The Rise of the European Emperor

After the arrival of envoys from major powers such as France, Maximilian I asked whether the Pope helped him crown him with two thrones, one for the Holy Roman Empire and one for the Byzantine Empire.

The reason for this is that the last Byzantine emperor, Andres Pariogalos, had left the Orthodox Church and converted to Catholicism. According to the rules, the emperor of a Catholic country should be crowned by the Pope of Rome. Because, the transfer of the throne that Maximilian I publicly cooperated with Andres Pariogalos had not been generally recognized by European countries. Although the Holy See verbally supported it at the time, it did not hold a coronation ceremony for Maximilian I. Therefore, countries do not recognize this throne bought with money. Therefore, Maximilian I hoped that Julius II could help to crown him twice this time, so that he could wear two crowns at one time.

However, after the envoys from France and other countries knew about it, they expressed strong objections one after another. France and other countries believe that Maximilian I, according to the tradition of the Holy Roman Empire, has no problem with being crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. However, coronation as Byzantine emperor was problematic. Because Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium, is in the hands of pagans, and it is a joke to be crowned emperor of Byzantine. If Maximilian I really wanted to be crowned emperor of Byzantium, he should have sent troops to capture Constantinople and be crowned in Constantinople.

In addition to the strong opposition from France, the envoys of the Grand Duchy of Moscow also expressed strong opposition. The representative of the Grand Duchy of Moscow believed that Andres Pariogalos had no son, and even if he abdicated, the throne should fall to the Grand Duke Vasily III of Moscow, the son of his sister Princess Sofia. Moreover, Basil III was an Orthodox monarch, and the monarchs of the Byzantine Empire have always been Orthodox, and have never been Catholics. And the various bishops of the Orthodox Church have always supported Basil III as the new emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire...

However, here is Rome, the stronghold of Catholicism. Everyone scoffed at Maozi's statement. After all, the present Maozi is not the later European roller. Right now, Maozi is just a grand duchy. Even, being pressed and beaten by Poland and Lithuania, where do you have the right to speak?

In the end, the monarchs and envoys of European countries unanimously decided - they recognized Maximilian I as the king of Greece. But to become a Byzantine emperor, you must conquer Constantinople and be crowned in Constantinople. Otherwise, everyone will not accept it...

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Marin sighed, but also understood what the countries were thinking. Maximilian I is about to be crowned the only emperor in Europe, and he wants to be crowned the second emperor. Isn't this outrage?

People can't get a single throne. If you get two at once, you will definitely make people jealous and jealous!

Of course, France and other countries are very immoral, and they did not deny the transaction between Maximilian I and Andres Pariogalos in the end, and recognized Maximilian I as the king of Greece.

Why? This was never for the good of Maximilian I,

But to pit him. Who is Greece currently in? Turkey hands!

And Turkey currently has the strength to crush any country in Europe. After all, people can easily pull tens of thousands of cavalry. If you really want to mobilize, an army of hundreds of thousands is also possible. The Turks occupy Constantinople and Greece, and Maximilian I, the Greek king, is meaningless.

If it is a general prince like Marin, everyone may not admit that he has obtained a throne. But for Maximilian I, who was about to be crowned emperor, an empty throne meant little. After all, they have a better throne.

And everyone unanimously stated that asking Maximilian I to capture Constantinople and be crowned emperor there, in fact, he encouraged the Habsburg family to attack Turkey.

And is Turkey easy to mess with? Very annoying. So, everyone is pitting Maximilian I. Of course, Maximilian I was also an old fox and would not be fooled. However, the Greek king can be hereditary. Maybe, his son and grandson will fall into the trap? If it is beaten by Turkey, France and other countries will have the opportunity to cut meat from the Habsburg family...

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Looking at the envoys from various countries who were smiling sinisterly, Marin's eyes flickered...

"Coronation in Constantinople? If I get the king of Greece and send troops to conquer Constantinople..." Marin also got up...

