[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Princess Renee of France is indeed a big person who makes the Duke of Guise feel extremely headache." Johanna once saw this old princess who supported Protestantism and was rated as rebellious by the outside world in the Louvre.

To put it bluntly, as Princess Renee, she doesn't care about anyone's eyes.Even Francois I, who was scumbag to women, could only be scolded in front of Princess Renee, and he couldn't severely punish this sister-in-law.After all, he inherited the throne of his old father-in-law. In addition, Princess Renee was the default heir of Brittany. Those who were loyal to Anne of Brittany have always followed her, and even called her "Breton". Princess Taney", so Francois I can only warn and appease Brittany for the sake of face and the stability of Brittany.

Even in the massacre of St. Bartholomew, none of those thugs dared to attack her. Even the "Black Queen" Catherine de Medici could only warn her verbally, and could not do anything to her in action. .

When the Duke of Richmond was chatting with William III, he heard his father judge that Princess Renee would be released by Catherine de Medici sooner or later, so he also specially investigated the situation of Princess Renee.

Sure enough, since the death of Francois I and the injury of Henry II, Princess Renee, who had risen again in her generation, received the news of her husband's death in the prison where she was imprisoned, and used this as an interface to instruct her cronies to appeal to France The Council of State demanded that the regent, Catherine de' Medici, release her immediately.

And once Princess Renee's cronies take action, whether it is Prince Condé or John Calvin in Geneva, they will also run for Princess Renee's freedom.

As for Princess Renee's husband, the Duke of Ferrara...

In Johanna's words, no woman in her right mind would have the slightest liking for a man who reported on his wife and then sent her to prison with his eldest son-in-law.

Not to mention that the Duke of Ferrara also forced Princess Renee and several children to convert to Catholicism.

For Princess Renee, this was even more unbearable.

only……

"Catherine de' Medici is the most orthodox Catholic. Even if she disagrees with the Duke of Guise on politics, she won't have too much difference in rejecting Protestants." Johanna still hesitated: "Besides, Princess Renee was sent to prison by the Duke of Guise himself. Presumably the Catholic conservatives and extremists will do their best to prevent Princess Renee from being released."

"Ma'am, we don't need to ensure that Princess Renee is released, it's enough to divert the attention of the Duke of Guise." The Duke of Richmond brought back the topic of the gradual deviation, and continued to analyze: "This will also help The Duke of Yugis voluntarily gave up attending the wedding in England. After all, the main supporter of Princess Renee in France is the Prince of Condé. If the Duke of Guise wants to weaken the willingness to release Princess Renee, it is most appropriate to send Prince Condé away temporarily. decision."

"That's true." Johanna agreed: "When the queen wakes up, I will tell her what you said. Presumably with the wisdom of the queen, I will definitely make an appropriate judgment."

"Mother, is she okay?" The Duke of Richmond asked concerned: "Do you want father to come and talk to mother?"

"Your Highness, your mother is not that fragile." Johanna knew that the Duke of Richmond had good intentions, but felt that there was no need to report Juana's situation to King William III: "After you get married and start a business, you will gradually cut off your spiritual umbilical cord. .”

"Spiritual umbilical cord?"

"It's a sense of dependence on others."

Although Johanna has her own children, she has been with Juana for 20 years and has gone through countless difficulties with the Belgian queen who is seven or eight years younger than her. It's a bit of face.

This is the respect she deserves.

"Your Highness, I don't think a woman is attacked as a sentimental, weak creature with no opinion. She needs to rely on a person's financial or spiritual support to get through her extremely fragile life. Because once she is cut off from her spiritual or financial If there is no emotional dependence, then it is only a matter of time before this woman collapses." Johanna said very seriously: "It is also because Queen Juana does not want to have this kind of emotional dependence, so she can resolve the psychological pressure on her own."

"Besides, have you ever seen His Majesty the King bothering the Queen for his personal emotions? Why does His Majesty the King have to wrong himself to resolve Her Majesty's emotions?" Johanna asked back: "If it is sick or pregnant, let His Majesty comfort and take care of you." It is also understandable, after all, Her Majesty the Queen is working hard for the future of her and His Majesty the King. But now is not a special period, and who can guarantee that he will never be emotionally vulnerable in his life. Do you want His Majesty the King to be tied to His Majesty the Queen all the time? Do you listen to the complaints of Her Majesty the Queen at any time? Let Her Majesty the King help her solve all the unsatisfactory things in her life?"

