If you want to list the unluckiest man in Europe's Thirty Years' War, the first on the list is definitely Frederick V, Elector of the German Palatinate, and Charles I, the well-known King of England who was beheaded by Cromwell, can only be relegated to second place.

In 1620, Frederick V, who had been king of Bohemia for only one year, was overthrown by the Holy Roman Empire, and then stripped of his electoral title and all fiefdoms, and spent almost the rest of his life in exile.

Soon after his exile in the Netherlands, Frederick V lost his eldest son, and his wife, Elizabeth, was a loser who loved dogs and monkeys more than her family, and squandered almost all of her family's possessions. Grief-stricken Frederick V eventually contracted the plague in the Netherlands and died, leaving no one even known where he was buried.

Frederick V himself was a typical obsolescence of the turbulent era of the old and the new, but history is so wonderful that he himself was so unlucky that he quietly arranged an amazing fate for some of his children.

The second son, Karl, recovered a qiē for his father after the end of the Thirty Years' War, restoring the title of Elector and the domain. The third son, Rupert, was even more courageous, and was deeply respected by his uncle Charles I, and shone in the English Civil War as a military commander. After the restoration of Charles II, Rupert's status flourished, winning several top aristocratic titles in England and Germany in one fell swoop, and writing a strong mark in the modern history of Europe.

And that's not all, Frederick V's youngest daughter, Sophia, was even more remarkable, married to the Elector of Hanover, Germany, and became the ancestor of the Hanoverian dynasty that came to power after the Glorious Revolution in England.

It's a pity that there was no European version of the famous article of "The Family Sacrifice Didn't Forget to Tell Naion" at the beginning, otherwise Frederick V would have burst into tears if he knew about it, right?

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Albert, Marquis of Santa Cruz, who won a rare victory for the Kingdom of Spain in Ireland in a century, was promoted to duke by the King of Spain, but after a year of ups and downs, Albert became seriously ill shortly after returning to Spain.

This old man reached the pinnacle of prestige in the Spanish aristocracy and army. Knowing that his time was running out, he couldn't wait to send someone to recall his daughter Anna and grandson Shi Anwen from Huamei, who are currently the legal heirs of the Duke of Santa Cruz in Spain.

No matter how sad, entangled or angry Anna's heart is, Shi Wenbo "took the opportunity" to organize a multinational tour group in Europe in the name of his family, and there is still a huge lineup, in addition to his biological children Shi Anwen and Shi Anli, the remaining boys and girls with the surname Shi belong to the "unknown origin" that makes Anna never give a good face.

No matter how cheeky Swenbo was, he didn't intend to let his wife hold her head up in her mother's house in public, and after properly arranging the social activities of family members and Spanish nobles such as the Duke of Santa Cruz, Swenbo decisively "abandoned" his wife and eldest son to wait for his father-in-law in Seville, and he took the remaining children to the German Marquis of Emden alone.

For the arrangement of the eldest son to inherit the family of the Duke of Santa Cruz in Spain. Swenbo did not object from the beginning, and even felt that this was one of the rare life achievements of his own time and space in the 17th century. Anna, who knows nothing about politics, has obviously been poured a lot of ecstasy soup by Shi Wenbo, who is good at drilling, over the years, and is now actively using her father's achievements before his death, running around according to her husband's pillow wind, in order to let her son inherit the Duke of Santa Cruz's family at the same time, and get another breakthrough in the rights and interests of the family domain.

Swenbo's new territory for his son was the Isthmus of Panama, which was adjacent to the Dukedom of Bellagua, Panama. Oily Panama City is unlikely, but the Atlantic Ocean is a bit easier in Cologne. And it is a place where Shi Wenbo has long been crooked with some careerists in China.

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The North Sea climate is pleasant in the middle of summer, and the new port city with a population of more than 10,000 people is heavily influenced by the beautiful and simple fashion style of the buildings in Emden's urban construction company with the help of the Ramaha Azorean Concession Construction Company.

The smoke of the fourth phase of the Thirty Years' War has already enveloped most of Western Europe. Even the Netherlands, once mired in the cracks, has fallen into a military quagmire, and Emden is now at ease on the shores of the North Sea in Western Europe.

