The Rise of the European Emperor

Frankly speaking, if you put aside the identity of the Marin traverser and various black technologies, just from the perspective of a native of this era, choosing Prince Ferdinand is indeed better than choosing Caesar.

Although Ferdinand was of noble birth, he was a person without inheritance rights after all. Therefore, even if he married little princess Margaret, it would not affect the general trend of the two countries.

Therefore, when the time comes, Ferdinand can only "enter" England, and he can only feed England into consideration in the future. As for Austria's affairs, his brother Charlie naturally has to consider it.

At that time, England will just pick up a distinguished "son-in-law", which will not affect England's national interests.

However, if they marry Caesar, many English ministers are worried that they will drag England into the complex war for hegemony in the German region.

The chaos in the German region is known to all Europe, and the North Sea country of Marin happens to be one of the vassal states with the most wars in the German region.

Although it was said that when Marin was in power, he seemed to be able to fight very well, and Beihai Kingdom took advantage of it. But in the long run, the English ministers were worried whether Caesar would be able to fight like his father after he succeeded to the throne.

Once Caesar couldn't fight, and even became the monarch of the North Sea Kingdom and England, then England would definitely be dragged down. At that time, England's great man may be sent to the battlefield of Germany's internal hegemony to serve as cannon fodder...

It is precisely based on this concern that the monarchs and ministers of England are reluctant to marry the only little princess of His Majesty the King to Caesar, the heir to the German princes. After all, a divided Germany is a mud pit in the eyes of the English.

If Marin had a second son who was about the same age as Princess Margaret, they would be reluctant to marry, but Caesar, the heir...

In addition to the high degree of danger in the German region, the rejection of the North Sea Kingdom by the German princes is also a concern for the English monarchs and ministers. All of Europe knew that most of the German princes were not very friendly to Marin, the Grand Duke of the North Sea, and seemed to reject him.

Right now, because Marin is too good at fighting, other countries naturally have to endure their dissatisfaction. However, if Marin dies, Caesar succeeds to the throne, and loses Marin, the "God of War", whether Beihai Kingdom can withstand the besiegers of various vassal states will become a big problem. Don't drag the young men of England to help him fight and die in vain...

Prince Ferdinand had no such problem. Although he was born in the Austrian Habsburg family, he was not the heir. Even if Austria is caught in the quagmire of war, that is what his elder brother Charlie should worry about. Once Prince Ferdinand "joins" England, the only thing to worry about is England's affairs.

Even if Austria needed to be supported because of in-laws and allies, the amount of support was limited. After all, this is a family of two, and my family still has to live, so I won't smash the pot and sell iron to support you.

Therefore, when it comes to the marriage of the little princess Margaret, the English monarchs have never considered Charles, the eldest grandson of Maximilian I, nor Prince Marin, the number one heir of Spain. Because England does not want to be a vassal of other countries.

In fact, the Spanish side also intended to promote the marriage of Prince Marin and Princess Margaret. In this way, Spain and England become one family, making it easier to attack France from the north and south together. However, because of Marin's face, the Spanish side was not active in this regard, so he casually mentioned it and gave up seeing that England had no will in this regard.

As for Emperor Maximilian I, he did not dare to offend Marin for this, nor did he mention it. However, according to the information, it seems that the second-hand Prince Philip, the son of Maximilian I, is very interested in the marriage of Ferdinand and the little princess Margaret.

This second-hand think that it would be great if his second son could live in England. After all, England is also a powerful country, and it doesn't feel too cool for his second son to be the king.

As for the agreement between Marin and England, Prince Philip believes that it is not a formal and legal agreement, and it is actually insignificant. Moreover, it was also the one who broke the contract with England, and he was not going to rob it. If England took the initiative to ask for a marriage, he would have no reason to refuse...

For this reason, Maximilian I ran to Ghent angrily and had a big quarrel with his son. The father and son had a very unpleasant quarrel.

It's not that Maximilian I thought about Marin, but Maximilian I knew very well that Marin was extremely powerful. With the existence of Marin, a powerful prince who was not welcomed by the noble alliance, those princes had to restrain themselves when facing the Habsburg family. After all, no one knows whether Marin will stab them in the back when the princes are fighting with the Habsburg family.

Although Marin has not shown special consideration for the Habsburg family in recent years, the two are still good allies and often hug each other for warmth.

