[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

When Queen Juana told William III that she was pregnant again, although William III was happy for a while, it was followed by unavoidable worries.

Because of the letter from Belgium, it is hoped that Queen Juana's child will be born in Belgium, and the reason is also obvious, that is, the Belgians and Flanders do not like an Englishman to be their monarch.

Even though William III is the uncrowned leader of the Protestant country, and has always defended the interests of the Netherlands.Even Enrique II liked this son-in-law very much, and tried every means to persuade John Calvin, the leader of Calvinism, to cheer for the alliance between England and the Netherlands.

But thinking of the rift between Castile and Charles V, it was difficult for the nobles of Belgium and Flanders to accept a pure Englishman to inherit their throne.They even felt that if they had to choose a monarch from among the children of William III and Queen Juana, they hoped that the monarch would at least be born in Belgium.

For William III, this is absolutely impossible.Because his purpose is to unify the left half of Europe and establish a Tudor royal family no less than the Habsburg family.

If his two sons are allowed to inherit England and the Netherlands respectively, it will only be a matter of time before England loses Belgium and Flanders obtained by marriage.

Therefore, William III and Queen Juana had the biggest dispute in history on this matter.

To make matters worse, Queen Juana's mother, Marguerite of Angoulême, is critically ill, so she is bound to return to Belgium, and may even stay with her natal family until the second child is born.

William III did not think that Queen Juana or Enrique II would fail to see the danger.

Even if Enrique II did not rank the succession order of the second grandson before the eldest grandson, after the two grow up, there will definitely be various differences because of this, just like Charles V and Ferdinand I.

Since Ferdinand I was born in the year his mother was established as the heir of Castile, Ferdinand I, who was born in Spain, was obviously more favored by Castile than his brother who was raised in the Low Countries. Asia's favorite.

Coupled with the fact that Charles V had physical defects, the Castilians rejected the future king who was born in Ghent even more. This is also the main reason why Charles V threw his younger brother to Austria.

Queen Juana hoped that her baby would be a daughter, so that she would not have to face the pressure from both sides, but Johanna ruthlessly shattered her fantasy—even if Queen Juana gave birth to a daughter, the Belgians and Flanders are also expecting her next child, a Prince of the Netherlands born in Belgium or Flanders.

This kind of expectation could not solve the problem from the source at all, so William III was soon relieved after a short period of distress.

Because he has more important things to do.

Besides, even if the two sons are involved in trouble, it is impossible for them to cause any waves when the old father is in power—just like William III under the hands of Henry VIII, he can only be a good son who secretly engages in small tricks; Mabao's Lionheart Charlie, even with the support of the Knights of Aquitaine, will still be ruthlessly suppressed by Henry the Short Cloak.

Compared with the envoys from France and Spain, the face of the Italian envoy can be described as a dead mother.

Because the Duke of Florence is very clear that this is no longer the era when the "tyrant" is in power. If the two behemoths, France and Spain, really start a war in Spain, then whether it is the Medici family, the Holy See, or the surrounding families, big or small, They will all become cannon fodder for the two behemoths.

For now, the only way to stabilize the increasingly serious conflict between France and Spain is to allow the rulers of other countries to intervene to mediate, and prevent a large-scale war from breaking out in Italy.

And throughout Europe, no one is more suitable to be this mediator than William III.

Because the king of Denmark can't sit firmly on his own throne, the Grand Duchy of Moscow has never cared about this kind of thing.

As for other countries, it's not that Cosimo I or the Pope looked down on them, but that they were very self-aware and didn't want to be involved.

"It's really lively here." After paying a salute to William III, the Italian envoy said an incomparably exquisite description with a bitter face: "Even the birth of Aphrodite, or the banquet of Dionysus , it’s not as lively as your place.”

"In a daze, I can see the laurel crown of Hera being worn on the scepter of Zeus. It must be a very meaningful day for you." The Italian envoy obviously knows how to flatter people better than the vulgar Scotsman, saying The words are really nice, but not too off-putting.

"I wonder if the Duke of Florence can ask you for a glass of fine wine from the feast of the gods, so as to arouse his gradually drying up heart." The Italian envoy stared closely at William III's face, not wanting to miss any expression on the other side.

"The good wine of the gods comes from the power of the king of the gods. It seems that the new king of Spain is not the scepter that the Duke of Florence expected." William III knew that it was only a matter of time before Cosimo I was driven mad.

The French army has gathered in the Duchy of Savoy and Ferrara, while the Spanish army is also gathering in Barcelona. Even the troops of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire are ready to enter Venice or the Duchy of Milan at any time.

Although Florence and Tuscany, where Cosimo I was located, were not battlegrounds for military strategists, he knew very well that the Duchy of Milan and Venice would not be able to stop them for a while.

As for the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily...

It's not that Cosimo I looked down on them, but that they kneeled to Philip II more standard than themselves, so they were useless at all.

If it was the Spanish or Austrian army that entered Florence first, then Cosimo I could still deal with the opponent with his three-inch tongue.

And if the French army came first, then Cosimo I had to be prepared to hand over the Medici family to the French.

Henry II was even more unreasonable than Philip II, so Cosimo I did not expect this nominal brother-in-law (Cosimo I and Catherine de Medici were distant cousins) to talk to him Affection.

At such a critical moment of life and death, William III of England became the last hope of Cosimo I.

So much so that William III always felt that the Italian envoy looked at him with tears in his eyes, as if he was ready to canonize William III at any time—even though his father had been kicked out of the church by the Pope.