The throne is in the hands of Maximilian I, and Marin is not easy to make decisions. After all, no matter how kind Maximilian I was, he was still an old fox. But when Maximilian I died, Philip or Charlie came to power. Why do you have to seek support for the election to be the Emperor of Shinra? At that time, the Greek throne may be replaced. Then, he figured out a way to take Constantinople. Anyway, the envoys of various countries have said their position - whoever can capture Constantinople and be crowned there, everyone will admit... Marin did not dare to finish his abuse of Turkey, but he attacked and captured Constantinople and defended it. It can be done for a while. When the time comes, after the hasty coronation in Constantinople, it is announced that the coronation will be changed in the future...hehe...

So, at the instigation of Marin, Maximilian I signed a convention with the envoys of various countries - the "Rome Convention"...

The convention stipulates that the Byzantine Empire has converted to Catholicism and is considered a Catholic country, and Moscow's so-called claim is invalid (this point, the Catholic countries are still united).

To become a Byzantine emperor, he must, on the premise of obtaining the throne of the Greek king, send troops to occupy Constantinople, and be crowned in the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, either by the Pope himself, or by the Pope. Send a cardinal to Hagia Sophia to be crowned...

Only when the above requirements are met, will everyone recognize the identity of the Eastern Roman Emperor. Otherwise, it can only be called the king of Greece...

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Seeing that this contract was put into words, Marin laughed. It may be difficult to occupy Constantinople for a long time, but Marin still has confidence in occupying Constantinople for a while by sneak attack. With this black-and-white agreement, countries will not be afraid of defaulting on their debts in the future. Anyway, the convention didn't mention the need to occupy Constantinople permanently... Moreover, it didn't mention that after he officially became the Eastern Roman Emperor, he could not be crowned in another place...

Playing word games, Marin can dump the people of this era...

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After signing the "Rome Convention", everyone can finally sit down calmly and watch the coronation ceremony of Maximilian I.

It goes without saying that the scene of the coronation ceremony is grand, after all, this is the only emperor in Europe at present. After wearing the crown, Maximilian I was full of energy and exuded the air of a bastard...

As a courtier, Marin naturally stepped forward to give his congratulations, and half-kneeled to swear allegiance... And this ceremony is one of the important reasons why many monarchs are reluctant to come... Facing the only emperor in Europe, the princes of Shinra have to take an oath Allegiance. Even the monarchs of other countries need to bow down and salute to show respect...

Therefore, in addition to the German princes who had a good relationship with the emperor, other princes, including foreign monarchs, sent their ministers to congratulate. Those diplomats, whose status is not as good as the monarch anyway, it is nothing for them to salute Maximilian I. If Louis XII, the French king, came to pay respects to Maximilian I, he would probably die of depression. So, France simply sent an adjutant to the foreign minister. This guy is just a baron, and it's not a disadvantage to let him salute Maximilian I...

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After the coronation ceremony of Maximilian I, Julius II also issued a special edict, announcing that Marin, the hero who helped him conquer Siena, was awarded the title of "Holy Spirit Warrior", and was awarded by Michelangelo. A statue was carved and stood on the edge of the Lateran Temple Square as a reward...

This reward really caused a sensation. After all, the title "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" has never come up before. So, everyone chatted and discussed. Moreover, standing on the edge of the Lateran Temple Square is a very high honor. Generally speaking, those who can erect statues in holy places such as the Lateran Temple are big men who have been named "saints" and are qualified to be the patron saints of a country. For example, St George's in England.

Although Marin was not canonized as a saint, it was a very high honor to have a statue in the center of the Holy See, which aroused the jealousy of many people. In the process of whispering, Julius II sent the priest who read the edict to deliberately lower his voice and read out the right to authorize Marin to "conquer the wild continent and spread the 'glory of Christ' in the wild continent." Sure enough, because everyone was attracted by the previous content, and the newly crowned Emperor Maximilian I was the shining protagonist, no one noticed the last sentence...