Linen, wool, whale goods, and a small amount of rough iron were the only local exports of the Marquis of Emden that could pay for the long-term financing of Huamei. Although the total amount of debt accumulates over time, it will take at least 10 years to pay off. But Frederick V had already calmed down, as the so-called debts were not worried.

The Emden Army, built by the Huamei Military Advisory Corps, is well-equipped and well-trained, and some military advisers have spoken about it. Unless King Gustav II of Sweden is resurrected, there is hardly a European army that can match the semi-professional Emden army with the same force.

Frederick V, who enjoyed the profits of the war trade and the special support of the United States, waited with peace of mind and ambition for the opportunity to expand his territory, dreaming of regaining his European rights and interests with strength.

In the Chinese and American diplomatic consulates in Emden, Shi Wenbozheng, the new vice minister of foreign affairs of China and the United States, and Dai Botong, who is about to become the European consul general, are having afternoon tea. As a "senior brother", Shi Wenbo is now not by his wife, and he is vigorously counting down the "unhealthy" outlook on life and love of the "little junior brother" Dai Botong.

"I know you have a soft spot for Dai Qingqing, but how many years can you live in the world? Xiaodai, it's still the same sentence when you are an old brother, don't be hanged by a tree. Shi Wenbo drank the fruit tea triumphantly, and said his "experience" over the years to Dai Botong, who was silent in front of him, as if he was saving a runaway youth.

"Qingqing promised to ...... after a while" Dai Botong looked at the desktop awkwardly, and his heart was also chaotic, because Dai Qingqing's sentence "Wait a little longer" had been said many times.

If a woman is still hesitant about this kind of thing, it means that she has already made up her own mind. You must know that women are emotional creatures, and those who have ideas and can be rational are even more difficult to mess with. Shi Wenbo patted the shoulder of the little junior brother in front of him sadly, with a look of great understanding that he had already seen through the warmth and coldness of the world.

"Hehe, I'll find a chance to communicate with her again, thank you, Brother Shi." Dai Botong smiled, indicating that he understood very well, but judging from his expression. Basically, it belongs to the pattern of the left ear in and the right ear out.

"Your Excellency the Deputy Minister, Your Excellency the Consular Officer, there is a telegram from the Consulate of Seville."

At this time, a consular clerk walked into the garden in three steps and two steps, and put a decoded message in front of Shi Wenbo.

"Depressed...... The King of Spain is too unkind! Anna spent so much money in vain! Shi Wenbo just glanced at it, and then showed a disappointed expression.

"The King of Spain? Was it sent by Anna's sister-in-law? Dai Botong hurried over.

"Well, the king of Spain did not agree to transfer the territory of Colón in Panama to the Duke of Santa Cruz, our wishful thinking has failed, and Lao Tzu also lost a son to go in, his uncle!" Svenbo crumpled the message. Angrily, he grabbed the fruit tea and poured it violently, "My father-in-law has died, except for the title of the duke, he has not reaped any benefits, and that little family business is not worth my son staying there." ”

"Hehe, but Brother Shi, you don't just have a son......" After speaking, Dai Botong squeezed his eyes with a mysterious smile, and secretly turned his head in another direction.

At this point, at the end of the consulate garden. In the depths of a small stone path, two young figures appeared.

At the head was a young girl in a gorgeous and fashionable summer dress, only 12 or 13 years old at most, followed by a handsome European teenager of medium height.

"Whose little white face is that little white face? How dare you soak my daughter?! Swenbo's face twitched. Slowly stood up.

"The great man in history, Rupert, the third son of Frederick V, had just turned 17 years old. It's a pity that history has been changed, otherwise the child would have gone into exile in England this year. Dai Botong sat down in place with a grin. I was very happy with the change in Shi Wenbo's expression.

The young man who was pestering Shi Wenbo's daughter Shi Anli in the far corner was actually Prince Rupert, a famous general in history. Rupert went into exile with his parents soon after his birth, and by the age of fourteen or fifteen he had already fought in many wars in Germany and the Netherlands.

