Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

On July 20, 1868, an ordinary civil incident in the Netherlands attracted the attention of all Dutch people, and even many European countries turned their attention.

Jay, 27 years old, a native of the Netherlands, was originally a teacher at The Hague University. He moved to Melbourne with his family in 1865 and is currently an ordinary teacher at the University of Melbourne.

Mereseini, an Aboriginal from mainland Australia, was 25 years old and became a Pacific Aboriginal language teacher in Melbourne in 1866. She was enthusiastic and kind-hearted.

Just like the ordinary love stories, a noble white man from the Kingdom of the Netherlands fell in love with a dark-skinned Australian indigenous female. In the end, the two fell in love. The two wanted to register their marriage, but However, they were told that it could not be completed because the local government had not received notice to allow intermarriage between the two ethnic groups. At the same time, they were also told that their religious beliefs were different, so it was difficult for the church to hold the wedding.

However, due to the racial differences between the two parties, the opinions of their respective families, and the unique "superiority" of Europeans, the "love" of the two people was quickly made public, and became the subject of heated discussion starting from the University of Melbourne.

At this time, it was rare to hear of a white person marrying a black person in Europe. Even identity discrimination existed in many countries, let alone marriage.

Although the Netherlands was the first to implement the practice of allowing all ethnic groups in the Netherlands to enjoy Dutch identity in recent years, when it comes to marriage, all ethnic groups are still selective and look for their own "similar people". At least the white Dutch are looking for someone other than their own native Dutch. In addition, the second target will also be placed on other Europeans.

Even if there is an occasional 'accident', it will be stopped quickly.

So when Jay and Mereseini, two advanced workers at the University of Melbourne, one of the top universities in mainland Australia, openly had a love affair between white and black, this caused a frenzy of discussion at the University of Melbourne. , the city of Melbourne, the entire state of William and the entire Australian continent were shocked.

"I treat love sincerely. I think before God, love is equally great regardless of race." - Jay

"Jay and I are serious. Although we know how difficult it will be, we really want to be together. I think the Dutch government and His Majesty Willem IV will agree with us." - Mereseini.

On July 22, 1868, Jay and Mereseini publicly announced in the Dutch "Australian Times" that they would not be afraid of people's terrible attacks and that their hearts would not change.

On July 23, 1868, a Melbourne pastor from the Melbourne Protestant Church in the Netherlands met with Jay. The pastor asked Jay to abide by his loyalty to the Protestant Church.

"I don't want to change Meriseini's beliefs because everyone has their own freedom, including her freedom to change my beliefs."

Jay's words made many mainland Australian Christians dissatisfied, and many churches even accepted your request to convert Jay to Protestantism.

On July 29, 1868, the Australian mainland Protestant Bishop Udodd met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Far East of the Netherlands, Flos Arane von Hall, and asked the Dutch government to continue supporting Protestant affairs.

This is exerting pressure. Obviously, this bishop has realized that the Dutch government has not been too involved in the two people's increasingly troubled interracial love for so long, which has made this bishop realize something.

That's why we hurriedly looked for Flos Arran von Hall, the head of the Dutch government in the Far East.

Obviously, the people behind him have begun to realize that the Dutch government has become lax on this issue.

The meeting between the two people not only became the focus of everyone's attention in the Far East, but also aroused huge attention in Europe.

Because this is likely to trigger a herd effect. If the Netherlands continues to insist on the white Netherlands, then other countries may not make changes. However, if the Netherlands considers the Commonwealth of America, it will completely give those "inferior" people with skin color "People" have the same status, and even marriage is not subject to restrictions. Then, it is conceivable that as a core member of Western European elite countries, other countries may follow suit.

"We don't want the Netherlands to change, because we are also Germans and I don't want the blood to be diluted" - Disraeli, Prime Minister of the British Empire.

"Although Prussia has integrated a lot of territory, it implies that Prussia's blood has always been on the European continent, and we are very white and clean." - Bismarck, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia.

"The French Empire is the noblest nation in Europe, and we are very happy that Paris's policies until now have been to maintain its purity." - Olivier, Prime Minister of the French Empire.

"Austro-Hungary is a great multi-ethnic country. We will not criticize any multi-ethnic country, but we are committed to our diversity. At present, the Austro-Hungarian Empire stops at the white people of Central and Eastern Europe." - Austria-Hungary Prime Minister Archduke Rainer Ferdinand.

“The Kingdom of Sweden will not criticize any actions taken by the Netherlands because we believe that the Netherlands will do things that are beneficial to itself” - Swedish Foreign Affairs Prime Minister Ladwig.

"Denmark and the Netherlands are in the same situation, so we feel the same for the Netherlands." - Danish Prime Minister Monrad.

The statements of various countries have made this originally ordinary domestic civil case in the Netherlands unexpectedly rise to an international level.

This makes people sigh that the Netherlands is worthy of being an international hotspot.

Of course, as things develop, some countries that want to see a joke from the Netherlands have begun to feel excited about the church's participation.

Because the Netherlands is one of the Western sects, and any of the three major Christian sects has a strong symbiotic influence. Although it is not the Middle Ages, people in various countries still rarely disobey the rules of the church.

Obviously, this incident in the Netherlands is likely to cause a rift between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the church.

Many people are speculating that the Dutch government will finally choose to retreat.

After all, missionaries worked hard for the benefit of the West. How could the Netherlands arouse public anger?

So they all speculated that Holland would end up hastily.

But, will this really happen?

On August 2, 1868, a group of Melbourne University Saints took to the streets of Melbourne to demonstrate, asking the Dutch government to impose restrictions on marriage. They and the Melbourne City Council went to the local church, and they also asked Bishop Eudox not to block the freedom of marriage. .

"This is something God will not do, because God has never been so unloving. We feel that the church should persuade people to do good rather than break up marriages."

This is a group of progressive young people. They are composed of university students from mainland Australia and even the Far East of the Netherlands. As these people connect, they slowly expand to various universities. Under their leadership, middle school students actually also participate. .