Warlock Royal Family

In the spring of 1526, the two most eye-catching events in Europa were related to the Habsburg family. Whether it was Cuscus’s high-profile announcement of his official return in Vienna, or the ongoing talks in Madrid, Europa’s top priority.

The Duke of Bourbon could not see his connection with the former matter for the time being, but the latter matter was obviously closely related to his interests.

He is in Naples, and his recent life can be said to be mixed.

The worry was that the terminally ill Marquis of Pescara finally suggested to Ferdinand that the Prince of Orange take over his position as Governor of Naples.

This position is now one of the most important positions in Spain. Although the Marquis of Pescara was unable to use this as a springboard to become the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain because of the end of his life, the fact that he handles one-third of Spain's military expenditure every year fully demonstrates the importance of this position. importance. [

However, the Duke of Bourbon doesn't care much anymore, this position is not important to him, and he doesn't care much even if the noble wife who was once very close to him is lost, even though the widowed eldest sister of the warlock royal family, Elanova, is anyone The dream wife of the top aristocrats, but no matter how good a woman is, she can't compare to her own country. Compared with the Duchy of Bourbon, she is still eclipsed.

According to the emperor's recent letter, the King of France will marry Princess Elanova and give up the Duchy of Burgundy to Spain. Burgundian heritage", Charles and Ferdinand's grandmother was heir to the Duchy of Burgundy.

After the death of the last Duke of Burgundy, after a fierce battle, the Habsburg family obtained the most prosperous and wealthy Dutch lowlands in Europe occupied by the Duchy of Burgundy, and everything that followed was based on the capital of the king.

However, the Burgundy region, the homeland of the Principality of Burgundy, was taken back by France, and this time it finally deserves its name.

In addition, the King of France will also renounce all territorial claims to Italy, and the Duchy of Bourbon will return to him, Charles Bourbon.

Although there is a long distance from the big cake promised by Charles V, it can still be said to be a good result, and as long as the Duchy of Bourbon is regained, it is natural to find a wife with a suitable status.

In fact, he is already very popular in Naples, this lady, that lady.He was too busy day and night.

Compared with Ladislaus's bottom line of never having an affair with a married woman, the Duke of Bourbon has less - according to his own words to a furious husband - "unnecessary rules", which makes He is even more disadvantaged in the battle for the position of governor.

Compared with him, the Prince of Orange was very conservative and stable, which made him finally gain the trust of the Marquis of Pescara.

For the Duke of Bourbon, although the connections of the Spanish nobles are very important, he must be a prince after taking back the Duchy of Bourbon. Although he is still a subject of the King of France in name, it is obvious that his independence must be very strong in the future. of.

As one of the princes.It doesn't matter whether these nobles like him or not. As long as the Habsburg family still needs him to restrain the king, he doesn't need to worry about what these people think.

And he couldn't continue to serve the emperor until he found his wife and gave birth to an heir. After all, if there was no heir to the territory he finally regained, wouldn't it be a waste of time.

He was looking for a suitable wife all over Europe through Barbarossa's church, but Ladislaus's branch was dying and there were no suitable sisters and daughters, so he was somewhat surprised when he received the letter from Ladislaus.

In the letter, Ladislaus did not mention his judgment that the King of France may default on the contract.This is the difference between closeness and distance.

No matter how conflicted Ladislaus and Ferdinand were, they could still express their views openly and honestly on issues involving the overall interests of the Habsburg Empire, and speaking so bluntly to the Duke of Bourbon was likely to make Bourbon The duke was vigilant and misunderstood.

Therefore, in the letter, Ladislaus mainly expressed his joy that the Duke of Bourbon had regained his own country, and proposed to support each other when oppressed by French power in the future.

The Duke of Bourbon was skeptical about the value of the alliance between Austria and Bourbon, and he obviously needed the continued support of Spain to maintain his independence.

The Principality of Bourbon had no direct contact with the area controlled by the Habsburg family, but after the Burgundy region was ceded to Spain.The Principality of Bourbon is no longer surrounded by the territory of the Kingdom of France. It borders on the two major countries of Spain and France at the same time, and it has enough freedom in strategy.

"But it's not bad to strengthen the relationship with Austria." The Duke of Bourbon is not worried about the rumors of conflicts between the two monarchs of Austria and Spain. To protect the Duchy of Bourbon is to attack the Kingdom of France, and it is their common interest to attack the Kingdom of France. . [

Even if the Burgundy region and the Duchy of Bourbon, two important territories with a population of nearly 200 million, are lost, the comprehensive strength of the Kingdom of France still requires close cooperation between Spain and Austria to fight against, so the Duke of Bourbon does not need to take a clear line.

So after reading Ladislaus's letter, the Duke of Bourbon wrote back an equally enthusiastic letter.

"His Royal Highness the Duke of Bourbon believes that his Principality and Austria can cooperate closely in various aspects such as economy and diplomacy. Together, they can contribute to a prosperous and stable Europe." Ladislaus handed the letter from the Duke of Bourbon to Machiavelli Watch with Justice Hohenzollern. "As I said, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to attack the Kingdom of France."

"Indeed, as you said, His Highness the Duke is satisfied with being able to take back the Duchy of Bourbon, and has no greater ambition." Justice Hohenzollern did see from this letter that the Duke of Bourbon hoped to live in peace, but He didn't understand why Ladislaus insisted on continuing to provoke troubles. After this contract, there should be more than ten years of peace after this contract.

According to the usual practice, both Spain and France need a period of time to digest the results or lick their wounds to prepare for the next round of competition.

"But it doesn't matter. The Duke of Bourbon has noticed your hint." Machiavelli has accepted Ladislaus' point of view. Sluss' instructions came to prepare.

This personal letter to Bourbon was also reviewed by him and Ladislaus.

At the end of the letter, Ladislaus mentioned a little bit that His Majesty the Pope may continue to support the French King.I hope the Duke of Bourbon will be wary of the Church of Cyric after he takes over his duchy.

Although the Duke of Bourbon replied that His Majesty the true pope was unlikely to support King Francois because of Ladislaus's military operations last year, but Ladislaus knew that the nail he had planted would be in the right place. time works. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)