Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 170 The Sao Movement of the Netherlands

On June 1523, 6, the mayor of the municipality directly under the Central Government of Frankfurt personally went out of the city ten miles to welcome Ladislaus and the last two electors into the city.

The mayor of Frankfurt welcomes the election as much as the elector.

This is the second time in less than five years that the city has been so honored.

For Frankfurt, every imperial election is a great event to expand its political influence. In addition, countless nobles, diplomats and their entourages have brought huge business opportunities to the city, and have a positive economic effect.

The mayor of Frankfurt dismounted first and saluted Ladislaus.

"Please allow me to express my deepest condolences to you. You have lost a noble brother. The Holy Roman Empire has lost a great emperor. The early death of His Majesty Charles V is an incalculable loss to the German nation. "

At the beginning, it is natural to mourn the dead first, and the mayor of Frankfurt used the term "German nation" to dilute the identities of Charles V and Ferdinand as foreign monarchs.

After all, Spain is too strong compared to the fragmented Holy Roman Empire. The Habsburg family is only slightly less foreign than the Capet family. In any case, this family originated in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. It must be German.

While entering the city, the two sides traced the glorious history of Charles V and the Habsburg family.

The two electors who were traveling with them were entertained by the speaker and the city defense officer of Frankfurt respectively. You must know that Ladislaus actually has no right to vote.

If we start from the principle of "fairness, justice and openness" required by the election of the emperor, then Ladislaus has no authority at all.

Of course, in the multiverse, elections involving power in any corner have nothing to do with "fairness, justice and openness", so Ladislaus can receive the highest level of reception.

After entering the palace where various princes were entertained, the mayor of Frankfurt also expressed his dissatisfaction.

"His Royal Highness, Cardinal Ladislaus, it is a great honor for Frankfurt to have your visit this time, but why doesn't His Majesty Ferdinand come this time? More than 3 residents of Frankfurt are looking forward to His Majesty's visit day and night." .”

"It is my great honor to be able to represent His Majesty Ferdinand to participate in this event. His Majesty Ferdinand is very clear about the loyalty of the citizens of Frankfurt, but this time the French invaders were severely injured by my righteous Habsburg master in Bikka. If His Majesty Charles V hadn't passed away suddenly, His Majesty Ferdinand and I would have led an army to attack Paris. It's just that although the late emperor passed away, the just cause of defending the Holy Roman Empire will continue.

The mayor of Frankfurt was a little disappointed that the leader of the Habsburg family was not present this time. The last time Charles V personally attended to enjoy his glorious moment after confirming that he had obtained a majority of votes.

But this time Ferdinand couldn't come anyway, and of course the real reason had nothing to do with the massive attack on France.

Sherlock brings Ferdinand's briefing.

There are no major problems in the territories of Spain. The great victory of France has made all the nobles in Spain very satisfied and even excited. The parliament in Madrid attaches great importance to maintaining close ties with Austria. Ferdinand and his wife were successfully crowned in Madrid. King and Queen of Spain.

Naples is relatively weak economically and needs Spanish support very much militarily, so there is basically no problem.

Although most of the envoys of the governor of the New World have not yet returned, the most important governor of Cuba rushed to Madrid to serve Ferdinand.

Although there were many rebellious and rebellious governors among the governors, especially Pizarro, who was attacking the Inca Empire, was evaluated by Charles V as a hero in the world. Even without the support of the Kingdom of Spain, he was very capable of gaining a foothold in the New World.

But no matter how strong or weak, these governors do not have a navy. As long as Cuba, the longest-running forward base, is under the control of Ferdinand, these governors have no ability to fight against Madrid.

The Cuban governor carefully chosen by Charles V did not have any accidents, and played a major role in the transfer of power.

However, the transfer of power in the Netherlands did not go smoothly.

This area is also part of the Holy Roman Empire, and the local nobles would have welcomed the Habsburg family's ability to repel France and retake this area.

In order to gain the support of these nobles, the old emperor did not implement the centralization policy in the Netherlands. Although the local principalities were destroyed at that time, the earldoms were basically preserved.

This caused no problems at the time.

At that time the old emperor, grandfather of Charles V, ruled Austria.

Charles V's father, Philip the Handsome, ruled the Netherlands.

Charles V was born in Ghent, the capital of the Netherlands.

The nobles and wealthy citizens of the Netherlands even overwhelmed Austria for a time and occupied the largest proportion of the Habsburg bureaucracy.

But after the Habsburg family accidentally inherited the Spanish throne, because Spain's powerful navy could contact Spain and the Netherlands through the English Channel, and because of Spain's powerful force, the Netherlands was greatly suppressed.

Although several Dutch nobles followed Charles V into Spain and held important positions in the Madrid court.

But more Dutch people feel that the country they used to be du li is now ruled by Madrid as a province of Spain.

In addition, the economic development of the Netherlands is one of the most important economic areas in the entire Habsburg Empire. One-fifth of Spain's population provides one-half of Spain's tax revenue, so it also feels unsatisfactory. Fair tax treatment.

During the reign of Charles V, the nobles of Ghent had launched a large-scale rebellion and wanted to restore their du li status.

They were severely suppressed by Charles V. Many veterans who had served the Habsburg family from the time of the most handsome Philip participated in the rebellion and were executed. The pardoned nobles were also forced to kneel before Charles V in shackles. Begging for his mercy before his father, and then parading through the streets of Ghent, greatly reduced the prestige of these nobles among the bourgeoisie.

But the issue of the status of the Netherlands remained unresolved, and the princes of the Holy Roman Empire would never allow the Kingdom of Spain to annex this area and threaten their emperor with an alliance with France.

Charles V was unable to incorporate this area into the administrative system of the Kingdom of Spain, so he could only rule this area in the name of several dukes.

This unembarrassing and unembarrassing way of ruling was challenged again after his death. Several dukes actually had more legitimate heirs than the Habsburg family, and they jumped out to oppose Ferdinand's rule again.

Although Spain has heavy troops stationed in the Netherlands, this force has to deal with the stronger French army at the same time.

King Ferdinand is taking part of the reinforcements from mainland Spain to Brussels to reorganize the local troops, and he wants to flatten these rebels one by one.

So this time, Ladislaus can only rely on himself.

However, Ferdinand did not let go of his throne. Shylock also brought a money order of [-] talers from the Fugger Textile Association as a fund for Ladislas' further activities. (To be continued.