The Rise of the European Emperor

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After thinking about it, Marin finally felt that he couldn't really lie down and accept it. After all, these princes are not good things, they are all greedy. If it is too easy for them to succeed, there may be more excessive demands. Therefore, I have to resist, and not pretend to resist, but really resist, showing off my muscles.

At the end of August, Albert III, Archbishop of Mainz, initiated the new Imperial Council of Worms. Nominally, the theme of this meeting is to discuss the issue of peace in Switzerland. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is aimed at His Majesty the Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor also knew in his heart that he did not have any appeals to the Imperial Council, so he did not come here in person on the grounds that he was unwell, but only sent an envoy. After all, the prime minister called an impromptu meeting, and the emperor came over eagerly, which seemed too embarrassing. Only when there is an important meeting, or if the emperor himself has a request, will he come in person.

The representative sent by His Majesty the Emperor this time is also very interesting. It is Earl Ethel Frederick III of Hohenzollern from Swabia. This branch is an important branch of the Hohenzollern family - the Swabian line, but it is different from the main branch of the Hohenzollern family, the Hohenzollern family, and the Habsburg family. The family relationship is excellent, and even an important supporter of the Habsburg family.

For example, Ettel Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern, who died just two years ago, was the Great Speaker of Austria and the Generalissimo of the Austrian Army. Moreover, he himself is also a close friend of Emperor Maximilian I, and has an excellent relationship with the Habsburg family. When Marin first went to Vienna to recruit mercenaries, it was the old earl who stood on the stage with the emperor to review the military appearance.

Ethel Frederick III, the son of Ethel Frederick II, was also a staunch supporter of the Habsburg family. After the death of his father, Ethel Frederick III continued to serve the emperor as Grand Chancellor of the Austrian Court, also known as the Chamberlain.

In addition, the initiator of this imperial conference, Albert III, Archbishop of Mainz, actually came from the Hohenzollern family. He was the younger brother of Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg, born in 1490. In other words, Marin traveled back to 1494, when Albert III was only 4 years old.

But he is the son of the elector and has a strong background. So, at a young age, he was elected Archbishop of Magdeburg, and then Archbishop of Mainz. Of course, his election was not due to popular expectations, but because of his background and spending money. For example, his election as Archbishop of Mainz cost him 500,000 gold coins, most of which were loans.

So, this imperial meeting is very interesting. The convener of the meeting was Archbishop Albert III of the Brandenburg branch of the Hohenzollern family, and Joachim I, the head of the Brandenburg branch of the Hohenzollern family, was an important leader of the anti-Habsburg family. But Ethel Frederick III, the leader of the Swabian line of the Hohenzollern family, is the staunchest supporter of the Habsburg family...

After the meeting began, the princes of the anti-Habsburg alliance opened fire and questioned Ethel Frederick III why the Habsburg family plotted against Switzerland. And Ethel Frederick III was not to be outdone, and produced a lot of evidence to prove that the Habsburg family has had the sacred right to rule Switzerland "since ancient times".

But the anti-Habsburg family alliance is not unprepared. They showed evidence that the Habsburg family was forced to give up Swiss domination during the period of Emperor Sigismund of the Luxembourg dynasty...

Interestingly, the Habsburgs lost their right to rule Switzerland during the reign of Emperor Sigismund of the House of Luxembourg. But after Sigismund's death, because he had no male heirs, his inheritance rights fell into the hands of his son-in-law, Albrecht of the Habsburg family.

Then, Albrecht inherited the Luxembourg dynasty's territory, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Duchy of Luxembourg, and was also the ruler of Austria. But he was unlucky,

He died in Nesmey in Hungary while leading the Kingdom of Hungary against the Turkish invasion. At that time, he had already been elected as the king of Germany, and as long as he marched into Rome, he could be crowned Emperor of Shinra.

Later, Albrecht's only son, Laszlo V, was expelled from Hungary because of his young age and fled to Austria. At that time, the princes wickedly chose Laszlo V's uncle, Frederick, Duke of Inner Austria, as King of Germany. And this Duke Frederick of Inner Austria is the father of Maximilian I, Emperor Frederick III of Shenluo...

Because he was afraid that his cousin would fight for power with him, Frederick III directly put Laszlo V under house arrest, and he controlled Austria alone. But in fact, the young Laszlo V is the real master of Austria. And Frederick III was actually the lord of Inner Austria. But the princes deliberately chose him as the king of Germany, just because they wanted the Habsburg family to fight among themselves.

Later, the Austrian nobles rescued Laszlo V and allowed him to resume his rule in Austria and Bohemia. Unfortunately, the young master died of illness in Prague at the age of 17. At that time, many people speculated that it was Frederick III who sent someone to poison him. After all, after the death of Laszlo V, Austria did fall into the hands of Frederick III. However, the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary were taken advantage of by the Polish Jagiellonian dynasty.

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At the meeting, the two sides quarreled fiercely. The Anti-Habsburg League insisted that the Habsburgs had abandoned Switzerland under Emperor Sigismund. However, Ethel Frederick III said that it was true that the Habsburg family gave up Switzerland, but later the emperor of the Habsburg family, Frederick III, declared that he would take Switzerland back. Of course, Frederick III was so weak that he couldn't even beat Matthias I of Hungary, and he lost the capital Vienna, let alone regaining the ancestral land of Switzerland.

Ethel Frederick III, Earl of Hohenzollern, believed that the will of Emperor Sigismund counted, and Frederick III was also the emperor, and the will also counted. Therefore, the Habsburg family's right to rule Switzerland has no legal problems. Moreover, the current Emperor Maximilian I also reiterated that the Habsburg family has "unquestionable right to rule" Switzerland.

The anti-Habsburg alliance did not show weakness. They stated that neither Frederick III nor Maximilian I's declaration of Swiss sovereignty had been confirmed by the Imperial Diet, so it did not count.

But Ethel Frederick III also refuted that the Habsburg family gave up the right to rule Switzerland at the beginning, and it was only an agreement reached with the Luxembourg Dynasty, and it was not officially confirmed by the Imperial Conference. Therefore, the Habsburg family has the right to take back their ancestral land...

In this way, the two sides refused to give in to each other, but they both had their own reasons. So, the quarrel is endless...

As the Grand Duke, Marin sat on the rostrum with the seven electors. Of course, he sat on the far side. However, he had no interest in the quarrel and instead dozed off. Seeing him dozing off, both parties in the quarrel were a little annoyed. However, thinking of its powerful strength, it is unwilling to provoke it. So, everyone continued to spray each other, and Marin continued to nap. In order not to be disturbed, Marin also stuffed cotton balls in his ears...

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