"In all fairness, would you like such a wife? Or, who wouldn't want to be the one who is taken care of in life? Not the one who takes care of others." Johanna's words made the Duke of Richmond feel Relationships have a new perception.

"So people will cut off their emotional umbilical cord one day." Johanna said meaningfully: "Whether it is parents, wife or children, it is impossible to accompany you for the rest of your life, and I will not be with Queen Juana for the rest of my life, so she After getting through this emotional crisis, you will learn how to deal with it."

After all, Johanna patted the Duke of Richmond on the shoulder and said firmly: "Please trust your mother, she is a great queen, so she will not be any different from the great William III in this respect .”

"Then I will trouble you to take care of my mother." The Duke of Richmond was still young, so he had an almost blind worship of his parents, and he did not believe that anything in this world could break them.

After the Duke of Richmond left, Johanna relayed the matter to the awakened Queen Juana, and then assisted her mistress to write letters to the Protestants in France and Princess Mary in Lorraine.

…………… I am the dividing line……………

"Is Don Juan okay?" William III could no longer feel the presence of his right hand after writing thirty letters of thanks: "I asked someone to arrange a Catholic priest for him, and allowed him to work in the remaining monastery. Li prayed for Charles V, presumably after several months of rest, he has come out of the sadness of his father's death."

Although William III didn't care much about Don Juan's introspection, he also knew that a child without parents is like a grass.

Moreover, compared with Henry VIII, Charles V is really a good father and a good man representative in this era.

The only two illegitimate children were either born before Queen Isabella married into Spain, or were born nearly 20 years after Queen Isabella died.Moreover, he is not as ruthless as some ruthless kings, throwing his lover aside when he got out of bed, and he doesn't even care about the life and death of his illegitimate children.

Whether it is the Duchess of Palmer or Don Juan, they have received the top education in this era and have been assigned a suitable noble status.

If conditions permit, William III really wants to change his father with Philip II.

Anyone who is as wonderful as Henry VIII will not feel that being the crown prince is an easy guy, so compared with William III back then, whether it is Philip II or the Duke of Richmond, they can all be called living in the world. in the honey jar.

"I have already sent someone to visit Don Juan. The latter is very grateful to you for giving him a place to remember his father, and to pray for you before God." Although his religious and political positions are different, Sir Cecil still admires Don Juan. Juan, unfortunately he is not even a Protestant: "Also, Philip II of Spain wants you to take care of Don Juan for a few more days, after all, they haven't finished dealing with what remains of Charles V."

"Do you think Philip II is dealing with the remnants of Charles V?" William III played with taste: "Charles V is a devout Catholic. He doesn't like luxury like Francois I. He spends money on personal Enjoyment, so there are not many left of him, only collected books and religious objects used for prayer."

"what do you mean……"

"Philip II is worried that his status will be threatened by Don Juan." William III pointedly pointed out: "No one likes to have a father who suddenly appears after adulthood, especially if he is cultivated by his father. An old man. At the moment when the Prince of Asturias is mentally unstable, Don Juan's threat level has undoubtedly increased exponentially. By the way, is there any new situation in Portugal?"

Because after the death of Joao III, there were only two male heirs left in Portugal.Coupled with the fact that Charles V had previously dragged Portugal into a major war, and the death of Maria Manuel had eroded Portugal's friendship with Spain, Joao III's widow was excluded from the regency, while the younger king's The biological mother, Juana of Austria, also returned to Spain early and did not participate in everything in Portugal.

This is undoubtedly the best news for William III and some countries that are hostile to Spain.

Presumably Philip II at this time was also having a headache on how to repair the relationship with Portugal, but it is a pity that the Portuguese lineage of this generation is all male, so they cannot be used as Spain's dowry ATM.

In the collateral line of the Portuguese royal family, the only princess who is similar in age to the Prince of Asturias is Maria, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Guimarães. Her father is the youngest son of Manuel I. Because she died early, so The children are guarded by the king, and they belong to the invisible princess who has nothing special except blood.

If Portugal is willing to treat the orthodox princess Maria of the Guimarães family like Francois I treated Mary de Guise, then Philip II would not mind letting the eldest son marry a collateral princess.

It's a pity that Bishop Enrique, who is in charge of the regent, is not interested in Spain's overtures, but William III still has to prevent the little king's grandmother from restoring the relationship between Portugal and Spain immediately after she comes back to power.