Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 940: Louis I of Portugal who resisted sanctions

On July 1881, 7, when the Thirteen Latin American Group expressed its position at its headquarters in Kiel, Ecuador, welcoming the visit and speech of Fonseca, the current Prime Minister of the Brazilian Empire, to the headquarters, Brazilian Emperor Pedro II directly expressed dissatisfaction. .

The King of Portugal, Luis I, who was behind Pedro II, became even more angry and criticized the Group of 13.

This time it's a hornet's nest.

On July 1881, 7, there was one week left before the general election of the Brazilian Empire.

First, the proposal was passed by members of the Dutch lower house, approved by the Dutch upper house, signed by Prime Minister Linden of the Dutch cabinet government, and finally signed by King William IV to take effect immediately.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands announced sanctions against King Louis I of Portugal, prohibiting the king from setting foot in all territories administered by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and prohibiting commercial transactions with the Portuguese king and anyone in the Netherlands, and called on allies to join the decision.

July 1881-7, 21.All member countries of the Group of 22 responded to the call of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and passed proposals from members of their domestic parliaments, which were signed by the president and came into effect.

Louis I of Portugal was banned from the territories of these thirteen countries, and economic sanctions officially came into effect.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands issued a statement stating: "The King of Portugal, who has been issued a ban and economic sanctions, I think he may still provoke us with harsh words now, but it doesn't matter, because he has been insulated and dominated by the world as he has been sanctioned by our countries. 5% of the land area”

He is the only ruler of a country in the world who has this kind of treatment.

On July 1881, 7, Sweden and Denmark both announced that they would join the ranks of sanctioning Louis I of Portugal.

On July 7, the Kingdom of Siam in the Far East also announced sanctions against Louis I.On the same day, the Kingdom of Greece and Serbia also announced that they would join the ranks of these countries. The sanctions measures directly followed the template proposed by the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and used it directly as the sanctions template.

On July 7, the Russian Empire also announced that it had become the country with the largest area of ​​​​the country where the king of Portugal was banned. Alexander III directly said in St. Petersburg, “The actions of Louis I of Portugal are very worrying. Everyone knows about his relationship with Brazil, but according to reports, As far as I know, in Brazil, a very popular saying is "If you don't want independence, you would rather die." This was the biggest and most popular slogan of the national resistance to the Portuguese rule of Brazil in 26. I don't think the whole country of Brazil hopes to pass the exam. Pedro II, who has the support of Portugal, once again took full power because this was not in Brazil's national interest. Therefore, our Russian Empire supports Prime Minister Fonseca because only if he continues to be elected as Prime Minister, Brazil will be able to maintain national balance, and Brazil’s diplomatic balance”

Alexander III's representative was very objective and realistic. As a result, the polls for Colecci, a candidate supported by Pedro II and European Indesio, dropped from 52% to 46%. On the contrary, the When Fonseca, the Brazilian Prime Minister seeking re-election, first expressed his support for him in the Group of 13, his vote had risen from 48% to 50%. Later, with Alexander III's statement, it actually surpassed the opponent to reach 54%.In less than a week, there was a dramatic reversal.

This is shocking.In particular, the North is in a heated race because of the Republican presidential candidate Garfield of the United States and the Democratic-party President Stephen Douglas who is seeking re-election.

According to a report by the largest newspaper in the United States, the New York Times, on July 7, the American presidential candidate and Republican Garfield announced at his presidential campaign headquarters in New York that if he is elected, he will promote the return of the Commonwealth of America to the United States. It is a trusted partner of the Group of Three, and later made every effort to promote the joining of the Thirteen-Nation Alliance in Latin America, so that the anti-Dutch practices of the Thirteen-Nation Alliance during President Stephen's administration, which offended the organization and canceled its partner status, were corrected.

According to reports, when Garfield rushed to the New York campaign headquarters to give a campaign speech, when he was asked about diplomatic issues after his election, he directly announced: "I have decided that the United States will not be isolated by most countries in Latin America if I manage it. But it should be integrated into this big family, so I decided to let the country rejoin the Latin American G[-] alliance.”

This newspaper introduced in detail the past and present of the Thirteen Latin American Group, and reported on the grievances and grievances between the United States and him, highlighting the causes and consequences of President Stephen being kicked out of the group after being elected as a partner country of the United States before being elected.

As a result, this triggered a backlash against Stephen's diplomatic approach in the Commonwealth of America. Many people began to join Garfield in accusing President Stephen Douglas of diplomatic mistakes. Even many Democrats were not satisfied with Stephen's diplomatic approach.

Berlin, Germany.

The German Crown Prince Friedrich, his wife the German Crown Princess, the British eldest princess Victoria, and the Crown Prince William were beside them, listening to various matters related to the election of the Brazilian Empire by their son, the German Crown Prince.

"This series of actions by the Netherlands were lightning-fast. They all fell into key nodes and directly blocked Pedro II's retreat. Even our country, which had spoken for Pedro II before, was also blocked. Clogged throat"

Little William: "Louis I of Portugal was even more miserable. He was directly sanctioned and became the target of killing chickens to scare monkeys."

Crown Princess Victoria frowned and showed her displeasure, saying: "What the Netherlands did is not good news for the royal families of various countries. After all, sanctioning the king of a country is disrespectful to the European royal family. After all, William IV is a European Born, this disrespect to the royal family will bring disaster to oneself.

Don’t forget, the Mexican Emperor Maximiliano I was the younger brother of His Majesty Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, in the end he was directly shot after being defeated by the rebellion in Mexico. At that time, it triggered This aroused the dissatisfaction of the major European royal families, and eventually Mexico was condemned by many countries.

The good king of Portugal now is a European royal family, not the emperor of Mexico. Portugal has marriages with many royal families in Europe. In this way, the Netherlands is still so unscrupulous. I am afraid that the Netherlands will make people like this next time. Maybe next time, it will be us. other countries”

Crown Prince Frederick glanced at Princess Victoria, and then said: "The Netherlands is becoming more and more arrogant, but Pedro II is not a good person. If possible, we in Germany can take advantage of this."

(End of this chapter)