If history has not changed. The future Prince Rupert will not hesitate to support the Royalist Party of England, and participate in the English Civil War as the cavalry commander of the English royal family, until he meets the greatest opponent of the modern army, Cromwell. But Prince Rupert, unlike Cromwell, who was also a military genius but more of a politician, was almost a natural warrior, and was a rare general in the mid-17th century, both on land and at sea.

If you add a series of noble identities such as the future Elector of German Palatine (Marquis of the Rhine), Duke of Cumberland, Marquis of Hodness, admiral, colonial governor, etc., as well as a host of titles such as artist, scientist, sportsman, explorer, etc., Rupert is simply a proud son of heaven who combines the status of Europe's top aristocracy.

"yes, then this kid isn't that nasty...... Since he was the son of Frederick V, does his current title of prince still exist? Swainberg swallowed, his eyes rolling uncontrollably, as if thinking about something, "By the way, I remember that Frederick V seems to have a little daughter, what's it called, Sophia?" ”

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In the midst of the purple and red, the slightly curved but incomparably green figure of the girl Shi Anli loomed, judging from the happy expression on her face, she obviously liked the vacation life on the coast of this strange German North Sea.

"Miss Julia (Ann Li) speaks Dutch beautifully! I heard that your brother has inherited the title of Duke of Santa Cruz in Spain, and it is a veritable noble family. "The future Prince Rupert, who had made a name for himself on the battlefield at a very young age, was now following Ann Li like a shy child.

"Well, he received a rigorous education in Manchester City and Sevilla since he was a child, and his father and mother have always tried to teach him to be a man of integrity and bravery. Even though he's only a year older than me, I think he's done it. It's a pity that he's now in Seville officiating at my grandfather's funeral, otherwise he would have come here with me for the summer holidays. ”

As one of the celebrity school flowers of the private middle school affiliated to the Ivy League, Shi Anli is worthy of inheriting the advantages of her mother Anna's appearance, beautiful long hair, slender figure, exquisite face with a combination of Chinese and Western styles, beautiful, elegant and educated, and a smile that makes the hearts of the German teenagers around her beat hard.

"There must be a chance to meet His Excellency the Duke of Santa Cruz!" As soon as the young prince finished speaking, his face turned red, because he saw an adult walking closer, none other than the father of the girl in front of him, a top magnate in China and the United States, and his father's great supporter.

"Daddy!" No matter how dignified and decent Shi Anli dresses in public, she is still only the age of a little girl, and when she saw her father standing not far from her side with a smile, she almost threw herself into her father's arms with her skirt up.

"Young man, if you have time to wander around the garden, you might as well read more books!" Svenbeau looked at the future prince of the Rhineland condescendingly with a stern elder attitude, and gently stroked his daughter's hair like a loving father.

"It was my father who asked me to come to meet Your Excellency...... He would like to invite you to the banquet this evening. The boy stammered, his eyes still reluctantly looking at the girl in his arms.

"Dad, Rupert is a good friend I just met." Shi Anli rarely saw her father's fierce appearance, and quickly tightened the other party's sleeves.

"Oh...... It is the son of His Excellency the Marquis Frederick, and you should have entertained others to sit down, and not wander around the garden. Well, come with me tonight to the banquet of His Excellency the Marquis, and I remember that you wrote a poem on the ship, and when the time comes, I will remember to dedicate it to His Excellency the Marquis. Svenbo grinned and touched his daughter's head, and his gaze at Rupert softened.

"I ...... I can play your piano too, can I perform for Miss Julia? The boy used the Chinese Chinese that he had only learned for less than three years, and it seemed that he did not have enough confidence between the words, and just looked nervously at the father of the beautiful girl in front of him.

"Of course, I've always looked forward to multi-talented young people! However, your Chinese Chinese language needs to be strengthened. Shi Wenbo nodded seriously and walked away with his daughter.

", Lao Tzu made a lot of money this time......"

On the way back to the consulate room, Shi Wenbo said secretly in his heart, his face was already happy. And his naïve daughter thought that her father had met something very good today. (To be continued......)