Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 190 Eight Letters from the Emperor

On August 1523, 8, a letter from His Majesty Ferdinand changed the agenda of the next day's Austrian State Council. . .

In the letter, His Majesty the Emperor recommended an official mistress to Ladislaus, of course he used the word official partner.

This reminded Ladislaus once again of his unborn child and his mother, and he had tried not to think about the future of Anna and her child.

Machiavelli placed her in the farthest corner of the Schönbrunn palace.

In fact, in the malicious court, Ladislaus actually had reservations about whether Anna could survive. Of course, no woman in Ladislaus is a native of Germany. This is good news for Anna, and there is no local relationship. Those ghost tricks will be less.

Mrs. Reinhardt is not strong enough. Even if she has a son, it is difficult for her to become the heir of Ladislaus.

Ms. Harna is capable, but it is not a wise strategy to kill the palace when she first arrives.

Of course, even if Anna succeeded in giving birth to a child, even her son Ladislaus was determined not to give him too much status.

Anyway, this kind of thing is very common, and it is enough to give them a small manor with an income of several hundred talers a year.

This kind of treatment is not cruel at all, and no one can say anything.

Of course, Ladislaus still hopes that Anna is carrying a daughter in her womb, so that many troubles can be avoided. Although it is hard work to save a dowry for her daughter, the daughter's desire for power is not so strong.

Any eldest son is always a strong contender in the question of succession, no matter how unpopular the eldest son's mother may be.

Just as Ladislaus is an archbishop in red and is not welcome in the hereditary rules, but he is indeed in a position similar to the eldest son.

Ladislaus is only in his 20s now. Based on the average age of powerful spellcasters, he may rule Austria for 50 years. With such a long time, he will not work for Ferdinand and his son.

Although the position of the archbishop in red is unfair, isn't the origin of many dukes in Germany a powerful and long-lived archbishop?

His Majesty Ferdinand seemed to be aware of this too. He himself had been in the same position as Ladislaus, and he knew very well the desire that the master of Vienna would inevitably produce.

In the letter, His Majesty Ferdinand showed great kindness: he suggested that he and Charles V's last unmarried younger sister, Princess Catherine, come to Vienna to take care of Ladislaus who had no relatives.

In his letter, His Majesty Ferdinand stated that he believed that his gentle and virtuous sister would be able to give the warmth of the Austrian Cardinal Ladislaus' family and could conveniently receive noble ladies from other kingdoms on diplomatic occasions.

His Majesty Ferdinand will also give an additional 50 talers as Princess Katharina's dowry, of course the official statement is the living expenses of the princess in Vienna.

As for giving Miss Harna a half-floor, Ladislaus can decide without consulting anyone. For this lady, it must be discussed at the State Council.

Although the bloodlines of Halna-Doria and Ladislaus are actually much closer, this is just a matter of detail.

The real reason is that to get this lady and her dowry Austria must go all out to implement the warlock royal family's grand strategy in Europa.

The most powerful Orange family in the North Netherlands chose to continue to submit to the Habsburg royal family, so His Majesty Ferdinand estimated that the war in the Netherlands could end within this year, and he planned to launch a full-scale attack on France in 1524.

Austria not only wants to launch a large army by itself, but Ladislaus also wants to postpone the plan to attack the Hohenzollern family within the Holy Roman Empire, unite all the princes who are willing to send troops to attack France from the east, and put the Duke of Bourbon on the throne or Establish a du li Grand Duchy of Bourbon in southern France.

All the state councilors showed joy in the middle of reading the letter. When the Hohenzollern officer finished reading the letter, they rushed to congratulate Ladislaus.

The Spanish and Austrian royal families married several times in response to France's strategic offensive in Europe following the defeat of England in the Hundred Years' War.

After this series of marriages, although the monarchs of the two countries eventually became members of the Habsburg family, in fact, the ancient Spanish royal family Trastamara also continued from the matrilineal line.

For this alliance capable of containing France, it is very troublesome that the ruler of Austria, Ladislaus, does not have Spanish royal blood.

With the "warmth" of this young princess, the next generation of monarchs who want to come to Austria must have the blood of the Spanish royal family, which is a great thing for Austria.

This is also the reaction that Ladislaus expects. With the endorsement of this princess and His Majesty Ferdinand, his position in Austria will be unshakable, and now the entire Habsburg family will be more closely linked.

As for the large-scale attack on France, Ladislaus did not object.After the defection of the Duke of Bourbon, Bayard, the perfect knight, has reorganized the French army on the southern front and once again hoarded supplies in the Principality of Savoy to make an aggressive gesture. Although he only has [-] troops now, he is still very threatening to the Milan area. .

This also gave Ladislaus an excuse not to punish the northern princes. Considering Austria's strategic situation, it would not be of much value to put pressure on the Hohenzollern family. It is impossible for Austria to gain territorial benefits. Will benefit Poland and Saxony.

It should be said that His Majesty Ferdinand's offer this time is very generous, and according to the emissary, Henry VIII of England will also participate in the siege of France this time, and France will be besieged by the three major powers at the same time. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is really I want to conquer Gaul and establish a career to catch up with Julius Caesar.

Starting with this powerful letter, the next two agenda items of the State Council also proceeded very smoothly, and Ladislaus fully expressed his will.

These two issues were urgently studied by Ladislaus, Machiavelli, and Sarzastan, and they would arouse great opposition in normal times.

The second issue is that Willis, the archbishop of Vienna, was transferred to the archbishop of Salzburg. Of course, unlike the previous archbishops of Salzburg, his power is limited to religious power.

The secular power of Salzburg was absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Austria.

Ladislaus is concurrently the archbishop of Vienna and will officially have a voting right in the State Council, which greatly strengthens the monarch's influence on the State Council from an institutional perspective.

At the same time all lands and other incomes in the name of the Archbishop of Vienna belonged to Ladislaus.

This not only allows Ladislaus' private treasury to receive [-] talers a year and can control the State Council more effectively, but also allows the Knights of Great Wishes and the Lord of Fire to spread unhindered in Austria.

The third issue is that the circular city of Vienna needs to be remodeled. Half of the city wall in the north will be demolished, and two new walls will be built in the east and west until the banks of the Danube.

Vienna will become a city with a south circle and a north circle.

After the completion of the city wall, a north-south and an east-west direct avenue that can pass twelve carriages will be built with the palace as the center.

Naturally formed settlements and noble residences along the route were to be demolished.

Then resettled people who were demolished in Beicheng will get a new house with twice the size of the existing one for free, and the nobles will also have double the land but will have to pay for their own money to build a new mansion, and there will be no demolition fee.

I believe that the nobles can support this project that is beneficial to the prosperity of the Grand Duchy of Austria and the well-being of all the people of Vienna.

This is the real reason why Ladislaus needed the power of the emperor to throw out this new city plan. (To be continued.