Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 453

Holy Roman Empire, Aachen.

As the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, Aachen has always been the safest place, but now Aachen is completely in chaos, and the cause of the chaos is in the north.

In fact, before Sigismund, Aachen was only the capital of the Holy Roman Empire in name, and the real capital was elsewhere.

In fact, the name Holy Roman Empire has been used for a long time, but in fact the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is not from the same family, but has experienced many, many families.

For example, the Carolingian Dynasty at the beginning, and later the Spoleto, Provence, Saxon Dynasty and so on.

Of course, it also includes the current Luxembourg dynasty.

However, changes also occurred in the Luxembourg dynasty.

The current emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is Sigismund, who belongs to the lineage of the Luxembourg dynasty. His father is Charles IV, the first Holy Roman Emperor in the lineage of the Luxembourg dynasty.

That's right, although Sigismund has been the Holy Roman Emperor for an unknown number of generations, as far as the lineage of the Luxembourg dynasty is concerned, he is only the second term.

When his father Charles IV was in power, in order to ensure that the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor could always be stable under their Luxembourg dynasty, a system called the elector was established.

The so-called elector, as the name suggests, is the person who elects the emperor, and Sigismund was one of the electors before he became the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

However, Charles IV may never have dreamed that their Luxembourg dynasty would be defeated by this electoral system.

This system was once established by him to ensure that the Luxembourg dynasty could always rule the Holy Roman Empire, but he personally pushed their Luxembourg dynasty from the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor.

Historically, after Sigismund, the opponent of the Luxembourg dynasty, the Habsburg dynasty, successfully obtained the throne of Holy Roman Emperor by bribing the elector.

And now, the Habsburg dynasty is already ready to move.

Previously, because of the Habsburg dynasty, the presence of Aachen was greatly weakened, and the status of Vienna, which was closer to the Kingdom of Hungary, was greatly improved.

In addition, from the top to the bottom of the Holy Roman Empire, almost all classes were either Habsburgs or people who were bribed by the Habsburgs.

The repeated defeats in the battles against the Ming army made the position of Sigismund, the emperor, more and more precarious.

It seems hard to imagine that the empire is on the verge of collapse, and there are still people fighting for power, but that's how people feel.

Just like the Central Plains Dynasty, many dynasties are the same. Even on the verge of collapse, there are still countless people who are ignoring the overall situation for self-interest, becoming the last straw that crushes the camel.

A corner of Aachen.

In a secret stone room, five people were sitting together.

"The time is ripe. I have obtained the support of Pope Eugene IV. As soon as the time comes, we can re-elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire."

When he said this, the man who spoke suddenly lowered his voice, giving people a feeling of pressure.

"At that time, I will rely on you..."

The stone room was silent, and no one spoke, as if they didn't want to be the first bird.

The man who spoke didn't mind, because he already had a plan in mind.

The power of the Habsburg dynasty became stronger and stronger, which made the old aristocracy of the Holy Roman Empire overwhelmed.

The Holy Roman Empire is not a complete country, but is composed of many countries. The so-called emperor is only the supreme ruler in name. will have the greatest effect.

The rise of the Habsburg dynasty, coupled with the current situation facing the Holy Roman Empire, will eventually lead to the emergence of a dominance of the Habsburg dynasty, which these old-school nobles do not want to see.

Sigismund's consecutive defeats, coupled with the Habsburg dynasty's covetousness, if there are a few more times, or the failure of an important battle, the Habsburg dynasty will definitely make efforts to drive Sigismund away. next to the throne.

You must know that Sigismund has no sons but only daughters. If you do not prepare in advance, the Habsburg dynasty will control the Holy Roman Empire, which will eventually lead to an unstoppable situation of dominance within the Holy Roman Empire.

And the man in front of them is their only hope: the husband of Sigismund's daughter Elizabeth.

As the husband of Sigismund's only daughter, Albrecht could nominally inherit the throne left by the sonless Sigismund, and this was the only way to stop the Habsburg dynasty.

Even, they also knew that this Albrecht had evil intentions.

Even so, they also knew that the situation would not be very good after Albrecht took over.

Even so, they also knew that this Albrecht might not be able to organize the Ming army.

However, for them, in any case, it is better than the ending of the Habsburg Dynasty taking over the position of Holy Roman Emperor.

Elected Albrecht as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, if Albrecht failed, their end would be death, at most their families would be ruined.

The result of the Habsburg dynasty's control of the Holy Roman Empire is the same as this.

In contrast, electing Albrecht to become the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire still has hope for these old-school nobles.

If the Habsburg dynasty is allowed to take over the Holy Roman Empire, they will be destroyed without even a chance of fighting.

However, there is a good saying.

Man proposes, God disposes!
Vienna.

As one of the premier cities in Europe, Vienna can be said to be as whitewashed and peaceful as other kingdom capitals.

You can't see famine, war, disaster, etc. here. What you can see is the bustling streets, busy people, and the peaceful life of tea and dancing.

As an important core of the Habsburg dynasty, although Vienna is not yet the capital, it is not inferior to other capitals, even Aachen, in any aspect.

The only thing that is not as good as Aachen is that there is no hot spring here.

On this bustling street, a fast horse carrying a man in full body clothes rushed into the city at high speed, causing chaos on the central street.

But this is only short-lived, a person's life is only once, and it cannot be said for all, but the vast majority of people cherish their lives very much.

No one cared about the goods or servants. After the healthy horse galloped by, people returned to the middle of the street cursing and discussing in the direction where the healthy horse disappeared.

But soon, they couldn't stand anymore.

boom!
A sound that could resound through the sky made people feel at a loss, but they only panicked when they saw the white smoke flying towards them in the air.

(End of this chapter)