Vienna Palace

After learning that Franz took the throne of the Lombard king and made a deal with the Wittelsbach dynasty, the Queen Mother Sufi breathed a sigh of relief, and this result can be explained to most family members.

The relationship between the European aristocracy was intricate, and it affected the whole body. If the Austrian government had been determined to force a Serbian crown into the Wittelsbach dynasty, the Queen Mother Sufi 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 negotiations, on the one hand, it really can't be defeated, and on the other hand, everyone's interests are guaranteed, so naturally no one will fight with Austria.

If it weren't for the royal family's choice to give up, with the century-old operation of the Wittelsbach family, it would not have been impossible to even fight the defense of Munich.

The dukes of the Duchy of Pulphates can only be regarded as partners, which were originally ruled by the Bavarian royal family, even if Austria does not support them, most of the final titles are theirs.

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

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

It was only temporary, as long as the king had a little ability, he could take back most of the power, and as Emperor Franz could not tolerate bureaucratic presumptuousness.

Otherwise, today you can overthrow the king below, and tomorrow these people will dare to overthrow the emperor.

Suspicion is the instinct of an emperor, and those who commit taboo must be resolutely suppressed, and the bureaucracy must not be left with the slightest chance.

The Munich Royal Palace, the Bavarian royal family has already started to move, and they are no longer welcome here. Neither the populace nor the bureaucracy wanted 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.

Those who declared neutrality in the war no longer have to worry about being reckoned with. The royal family had a good place to go, and they could be assured of their allegiance to the Habsburgs.

Looking at the slowly closing palace door, Maximilian II sighed, the rule of the Wittelsbach dynasty over the Kingdom of Bavaria was over, and it would not be long before he would be Maximilian I of the Lombard Kingdom.

As if under a curse, the Wittelsbach dynasty ruled many places, but basically they did not stay long, and the Kingdom of Bavaria was only one of them.

The Wittelsbach dynasty still had some family backgrounds, and even after leaving, there were still many followers, and soon a group of thousands of people 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 entrenched royal family is not so easy to deal with, and now it is so good that they themselves left on their own initiative.

If they tear their faces and these people cause sabotage, it is estimated that Bavaria will not be peaceful for three or five years.

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Paris

Napoleon III angrily smashed an unknown number of vases, the reason is very simple, his marriage has problems, and most of the royal families in Europe look down on him as an explosive household.

He had recently been rejected for his proposed marriage to the Swedish abdicated Lord of Corolla, and now he had been rejected again when he proposed to Princess Adelheide of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Not only him, but in fact, even the famous Napoleon was worried about this problem, and the big nobles looked down on them as explosives, but the European continent was a world of blood.

If the bloodline is not noble enough, the legitimacy of the rule will be questioned. If your own bloodline is not noble enough, then 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 well, and he urgently needed a political marriage to stabilize his position.

From 1851 onwards, he had been wrestling with this problem. Until now, there has been no result, the big nobles don't look down on him, and he doesn't look down on the small nobles.

Don't blame him for being angry, he is also the emperor of France, even if he can't marry a princess in the lineage, a princess in the side line can always do it, right? As a result, don't talk about the real princess, the princesses of the abdicated royal family don't look down on him.

has been rejected again and again, this kind of thing is strange for him to endure.

Perhaps after venting, Napoleon III asked coldly: "What other candidates?" ”

The palace minister said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the identity of the candidates in the back is a little 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? If he is worthy, he can't marry him!

Against this backdrop, Eugénie de Montijo, a Spanish noblewoman of Scottish descent, appeared at the French court.

Napoleon III didn't want to continue tossing and turning, and he couldn't marry someone of equal status, so he married someone he liked.

On December 1, 1853, Napoleon III announced his imminent marriage to all senior officials. At the same time, he pointed out that he wanted to make the marriage unbound neither by the French nor by foreign dynasties:

"I like a woman I love and respect more than a strange woman who marries her with whom she has both advantages and disadvantages."

The pioneer of free love appeared, and it can be said that Napoleon III made a good start, and many people followed his example.

This after-dinner joke in the eyes of the aristocracy was soon transmitted to Vienna and attracted the attention of the Viennese court, and the direct consequence was that Franz's single days were coming to an end.

