The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1533 Karl der Groe
Finally, with a loud cry, Franz and Olga's first child was born.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. It's a healthy boy."

The doctor said excitedly that Dr. Melissa was the first female court physician in the history of the Austrian Empire. This had nothing to do with her female identity and family background, otherwise Franz would not have allowed her to deliver Olga.

Dr. Melissa gained recognition from the Austrian Imperial Medical Association entirely on the basis of her own professional skills. She is the only female doctor in the Austrian Empire to have obtained this qualification so far.

The grades of physicians in the Austrian Empire are divided into country doctors, also known as assistant physicians, who serve in rural areas and usually work part-time as veterinarians. They can be hereditary or learn from a master, and are chartered by local governments.

Surgeons need to obtain a diploma from a specialized surgical school and pass the assessment of the local medical association. They can perform minor surgeries, do not have prescription rights, and are prohibited from participating in internal medicine diagnosis and treatment.

A licensed physician needs to graduate from a university and pass the review of the local medical association and the national examination. He or she can open a clinic independently, have the right to prescribe, can keep special medicines (tincture of opium, ether), and is allowed to use the title of Dr. Med.

Provincial medical officers, nominated by local governors and appointed by the emperor himself, could issue plague lockdown orders and had the power to perform autopsies and forensic identification.

They need to be recognized by a national medical association and have made outstanding contributions in their field or served the country for at least twenty years.

In theory, except for the highest level that royal physicians can reach, the chief military surgeon and the court physician, who are at the same level as provincial medical officers, belong to completely different fields.

Dr. Melissa was able to become a court physician, which shows that she was quite capable. As for her so-called outstanding contribution, it was actually very simple. There were too few female doctors in this era, and even fewer who were capable.

All kinds of noble ladies were willing to help her, on the one hand because they were women, and on the other hand because they or their daughters would need her help sooner or later, so it would definitely do no harm to establish a good relationship with her. With the joint efforts of many parties, it was not difficult to make outstanding contributions.

In fact, for most women, just being a female doctor is already an outstanding contribution.

Dr. Melissa said amid cheers.

"Your Majesty, please give the crown prince a name."

Franz looked at the red little man kicking in front of him and felt a little overwhelmed.

"Call Frederick."

Lady Sophie suggested.

"Why Frederick?"

Franz protested against this name, which had a very Prussian flavor.

"Don't you want your children to be as great as Barbarossa?"

Madame Sophie, or the Habsburg family, was still thinking about the land in Italy, and also about the title of Holy Roman Emperor.

"It would be better to just call him Barbarossa. The name Frederick may cause misunderstanding."

Franz disliked the name Frederick very much, as it would easily remind him of Prussia.

"Barbarossa is not a religious name, not a royal name."

What Madame Sophie didn’t say was that Barbarossa would remind Europeans of the shadow brought by North African pirates.

Although the once legendary North African pirate Oruç is not as famous as his brother Hayreddin, he is one of the only two people in history who defeated Europeans and made them call him daddy.

Countries along the Mediterranean coast call Oruç "Oruç Papa", which is transliterated as Barbarossa.

Of course, like most people, Franz only knew Hayreddin and was not familiar with Oruç, nor did he know about his great achievements.

But it is not the name of an emperor, and this is enough to sentence it to death.

In fact, the Habsburg family usually named family members after saints, such as Albrecht, Rudolf, Maximilian, Ludwig, Frederick, Ferdinand, Karl, etc.

On the one hand, this naming shows piety to the faith, and on the other hand, it traces back to the era of sacred monarchy.

The other emphasizes the legitimacy of the dynasty and the logic of succession, such as Franz and Joseph.

It was obvious that from the moment Franz was born he had assumed the responsibility of revitalizing the family. Everyone was afraid that he was not legitimate enough, so they simply named him Franz Joseph.

In addition, there are some more special naming cases, such as Leopold, which means "brave man" in old German.

However, this was all before the Germans converted to Catholicism. Later generations could only call him Leopold in order to commemorate their ancestors or to revive classical culture.

Franz obviously had no interest in these overused names; he still hoped that his children could be a little special.

At this time, Olga raised her hand and said excitedly.

"How's Peter?"

Franz shook his head helplessly. The name had too strong a Russian flavor.

"Olga, this is Vienna, not St. Petersburg." "Okay."

Olga said with some disappointment.

But why no one mentions Rudolf? Could it be that the name was given by Princess Sissi in history?
At this moment Archduke Franz Karl, who had remained silent, spoke.

"How about Rudolph?"

It seems that the source of the disease has finally been found.

"That's a good name."

"good."

Archduke Franz Karl's proposal was unanimously welcomed by family members.

It was Rudolf I who brought the Habsburg family away from that small Swiss mountain village and was the true founder of the Habsburg dynasty.

But this name is too tragic, and Franz doesn't want the tragedy to happen again. Although his son may not live longer than him, he doesn't want anything to happen to the child.

"I feel bad."

"Why? Wasn't Rudolf I great enough?"

"No, Rudolf I is certainly great. But I think it is more important that he can live a peaceful life."

The whole room was silent, and it was finally Archduke Frederick who broke the silence.

"I can't believe I can hear such words coming from your mouth."

"Or maybe Franz."

Albrecht suggested that it was obvious that this guy was afraid of trouble. It was already terrible that three generations of a family were named Franz. If the name was passed down further, it would probably become a tradition.

"No, it's not special enough."

"Speaking of which, why not name it after the sun god?"

Maximilian suggested.

"Apollo? Isn't that too much?"

"No, that's too tacky. Greek mythology has been used so much that we can use Egyptian mythology."

"La? That's a weird name."

In fact, this touches upon Franz's blind spot in knowledge. There are five Egyptian sun gods, namely Khepri, Ra, Atum, Amon, and Aten.

The sun god Ra that Franz referred to was the sun god at noon.

However, the sun god that Maximilian referred to was not these, but the sun god that some 19th century Europeans believed in.

"Horus."

Franz was speechless after hearing this.

"This is too scary."

"Scary?"

"Bad advice. Shut up!"

Franz expressed strong dissatisfaction with Maximilian's proposal. In fact, everyone was also dissatisfied. After all, the name was too unorthodox.

"And Otto?"

Ludwig searched the family tree for a long time and finally found a name that few people used.

Otto I is the name of the founder of the Holy Roman Empire. Obviously, this name with strong elements of the Holy Roman Empire won applause again.

Franz was very helpless. These people were probably afraid that other countries didn't know what they were thinking.

"You might as well just call him Carl."

(Karl, Charlemagne, French: Charlemagne, German: Karl der Groe, English: Charles the Great. Charlemagne is the transliteration of French.

For example, the famous Charles I, if translated into German, would be Karl I.)