Chapter 37 The Marriage of the Heir

Peter's crazy work in Moldova made one person feel distressed, that is, his mother, Grand Duchess Maria.

Which mother does not love her son, let alone the Grand Duchess.

Since Peter became the lord of Dobruja at the age of ten, the mother and son can only meet when Peter goes back to report on his work and attend the year-end meeting. When she heard that Peter was also going to Moldova, she went to church every day to pray for her husband and son.

After the victory, Maria learned that her son had become the governor of Moldova again. Some blamed her husband. His son was only twelve years old, and he was pushed to such a high position. How could a child have enough wisdom to manage such a large piece of land? But the Grand Duke told her not to worry, Peter could definitely do it.

At this point, Mrs. Maria said nothing more. However, in order to continue the family, Maria decided to choose a wife for Peter.

Peter has not yet been engaged, because Maria thinks her son is still young, and there is no boyar in the country who can match him, and those abroad do not look down on Wallachia, so she suppressed it first.

Now, Wallachia has become a new power in Eastern Europe after annexing Moldova. Secondly, the heir of the ruler is engaged at the age of six or seven, and Peter is considered late at the age of twelve.

She told this idea to Grand Duke Mircea, and the Grand Duke agreed with his wife's idea.

"Peter is not young anymore. As an heir, he still needs to get married. Madam, please help me arrange it."

With the permission of the Grand Duke, Madam Maria began to prepare for the selection of daughter-in-law. Of course, Wallachia at this time was like the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the northeast. No foreign country would marry them. Maria focused on the country.

Some nobles and officials would let Madam Maria take a look at their daughters, and those boyars also saw that Madam was going to choose a wife for the heir. They also began to work hard to promote their daughters to Madam, because after marrying the heir, their family would also be prosperous.

Of course, the officials around the Grand Duke also discussed Peter's marriage, but they were discussing international marriages.

The middle and late Middle Ages was the period when European nation-states began to form. The marriages between dynasties adapted to the social development requirements of strengthening centralization and opposing feudal division. During this period, some monarchical states appeared in Europe. Although they retained different national cultural characteristics and serious differences, these countries came together due to common interests, such as the Kalmar Union of Scandinavian countries, the Union of Poland and Lithuania, the Union of Hungary and Czech, the Union of Castile and Aragon in Spain, etc. The important basis of these alliances is marriage.

Marriage is not uncommon, but the question is, who to marry?

If you look for Rome, the princesses are not of the right age; if you look for Western Europe, will they pay attention to you; if you look for other Orthodox countries, they are all in trouble, so why would they marry.

Moreover, a country with an international reputation that is almost zero will not attract the attention of those countries.

However, the Grand Duke has a new idea. It is better to go to Transylvania to find a nobleman for marriage, which can also enhance the influence of Wallachia.

If it really doesn't work, the Moldovans can also be married. Before this, many grand dukes of Wallachia also married Moldovan nobles. The relationship between the two countries has long been broken, which is why the two countries can unite into one country in later generations.

Since the eldest son went out to work hard, Mrs. Maria naturally took a close look at the other children. She was afraid that one of them would leave her mother again, but the oldest ones were only seven years old, what could they do.

Grand Duke Mircea and Mrs. Maria had four sons and two daughters, the eldest son Peter, the second son Mihay, the third son Vlad, the eldest daughter Mary, the second daughter Elena, and the fourth son Stefan who was only ten months old.

Mircea attached great importance to the education of his children. He spent a lot of money to invite two teachers from the University of Constantinople: Matthew and Andre. Mircea's sons received a full-scale education: Greek, philosophy, arithmetic, music, etc.

When they are older, they will undergo physical and martial arts training, but only Peter has received it so far.

After Peter became the lord, Mihay became the teacher's key training target. However, he was very active and admired heroes. He was not interested in courses such as religion and philosophy, but he was very serious when he heard the stories of Alexander the Great and Augustus. He fantasized that one day he would be able to fight and establish merit.

His elder brother Peter also brought him many stories and gifts. For example, on the Epiphany Day, Peter told him an oriental story.

"In the far east, there was once a country called Tang. When this country was established, it was eyed by all sides. But fortunately, this country had a very good commander who boldly attacked and conquered all directions. He had fallen into crisis several times and escaped several times. Finally, under his leadership, the world was unified."

Mihaly liked this kind of story very much. He hoped to grow up quickly and then conquer cities and plunder land with the army.

Moreover, Peter also deliberately instilled a sense of crisis in him. Their country and their beliefs were being squeezed by the East and the West. At this time, heroes were needed to help and protect these people. The young Mihaly went straight to the top and said in front of Peter that he wanted to be their protector.

Although he was the eldest son, his younger brothers all had the right of inheritance. Although the relationship is good now, the family ties will not be so strong after a few generations. If your descendants are too weak, the situation of the Eastern Roman Empire will happen.

If you are an only child, there is no problem, but this will also lead to a succession crisis.

So, it is better to make them artistic nobles. Or let them become kings of other kingdoms, so that the inheritance rights will be safe.

When Peter asked him where he wanted to fight, Michael chose the West. He said that he would occupy Venice and enter Rome like Augustus.

Well, very spirited. It seems that this brother can be given the title of Governor of Venice in the future. Anyway, this country is definitely one of the targets of the East and West.

After a week of selection, Mrs. Maria selected several candidates she was satisfied with. And decided to hold a banquet for Peter to come back and choose.

Poor Peter didn't know that his mother arranged a blind date for him, and he was still so young.

Actually, this is not bad. If you don't believe it, look at the traditional system of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The daughters of nobles from all over the country must come, and the Grand Duke must observe them from all places, including their eyes, noses, and body shapes. Finally, choose one to be his wife.