My Italy

The news that the king had chosen his wife spread very quickly in Italy. In less than three days, everyone knew that a Habsburg girl named Maria Annunziata would become their queen.

Although some people have some objections to this, the reason is simple: Italy and Austria were not doing well a few years ago.

But for the absolute majority of people, they are very happy to see results.

This is just a domestic attitude. It is even more different abroad.

Most of the country was surprised that the King of Italy chose a Habsburg girl as his wife.

Because everyone knows the relationship between Italy and Austria-Hungary. The two countries had constant disputes before. Although they have gotten better in recent years, it is not an exaggeration to say that the relationship is normal. Why did Italy suddenly choose to marry Austria-Hungary? (European countries do not know the treaty of the Three Emperors Alliance)

Countries all have their own speculations about this, but no matter what the guesses are, this will more or less change the diplomatic situation in Europe. After all, the union of the Italian and Austrian royal families is a big event for Europe.

Of course, while countries are evaluating this marriage, they are also evaluating the impact on their own countries.

Generally speaking, there are many countries that can benefit from this marriage, such as Germany, which leads the Alliance of Three Emperors, Bulgaria, which is leaning towards the two countries, and Romania, which has signed a defense treaty with Germany and Austria.

However, if there are countries that benefit, there will naturally be countries that suffer losses. For example, France, Russia, Serbia and Greece in the Balkans, and other involved countries are not satisfied with the marriage between Italy and Austria. If you look closely, you will find that these countries whose interests have been harmed are basically along the Mediterranean coast. Or the countries in the Balkans.

Needless to say about France, the marriage between Italy and Austria-Hungary will inevitably lead to the resolution or suppression of conflicts between the two countries. Apart from Austria-Hungary, Italy’s biggest foreign dispute is France, not to mention the territorial dispute between the two countries in the Alps. , it was the Tunisia crisis ten years ago that made the contradiction between the two countries irreconcilable. Now that the relationship between Italy and Austria-Hungary has taken a further step, it is naturally not a good thing for France.

Russia's situation is somewhat similar to France's, but also somewhat different. The marriage between Italy and Austria will reduce Russia's influence in the Balkans, which is gradually weakening. This is something Russia does not want to see.

However, although Russia had no reason to see it, there was nothing that could be done about the marriage between Italy and Austria. Because they, like France, cannot affect the marriage between the two countries.

As for Italy, although many people have doubts, they will not object to the future queen coming from the Habsburg family.

In Vienna, discussions were also ongoing regarding the choice of a Habsburg girl by King Carlo of Italy.

"I never expected that this young man from a neighboring country would choose Maria."

In the Hofburg Palace, as the father of the person involved, Archdeacon Ludwig was discussing what happened in Rome with his brother, Emperor Joseph I of Austria-Hungary.

Maria's father is not a simple one. Her eldest son, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, is currently the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the four-year-old eldest son of his second son, Archduke Otto Franz, is the future last emperor of Austria-Hungary, Karl. A generation. It can be said that the natal family of the wife Carlo chose was very influential in Austria-Hungary.

"I never thought of that either."

The person speaking was Joseph I, the founder of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, he was very happy with Carlo's choice of the Habsburg family as his marriage partner. If nothing else, just because his successor, Archduke Ferdinand, is his uncle, he can at least ensure peace between the two countries for twenty years, which is also very beneficial to Austria-Hungary.

Although the King of Italy was ten years older than Maria, it didn't matter. The age gap between spouses of European nobles is often more than ten or twenty years, so Carlo's age is considered appropriate.

"So it's decided like this?"

Although Joseph I said it as if he was soliciting his brother's favor, after having been together for so many years, how could Archduke Ludwig not know what his brother meant. Such things that were beneficial to the Habsburg family did not need to be considered at all.

Marriage was a Habsburg tradition, and the matter was not negotiable.

As for Maria's own attitude, it doesn't matter. As long as they have discussed it, it will be passed.

"I think it works."

So during the discussion between the two, the preliminary decision was made on the marriage with Italy.

Maria and her sister Margaret, who were completely unaware of this, got on the train back to Vienna.

Different from when I came here, I took two additional floats when I returned to Vienna. The bedroom, living room and kitchen are fully equipped, and there are dedicated servants and cooks to serve the two of them. Everything is prepared according to the royal family's trip.

This was shocking enough for the two Habsburg girls. You must know that they usually travel in a box, and only with their father are they in a float. In Austria-Hungary, only uncle Joseph's family rides in two carriages. And now the two of them are riding on two floats, which is self-evident.

Margaret knew that all this came from her sister being favored by the King of Italy, and she felt depressed when she thought about it. There is something about my sister that looks like an aristocratic lady. Unexpectedly, the King of Italy liked this.

Yes, Margaret had analyzed the reasons for her failure, but that was only hindsight. The results have come out, and there is no point in regretting. I can only watch my still stupid sister become the queen of Italy.

"Margaret, these two carriages are ours to use."

That's right, looking at my surprised sister, I couldn't describe it as silly. Not reserved at all, just yelling.

But his sister is really lucky. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but care about another thing, his sister's feelings.

"Maria, what do you think of King Carlo?"

After hearing her sister's words, Maria thought for a while and spoke with a serious expression on her face. "Carlo, I feel like he is as stable as the eldest brother, but he is much funnier than the eldest brother."

Am I asking this? It's simply a bullshit.

This was the main reason why she thought her sister was stupid. Whatever she asked, she might get wrong answers unless she made it very clear.

Not mentioning the topic of the two Habsburg Grand Duchess, less than half a month after the two returned to Vienna, the Savoy family formally requested a marriage to the Habsburg family. Joseph I, the patriarch of the Habsburg family, naturally agreed.

During this period, the two royal families naturally had many private communications, but one wanted to marry and the other wanted to marry, so the private communications went very smoothly.

Later, his uncle Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, led a team to Vienna to discuss the wedding of the two young people.

Of course, in addition to the two major families, the government also has representatives talking to the Austrian government. They are all work at the government level. They are mainly about issues of goodwill and friendship between the two countries. They can also be regarded as contributing to the marriage of the two major families.

Three months later, a grand wedding that attracted European attention was held in Rome. Nearly one million people and representatives from various countries attended the marriage.

When Carlo kissed Maria, the whole wedding scene burst into cheers. As a mother, Queen Mother Margarita even shed tears of happiness. Now that both sons are married, the next step is to wait for the addition of a child to the family.

With this grand marriage, Carlo also said goodbye to being single.

Everything is so beautiful.