However, if according to Prince Philip's second-hand idea, Ferdinand may have gotten the throne of the kingdom of England, but the main line of the Habsburg family will be miserable...

Obviously, if Ferdinand dared to rob Caesar's marriage, he would definitely anger Marin completely. At that time, Marin is likely to completely fall to the alliance of princes.

An alliance of princes in itself makes the Habsburg family extremely overwhelmed. God knows what will happen if Marin turns his back and helps the princely alliance against the Habsburgs. What's more, now on the Swiss battlefield, the Habsburg family still needs the secret support of Marin...

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At this time, Marin, full of opinions, came to Innsbruck to visit Maximilian I...

Facing Marin, Maximilian I was a little embarrassed. Because, although this was done by England, his son's shortsightedness made him very embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, I think we should find a hidden place to talk..." Obviously, Marin had to talk to Maximilian I about some inconvenient public things.

Then, the two entered the secret room...

In fact, during this time, the Habsburg family was also very lively. All of this stems from the marriage of the two princes.

Prince Charles, born in 1500, is now 16 years old and needs to find a marriage partner. Prince Ferdinand is also 13 years old and needs to be considered.

At this time, both the Portuguese royal family and the Bohemian royal family sent requests for marriage, which made the Habsburg family in a dilemma.

Portugal's request for marriage is the eldest princess Isabella, the Queen Isabella in the original history. And the Bohemian royal family asked for marriage, naturally Princess Anna, who was also the queen of Ferdinand I in history.

According to Marin's original suggestion, Maximilian I should choose to marry Anna of Bohemia for his eldest grandson Charlie, and Bohemia thought so too.

But the problem is, Portugal's eldest princess Isabella is beautiful and intelligent. Prince Charles met 12-year-old Princess Isabella when he traveled to the Iberian Peninsula last year and fell in love with Princess Isabella.

Portugal, it seems, also intends to make Isabella Charlie's spouse. After all, Charles has great hope of becoming the Holy Roman Emperor in the future, Isabella becoming the Queen of the Empire, and the Portuguese royal family also has a face. After all, that was the only recognized emperor in Europe.

Moreover, Portugal, which is enjoying huge profits from spices, has given a condition that makes the poorer Habsburg family act—in the future, when Princess Isabella gets married, the dowry should be worth hundreds of thousands...gold coins...

In fact, in the original history, Princess Isabella's dowry was 900,000 gold coins...

The princess is beautiful and wise, and the dowry is very generous. Prince Charles really can't think of a reason to refuse this marriage, and he also strongly requests to marry Portugal.

And Prince Ferdinand actually liked Princess Isabella (he also traveled the Iberian Peninsula with his brother). Moreover, the two are actually the cousins ​​of Princess Isabella, dear. Because, Juana and Princess Isabella's mother Mariana are sisters. It was normal for the brothers to travel to the Iberian Peninsula and visit their aunt's house. Then, both of them fell in love with their smart and beautiful cousin...

But his brother's advantage is much greater than him, and he is also very helpless. His parents, Prince Philip and Juana, felt ashamed of him, and even wanted to marry Ferdinand to England. In this way, the second son can also play as a king in the future.

As for Anna of Bohemia, neither of them are interested. why? Because they all met Princess Anna in Vienna...

Princess Anna is ordinary in appearance, not as beautiful as Princess Isabella, nor as smart and intelligent. Therefore, both brothers have some lack of interest.

Maximilian I wanted to marry his eldest grandson, Charlie, to Anna, but he was really not sure that the Bohemian royal family would become extinct. If the Bohemian royal family is not extinct, then Princess Anna is married in vain...

And today, Marin is here to reassure him...

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Bohemia royal family will be extinct. By then, both the Bohemia Kingdom and the Hungarian Kingdom will belong to Prince Charles!"

"How can you be sure?" Maximilian I hesitated. After all, it's tempting for Portugal to promise a dowry of hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Moreover, the eldest grandson Charlie himself likes his cousin very much...

Although it was in the secret room, Marin leaned in and whispered...

Maximilian I suddenly widened his eyes:

"Is this true?"

"Exactly!" Marin nodded affirmatively.

Maximilian I was still a little unbelievable, and Marin simply touched the Bible and sweared that what he said was true...

"Okay! I'll call the shots, let Charlie marry Princess Anna, and let Ferdinand marry Princess Isabella!" Maximilian I said firmly.