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Metternich reminded: "Your Majesty, is there really no need to prepare for the ceremony? It's going to be a joke! ”

A new empire is about to be established, and Franz is about to add another crown to his head, and the grand 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 child's play in the eyes of many people.

Franz smiled wryly and said: "There is no way, although a few months have passed, the people are still angry about the division of the German region."

At this time, we are too grand, and it is easy to arouse everyone's dissatisfaction, so it is better to simply forget it as a sign of our protest against the results of the Paris conference. ”

The character can't collapse, and now he is a hot-blooded and benevolent emperor in the eyes of the outside world, so being dissatisfied with the Paris Conference is what he should do.

Whether it's making a statement criticizing the meeting, or directly writing an article and pretending to be coerced, it all revolves around this persona.

There was nothing wrong with the young and vigorous emperor making this decision in a fit of anger, and he could just gain the approval of the people and avoid being unjustifiable.

Cumberland I, who had just been promoted from King of Hanover to Emperor of the Federal German Empire, was such an unlucky bastard, who was scolded by the literati and writers of the German region from beginning to end after he did nothing.

All countries are comedy empires, and the emperor is naturally also a comedy emperor. This nickname is estimated to accompany him throughout his life and will continue to be passed down.

Of course, his arrival on the throne was a comedy, and before 1837 Hanover and England were co-rulers, and in the same year William IV died and Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne, the situation changed, because of the erroneous extension of the Salic succession law, and the throne fell to him.

The reason why we say comedy is that everyone ignored it at the time, and before that, the "Edict of the National Prince" of the HRE Emperor Karl VI can be used as the legal basis for women to inherit the throne, and this is how the legal system of Empress Maria Theresa came from.

When it was found, the throne was already determined. People who were dissatisfied with Cumberland I often talked about it, and now it has been escalated to become the Emperor of Comedy.

However, he, the emperor, has limited rights and cannot control the public opinion of various local states, and the people are in a bad mood, so they arrest him, the emperor, and scold him.

In fact, Cumberland I was very peaceful, and hardly did anything, including the fact that this crown could fall on his head, which was the result of a game between all parties.

Austria naturally advocated Franz as emperor of the Federal German Empire, citing the highest popular support.

Obviously, this is unacceptable to all parties, and if Franz becomes emperor, it is estimated that in a few decades the German regions will be unified.

The Habsburgs were experienced in this area, and now that the Austrian Empire was integrated in this way, what was the difference between having Franz as emperor and the rebirth of the HRE?

The British introduced the Hanover royal family, and the newly established federal empire was based on Hanover, and they were competitive, with the disadvantage that the Hanover kings did not have enough prestige in the German region.

If Franz had put out a younger brother to run for the throne, the odds of winning would have been almost 100% due to the prestige of the Habsburgs and the fact that the state government did not want Hanover to become big.

Obviously, this is impossible, Austria still wants to unify the German regions, and if a certain brother becomes the emperor of the Federal Republic of Germany, won't he get himself in trouble?

The Habsburgs were out, and the only ones left were the royal families of these states, and the Hanoverian royal family, with the support of the British, naturally defeated many rivals and reaped the fruits 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.

The coronation ceremony was child's play, no guests were invited, and it was all the own people of the "New Holy Roman Empire", and after accepting the pledge 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 gave a self-deprecating speech to the National Assembly:

"Today I have another crown on my head, and the pressure on my shoulders is a little heavier.

To be honest I am not happy, it is 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, and even if it is laughed at and the laughing stock of the world, it is better than nothing.

There is still a long way to go, and we need to go on. Today we are one step further than yesterday, so can tomorrow be one step further than today?

Since the mission of history has fallen on us, it must be fulfilled.

Someone asked me when the German region would be reunified, and the answer I gave was: when will it become the first power in the world, and then think about it!

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

The road is ahead, are you afraid?

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Fortunately, Franz had self-control and knew that there were some things that could not be said nonsense, otherwise "neither sacred, nor Roman, nor Empire" would have almost come out.

The current new Holy Roman Empire, although there is no Holy and Roman, is barely an empire! As for the first two, it's a shame that this can never be done.

Franz is not God, where does the "sacredness" come from?

What is the use of "Rome" in addition to being famous?

It seems that Franz's self-deprecation resonated with everyone, or the Austrian government's emphasis on guiding public opinion, and the new Holy Roman Empire finally did not arouse public ridicule.

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