of France, even if the direct princess can't marry, the collateral princess can always be, right? In the end, not to mention the real princess, the princesses who abdicated from the royal family looked down on him.
Being rejected over and over again, it's no wonder he can endure this kind of thing.
Perhaps after venting, Napoleon III asked coldly, "What other candidates are there?"
Gong Xiang whispered: "Your Majesty, the status of the candidates behind is a bit low, and they are not worthy of your status!"
Napoleon III glared at him fiercely, isn't this a pot that can't be opened and lifted? If he deserves it, he can't marry it!
In this context, the Spanish noblewoman Eugenie de Montijo of Scottish descent appeared in the French court.
Napoleon III didn't want to continue to toss, and if he couldn't marry someone of equal status, then he would marry someone he liked.
On December 1, 1853, Napoleon III announced to all the senior officials that he was about to marry. At the same time, he pointed out that he wanted the marriage to be free from the shackles of neither the French nor foreign dynasties:
"I like a woman I love and respect more than a strange woman who has both pros and cons in marriage."
The pioneer of free love appeared. It can be said that Napoleon III made a good start, and many others followed him as an example.
This joke after a meal in the eyes of the nobles was soon passed on to Weiye
Na, attracted the attention of the Vienna court, the direct consequence is that Franz's single days are coming to an end.
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Metternich reminded: "Your Majesty, is there really no need to prepare 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. The ceremony is naturally indispensable.
Now Franz actually ordered that there is no need to prepare in advance, and a simple ceremony can be held, which is a child's play in the eyes of many people.
Franz said with a wry smile: "There is no way, even though it has been a few months, the people are still haunted by the division of the German region.
At this time, we are too grand, and it is easy to cause everyone's dissatisfaction. It is better to keep it simple to show our protest to the results of the Paris Conference. "
The character design cannot collapse, and now he is a warm-blooded and benevolent emperor in the eyes of the outside world, so he should be dissatisfied with the Paris Conference.
Whether it is to make comments criticizing the meeting or to write articles to pretend to be forceful, it is all based on this person.
There is nothing wrong with the young and vigorous emperor making this decision in a fit of anger.
King Cumberland I, who had just been upgraded from the King of Hanover to the Emperor of the German Federal Empire, was such an unlucky person. He did nothing from the beginning to the end, and was scolded by the literati in the German region.
Countries are comedy empires, and emperors are naturally comedy emperors. It is estimated that this nickname will accompany him and will continue to be passed down.
Of course, his coming to the throne was a comedy. Before 1837, Hannover and the United Kingdom were co-lords. In this year, William IV died and Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne. The situation changed because of the wrongly extended Salic law of succession. Content, the throne fell to his head.
The reason why we say comedy is that everyone ignored it at the time. Before that, the "Kingdom Edict" of Emperor Carl VI of Shinra could be used as a legal basis for women to inherit the throne. This is how the legal system of Queen Maria Theresa came. .
When it was found out, the throne was already established. People dissatisfied with Cumberland I often bring up this issue, and now it has been upgraded to comedy emperor.
However, the emperor's rights are limited, and he can't control the public opinion of various local states. The people are in a bad mood, so they catch him and curse him out.
In fact, King Cumberland I was very quiet, and he hardly did anything, including the fact that the throne could fall on him, which was the result of the game of all parties.
Austria naturally advocated that Franz should be the emperor of the German Federal Empire, on the grounds that the popular support rate was the highest.
Obviously, this is unacceptable to all parties. If Franz becomes the emperor, it is estimated that the German region will be unified in a few decades.
The Habsburg family is very experienced in this regard. Now that the Austrian Empire is so integrated, what is the difference between letting Franz serve as the emperor and Shinra's rebirth?
The British launched the Hanoverian royal family. The newly established federal empire is based on Hanover. They are competitive. The disadvantage is that the Hanoverian king has insufficient prestige in the German region.
If Franz launches a younger brother to compete for the throne, with the prestige of the Habsburg family and the fact that the state government does not want Hannover to become bigger, the probability of being elected is almost 100%.
Obviously this is impossible. Austria still wants to unify the German region. If a younger brother becomes the emperor of the German Federal Empire, wouldn't it be trouble for himself?
The Habsburg family was out, and only the royal families of these states were left to fight. The Hanoverian royal family with the support of the British naturally defeated many competitors and took the fruit of victory.
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At Franz's insistence, on December 22, 1853, he was crowned "New Holy Roman Emperor" at the Vienna Palace.
This coronation ceremony was a child's play. No guests were invited to participate. They were all members of the "New Holy Roman Empire". After accepting the oath of allegiance from several states, it was over.
From the beginning to the end, everyone was solemn and could not see any joy.
After the ceremony, Franz delivered a self-deprecating speech in the National Assembly:
"Today I added a certain crown to my head, and the pressure on my shoulders was a little heavier.
Honestly I'm not happy, it's more appropriate to say the Southern Holy Roman Empire than the New Holy Roman Empire.
In any case, the Holy Roman Empire has finally been re-established. Even if it is laughed at and becomes the laughing stock of the world, it is better than nothing.
There is still a long road ahead, and we need to go further. Today we are a step further than yesterday, so can tomorrow be a step further than today?
Since the mission of history has fallen on us, it must be fulfilled.
Someone asked me when the German region will be unified, and the answer I gave is: when will it become the world's most powerful country, and then consider this question!
We are very close to this goal, because there are only two countries ahead that we need to surpass; we are also far away from this goal, because the national strength gap is really huge.
The road is ahead, are you afraid?
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Fortunately, Franz has the self-control and knows that some words can't be said nonsense, otherwise "neither holy, nor Roman, nor imperial" almost came out.
The current New Holy Roman Empire, although there is no Holy Roman Empire, is still an empire after all! As for the first two, it's a pity it's never going to end
completed.
Franz is not God, where is the "sacred"?
What's the use of "Rome" other than fame?
It seems that Franz's self-deprecation resonated with everyone, or the Austrian government attached great importance to guiding public opinion, but the New Holy Roman Empire finally did not arouse group ridicule.