I am Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Kingdom

Chapter 172 Tragedy Princess Donaghy, Nephew and Uncle (This chapter is popular science, not Baidu)

There are some interesting things about the king of the United Kingdom. Contrary to the virgin Queen Elizabeth, Queen Anne, the second monarch from the top of George II, the current king of the United Kingdom, has a record of 18 pregnancies, which is the most recorded by the Queen of England.

Anne's father was James II. Since James had no son, Anne's sister inherited the throne and became Mary II. Mary II also had no descendants, so Anne was established as the heir early.

Anne came to the throne at the age of 37, and it was foreseeable by all that the monarch would not have children either.

Because she was called Ms. Brandy, she was addicted to alcohol, her symptoms of alcoholism were very severe, her body became extremely bloated, and she was tortured by ventilation, and she even sat in a wheelchair when she was enthroned.

Anne was so desperate to have a baby that she imagined she was pregnant twice out of 18 times.

But her children were all stillborn or miscarried, not only because of poor medical care but also because of her heavy drinking and perhaps some undiagnosed disease.

12 years after her coronation, Anne finally gave birth to no offspring, and she died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Because of her short stature and obesity, even the coffin was a special square.

Later, due to various factors, a German who could not speak English, the 54-year-old George of Hanover, was crowned King of England, George I.

Every king has the characteristics of every king, George I has a unique aesthetic skills.

He doesn't like beautiful women.

George I was considered the worst husband and father in Britain.

When he came to the throne at the age of 54, he took two lovers to England to attend the coronation ceremony. Londoners ironically nicknamed the two women, one was called a pillar because he was super thin, and the other was called an elephant because he was super fat.

Both women are very ugly.

But George I's orthodox princess is a famous beauty and the biological mother of George II.

Her name is Sophia Donaghy.

But her fate was very different from those of the two lovers.

George I's mother had a marriage contract with Donaghy's father, but because George I's mother was infected with smallpox and caused disfigurement, Donaghy's father tore up the engagement.

In this regard, George's mother has always held a grudge.

So when George I married the daughter of his former marriage partner, the mother-in-law made Donaghy suffer a lot.

George I was also indifferent to Donaghy's situation, staying with his lover after Donaghy gave birth to his heir, George II.

Donaghy was placed under house arrest in the castle of Arden in northern Germany for 20 years.

Due to her mother-in-law's torment and her husband's estrangement, Donaghy was very lonely. She met and fell in love with a Swedish nobleman, Count Kenigsmark, and they made an appointment to elope.

On the eve of his elopement, the earl disappeared and was later found dead.

After this blow, she was put under stricter house arrest by the guards. After being under house arrest for 32 years, Donaghy died in loneliness and despair.

Not only did George II hate his father because he could not meet his mother, the reason why the British disliked George I was also related to his cruel attitude towards the princess.

Seven months after Donaghy's death, George I died, either from illness or from the stimulation of his wife's curse-laden suicide note.

In short, Donaghy's son, George II, ascended the throne and is now the King of England.

In addition to giving birth to an English king, Donaghy also gave birth to a Prussian queen.

Donaghy was separated from her son George II when she was 11 and her daughter when they were 7, and was never allowed to see each other again.

Her daughter also has the same name as her, also called Sophia Donaghy. This Donaghy had an involuntary political marriage at the age of 19. Her marriage partner was a cousin who was one year younger than her. At that time, the Kingdom of Prussia His successor, later King of Prussia, Frederick William, Frederick I.

Donaghy and Frederick had very different personalities. Although Donaghy was born in Hanover, but influenced by French style, she tried hard to transform the Berlin court into an elegant Louis XIV style, but ended in failure.

Because her husband, Frederick I, was as frugal as the protagonist in Molière's play "The Miser", wearing military uniform from morning to night, openly preaching that education is useless, and believing that temperance is the state of man, it is practical. A real male chauvinist.

Therefore, driven by the style of Frederick I, the court was very rough. Donaghy gave birth to an eldest son and a second son shortly after their marriage, but both died before their first birthday.

The same rumor circulated throughout Prussia about the child's death:

The eldest son celebrated because his grandfather, Frederick, fired a cannon salute by the cradle, which frightened the child to death.

Before the second son's neck was strong, his father put a crown of gold on his head, and killed him.

After the deaths of two children, Donaghy couldn't take it anymore, and after giving birth to her third child, she decided to raise her own no matter what.

So the child avoided his grandfather and father and grew up under the doting of his mother.

Frederick I, who holds the title of Sergeant King, had a violent personality. He managed the country by managing the army and established an autocratic kingship. He was very dissatisfied with this son.

Because this child was influenced by his mother's love of French style, he liked to grow long hair and wear gorgeous clothes, read some philosophy books all day long, like listening to opera and playing the flute, which was very inconsistent with the image of a man. Frederick I said that this is like Women are as depraved as guys.

The child also disliked his father, because his father not only took away his collection of books, forbade him to touch art, but also often denied him food and beat him with a cane.

When the child was 18 years old, he was forced to marry a woman he didn't like. He couldn't bear it and decided to flee abroad.

He was helped by a friend of the second lieutenant, but was captured and returned that day.

Frederick I planned to execute his son, but was stopped by his courtiers. Instead, the friend of the second lieutenant was to be beheaded, and the child had to watch from the sidelines.

The second lieutenant said to the child: "It is my honor to die for you."

The child said, "Forgive me," and passed out.

Ten years later, the father died and the child became the king. The surrounding countries disapproved of the new king who had been imprisoned in the fortress and obediently obeyed his father's orders.

After all, this is just a small and weak country with a population of 200 million. No matter how powerful the army left by Frederick I is, it is nothing to be afraid of.

The new king aspired to be an enlightened monarch. Immediately after succeeding to the throne, he abolished his father's "torture" and "inspection" system, and began to build an opera house and carry out reforms.

But seven months after he took the throne, he made a move that shocked the whole of Europe.

He intervened in the succession of the Habsburg family, and without even declaring war, he sent troops to occupy the province of Silesia that did not like the marriage partner.

Teresa therefore called the new king a "monster", a "demon", and a "thief of Silesia", and hated him deeply.

The child achieved more than his father.

That's right, he is the grandson of the tragic princess Sophia Donaghy, and the nephew of the current King George II of England, Frederick II.

The uncle wanted this nephew to protect Hannover, the land of Longxing, and sign a non-aggression agreement for him, but the child flatly refused.

(End of this chapter)