Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2332 "Portrait of a Woman"

  The title of Holy Roman Emperor is traditionally recognized only by the coronation of the Pope. Since the conversion of Constantine, this practice has become one of the legal procedures for the recognition of ancient Roman emperors.

   However, in 1517, Martin Luther posted the "Ninety-five Principles of Ethics", and some people questioned this "convention".

One is the Dutch. They competed with Hanseatic merchants for a long time in the fishing and transportation industry in the Baltic Sea in the early years. In the wind and waves of the North Sea, they cultivated their skills in naval warfare. Grasp the grain trade on the Baltic coast, ensure the stability of naval logistics, and on the other hand launch indiscriminate raids on Habsburg merchant ships at sea.

  The other is the Swedes, Gustav II's Thirty Years' War wreaked havoc on the Holy Roman Empire. But after Gustav's death, a plan is said to have emerged that the crown prince of Sweden would marry the heir to Brandenburg, and if this happens, the Hohenzollern family will no longer be just kings of Prussia. , but the king of the Swedish-German-Baltic Kingdom.

The name Pomerania comes from the Latin Longummare, which means "coastal country" and Polish meaning "the coast". It was once a territory of the Holy Roman Empire, and Eastern Pomerania was later conquered by the Teutonic Knights. , which became part of Prussia and later the Kingdom of Poland.

During the Thirty Years War, the Swedes occupied Pomerania. After the end of the Northern War, France, Sweden and Brandenburg negotiated and signed the Peace of Westphalia. Sweden acquired West Pomerania. Prussia gained East Pomerania.

But the dispute between Brandenburg and Sweden has not subsided, especially over West Pomerania, which Rabat Lestrange calls the Dunkirk of the North, which is not to say that the British occupied that city, which was once occupied by the Spaniards. Cromwell wanted the city as a base for private ships, and the restored Charles II sold Dunkirk to Louis XIV for £400,000. When Britain and France were at odds, it became a French privateer. The base of the slightly ship has once again become a thorn in England's side.

Because Western Pomerania is in the hands of the Swedes, Szczecin, an important port on the Baltic Sea, has become very embarrassing. Another sea port for the Prussians is located in Hamburg on the Elbe River, which is a free city belonging to the Hanseatic League. After the loss of the Port of Danzig, Prussia became a landlocked agricultural country.

William V was only 3 years old when he succeeded to the throne of the Prince of Orange. At this time, the Netherlands was regency by the eldest daughter of King George II of England, Princess Anne, the mother of William V, but she did not reign for long, so the grandmother of William V Marie, Marie of Hesse, who had been regent of William IV, became regent again.

   In 1765, Mary died of a stroke, and his eldest sister, Princess Carolina, was regent for another year.

  The UK had the East India Company, and the Netherlands also had it, because of the competition of the British East India Company, the Dutch East India Company and its position in the Indonesian archipelago declined. After the outbreak of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands has been in hostile countries, but William V is still close to the United Kingdom, and when the financial constraints are tight, he still spends a lot of money, so the regent and the patriots formed an alliance and joined forces Oppose the rule of the Orange family.

After William V was expelled from the Netherlands, he actively planned to regain power. After his wife Wilhelmina made a luxurious trip to the Hague to recall the regent to support the Orange regime, William V of Orange simply used Prussia. People help themselves reset.

  Wilhelmina was the fourth daughter of Frederick the Great, and the French strongly supported the Dutch to "get rid of" Prussian aggression. In exchange for "freedom", the Dutch had to hand over the artworks collected by William V to the French.

  After William V fled, the newly determined government took quick action to try to curb the continued transfer of a large number of artworks to France. In 1798, the Dutch government officially announced that the entire collection of William V would be confiscated and appointed the Minister of Finance to manage it. The Minister of Finance had chosen a castle on the outskirts of The Hague, which happened to be right next to the prison where the brothers de Witte were being held.

  This art gallery is open to the outside world like the Louvre, but it requires admission fees, unlike the Louvre that is open for free. In the 21st century, every layer of burglars in the Louvre felt unsafe, but now these priceless paintings are just hanging on the wall without any protection, but no one steals them.

   In charge of managing the museum is an Amsterdam art dealer who took office as quickly as possible and included several small paintings in his Amsterdam art store into the collection.

   This happened to Georgiana in Venice as well. A painter who was not yet famous put his paintings in the Guggenheim Museum and displayed them together with the works of famous artists, and they soon became worth hundreds of times.

"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is a famous painting in the 21st century, but its author, Johannes Vermeer, is an unknown painter, at least not comparable to painters like Rubens, who waited until the middle and late 19th century. It was excavated by the French that allowed the painter who had been buried for two centuries to reappear in people's field of vision.

   That is to say, "Girl with a Pearl Earring", which Georgiana thought was a "national treasure", was just an ordinary small painting that you could find for a little money in an art store in Amsterdam. And because its author is not well-known, it is very cheap even if it is an authentic work. I found this painting because Georgiana dressed as the girl in the painting.

This "broadened" her horizons. Queen Catherine likes diamonds, and Georgiana may not be interested in diamonds, but she can take this opportunity to buy Johannes Vermeer's works. Fortunately, she is in " Crazy" before sobering up, the collection of the Louvre is too large to store, where else can she buy it?

   And instead of spending money on famous paintings, it’s time to cultivate talents...

   But now Johannes Vermeer's paintings are so cheap that they don't cost much at all.

   She was so cranky that she habitually rode back to Margaret's residence in Austria, and when she saw the empty doorway, she remembered that she "moved" last night.

   Just as she was about to turn around the horse’s head and go back, the hawkers in the vegetable market had already come out to greet her with all kinds of vegetables and agricultural products.

   These people were very enthusiastic and surrounded her so tightly that Georgiana didn’t have a purse on her body, so she went out wearing a dressing gown, so she had to ride on a horse, slowly cross the bridge, and walked towards the resident castle.

   At the gate of the castle, you can see the guards, who will drive away the hawkers surrounding Georgiana.

   Their movements were a little rude and a little rude, but at least they didn't use gun stocks.

   She originally wanted to leave like this, but before turning to leave, she subconsciously glanced back, as if they were waiting for her to speak.

   She is the kind of person who is clumsy and tongue-tied. She doesn't know what to say at this time. After thinking about it, she said, "You send two people out."

  The hawkers looked at each other, and finally elected two men, a man and a woman, and Georgiana asked the guards to let them in.

   She didn't know what she was doing either, but she didn't think the scene just now was rational and safe.

Robbers who were previously executed on rounds were once part of a gang where they were responsible for at least 100 burglaries, 50 thefts, 10 murders, and 7 attempted murders. People called them "goat riders", even when onlookers Knowing that the robber was not hanged, also saw him being torn to shreds.

  Not everyone likes to watch the death penalty, and some people support the troubled times should be an example, so as to restrain those gangs and robbers who are rampant.

   The judge who made the judgment, Duke Geddes, was once a vassal of Austria, or at least a nobleman if he wanted to serve in the Austrian Netherlands. This status can be bought. Although the dukes of the Holy Roman Empire were not as prolific as France, and there were only 4 major duchies in the early days of the empire, the family that could be a duke was close to the king at that time, but the duke title of "grabbing land" was completely different from that of Germany.

When they reached the door, the two were stopped, and Georgiana asked the attendants to take them to her room, and then went to Bonaparte's room herself.

   She wants to ask what to do in such a situation, stop by to see what he is doing, and hope he doesn't "surprise" her.

   (end of this chapter)