[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

When William Tudor first mentioned making Franz de Lorraine emperor of Rome, Thomas Cromwell thought he was dreaming. After all, the power of Spain was obvious to all.Not to mention the Habsburg dynasty, which is now in full swing, even the Kingdom of Prussia, which has experienced two industrial revolutions in later generations, has difficulty suppressing Austria, which has lost the Holy Roman Empire.

However, it was under such circumstances that William Tudor insisted on pulling out the tiger's whiskers.

"Your Highness, I implore you not to think about it." Thomas Cromwell can now confirm that William Tudor is the son of Henry VIII. After all, he can be so bold as this, Thomas Cromwell Er still can't find a third person: "You should know that even if Britain and France join forces, it is impossible to defeat the Habsburg family."

"But I am not trying to defeat them, but to avoid the monopoly of the Habsburg family." William Tudor is not yet arrogant enough to annex Europe and conquer the world.Even more exaggerated, unless he is the reincarnation of Jesus, it is impossible to borrow another 200 years from the sky to achieve this goal: "Do you think my good cousin is Spanish or Austrian?"

"..." Thomas Cromwell was really stumped by this seemingly simple question.

You say that Charles V is an Austrian!He is best known as the ruler of Spain, but you say he is Spanish!His paternal line is indeed of Austrian origin, and even his sisters use Austria as their title.

"What does the elector mean? It refers to the princes who have the right to elect the Holy Roman Emperor among the German princes. To put it more bluntly, it is to elect the ruler of the Germanic region." William Tudor sophistry said: "But Charlie Is the cousin really a German? If the electorate is completely subject to him, then he does not have to marry his female relatives to the kings of the Germanic region or the Gaul region, so as to ensure that on the surface, these regions are all Preserve his reign as Holy Roman Emperor."

"Marriage is not the most secure form of alliance, but it is the most effective." William Tudor analyzed: "Cousin Charlie has the ambition to complete the grand plan of Maximilian I, trying to bring the whole of Europe into Habsburg The rule of the dynasty, but he forgot that such an empire has considerable centrifugal force. Even Maximilian I relied on the reform of the imperial parliament and the feudal military system to build a fragile centralized power. Now, this central Centralization has been impacted internally and externally, and it has become shaky."

"You mean the invasion of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of Lutheranism?" Thomas Cromwell said clearly: "Indeed, His Majesty the Emperor grew up in Burgundy and Spain. The emperor has a natural repulsion, and the German princes have begun to use Lutheranism to break away from the Pope's rule and disintegrate Maximilian I's centralization policy. Under such internal and external troubles, it is difficult for His Majesty the Emperor to secure the throne."

"That's why Cousin Charlie asked his younger brother to inherit the throne of the Holy Roman Empire." William Tudor speculated that the Spanish emperor had given up on the unification of Spain and Germany, and instead divided his younger brother's line to ensure the success of the Holy Roman Empire. In general, the interests of these countries still belonged to the Habsburg family.

Of course, as the price of obtaining the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, the younger brother of the Spanish emperor, Ferdinand I of Bohemia, had to give up his own claim to the Spanish throne.

This is also the regression of Charles V to the German region, and it is the main reason why the Habsburgs will be divided into Austria and Spain.

Just because he did this, will everyone be happy in the ending?

At least from William Tudor's point of view, the German region's aversion to the Spanish emperor and Ferdinand I was only on par. The reason why they endured them was because these two had done nothing to resist the Ottoman Empire. controversial contribution.

This is the same reason as brothers fight against the wall.

No matter what virtues are established within Christianity, they all have the same interests in fighting the Ottoman Empire.

But this does not mean that the German region has to endure the excessive expansion of the Habsburgs, and eat so much that they all change their names.

The German Peasants’ War in 1525-1526, and Ferdinand I died in the war against the Ottoman Empire on the front foot of his father-in-law. On the back foot, relying on his wife’s identity as the heiress of Hungary and Bohemia, he promulgated a book against Habu The move of the Burger family's hereditary territory to have a valid constitution directly annoyed the German princes.

As a result, the German region resisted from 1546 to 1555. From the first few disastrous defeats to 1552 with more victories and fewer losses, it took less than ten years, and even forced Charles V to be in the The "Augsburg Religious Peace Treaty" was signed in 1555, and then the younger brother was separated to ensure most of Habsburg's interests in the German region.

The purpose of William Tudor is to fish in troubled waters during this period, first marry a Protestant bride to strengthen his friendliness to the German princes, and then save the Elector of Saxony and the Marquis of Hesse first, so as to ensure that these two can help say The three electors who communicated with Germany, by the way, used trade or feud to intensify the grievances between the Medici family and the Habsburgs, so as to get the votes of the remaining four bishop electors, so as to kick off their cousins A family, the purpose of supporting the elder sister and elder brother-in-law.

As for whether Cousin Charles would settle accounts with William Tudor at that time, it can only be said that Charles V could not act as stupidly as his son despite the threat of the sea and the Ottoman Empire.

Coupled with the fact that the German princes and France are watching covetously, Portugal is only a superficial brother of Spain.

I believe that in the end, no one is more suitable to be the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire than the Duke of Lorraine.

At least for all parties, a Catholic duke who is stuck between the German region and France and married the princess of England and the granddaughter of Spain is already their best choice under reluctant circumstances.

As for what Antoine had done, the actions against Lutheranism and the dark history of suppressing peasant uprisings, it can only be said that compared with other countries, it is completely insignificant.

As for what William Tudor can get from it, it depends on how far Princess Mary can go.

"If this is the plan, maybe you can let the Duke of Lorraine obtain the throne of the Holy Roman Empire." Thomas Cromwell's attitude gradually softened from the impossible at the beginning to the current "you can try it."

If William Tudor told Thomas Cromwell that Charles V would be defeated by the German princes and signed the "Religious Peace Treaty of Augsburg", then Thomas Cromwell's attitude would definitely become "must try".

"If giving up a throne can obtain most of the interests of the Habsburg family in the German region, then Cousin Charlie will make concessions." William Tudor pondered: "As for winning over the German princes... I have to do more. Think about the detailed operation."

"Then do you need me to reveal your plan to the Duke of Lorraine?" After all, Princess Mary's husband is the person who is being promoted to the throne. Thomas Cromwell didn't know whether to tell him that your brother-in-law wants you to replace him His cousin became the Holy Roman Emperor.

Surprise, not unexpected?

It is estimated that honest Franz de Lorraine will be scared to death.

"Don't tell him yet!" William Tudor just had this idea, and it is estimated that the actual implementation will have to wait for him to inherit the throne.

Thomas Cromwell also understood this very well, so he didn't ask more questions, but thought about where to find a Protestant bride for William Tudor.