War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Chapter 77 Double Champion

They provoked the Prussian-Danish War, drew Belgium into Germany, and even planned to export their advanced ideas to North America and South Africa.

However, this still could not satisfy the extremely expanded ambitions of the German nationalists at this time.

In fact, they wrote a constitution and also wanted to create an empire - a German empire.

But they soon discovered a problem. There was no emperor in this empire. How can this be done? How could such a perfect country not have an emperor?

So this group of people began to search within the German states, and they easily found Franz, a ready-made wise king.

Whether it is the religious attributes of a born saint, the progressive attributes of loving science and sponsoring the arts, or the free attributes of being the largest capitalist in Germany.

By the way, some people at that time liked to associate capital with freedom in order to separate themselves from the old era, just like the independent and progressive women during the Republic of China had to work as mistresses.

Back to the topic, after learning that Franz had become King of Rome, the Frankfurt Parliament held a meeting overnight and decided to grant Franz Joseph the title of German Emperor.

Yes, the country hasn't been established yet, but the flag, constitution and emperor already exist.

However, the title of the German Emperor is not even as beneficial as the King of Rome. Although the latter is only an honorary title, its influence is mostly positive.

However, the crown of the German emperor was more like a tight curse, because the imperial power was completely restricted.

Historically, even Frederick William IV (then King of Prussia), who had serious liberal tendencies, could not accept this "crown in the ditch."

At that time, due to the opposition of the Austrian Empire, the Greater Germany plan went bankrupt. In desperation, the Frankfurt Parliament could only try to elect King Frederick William IV of Prussia as the Emperor of the German Empire.

This so-called emperor is more like a puppet and scapegoat of the Parliament, which is exactly the opposite of certain privileged classes in the Austrian Empire.

One has the power but no responsibility and is extremely happy, while the other has no power and no responsibility and is miserable.

In fact, the Frankfurt Parliament was greatly influenced by the French Revolution and the British bourgeois regime. Needless to say, the impact of the French Revolution on the European continent is obvious to all.

So the inexperienced Germans came up with the ultimate suture monster. Under the three-color flag of black, red and gold, they prepared to build a constitutional monarchy.

On the one hand, they feared that a non-monarchical regime would arouse hostility on the European continent, and on the other hand, they feared that monarchs would hold power.

Therefore, the Parliament's requirements for the king have reached an almost harsh level. All political, economic, military, and diplomatic powers belong to the Parliament.

They went further and demanded regulation of the monarch's daily life, even marriages and funerals. At the same time, the monarch does not have the right to appoint an heir, nor the right to dissolve the parliament, but the parliament can remove the monarch.

Put these conditions together, few monarchs would be willing to accept them. But there are many ways to get around Parliament and the Constitution, and the terms can be negotiated.

However, the international and domestic impact of this crown is immeasurable. The double crown is not that easy to achieve.

After the crown of the Roman King, the crown of the German Empire once again fell on the head of Franz or the Habsburg family.

The French could not sit still. The King of Rome was just a false title, but the German Emperor could not let them sit idly by.

After all, France was the biggest victim of the German Confederation at this time. It had been at war with France several times. Up to now, the issue of the ownership of Alsace-Lorraine has not been finalized.

Louis Philippe and Henri Artois (the real name of Count Chambord) are still peeping at the French throne like ghosts near France, all thanks to the German Confederation.

Among them, the one who had the strongest reaction was Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III). After all, the title of King of Rome should belong to their family, and crushing the Holy Roman Empire was one of his uncle's greatest achievements.

The most terrible thing is that at some point within the Bonapartist faction, rumors began to circulate that the legitimacy of the Napoleon family was in Austria.

After all, Franz's birth time was too close to the death of the Roman King, and the relationship between Mrs. Sophie and Napoleon II was too ambiguous.

At this time, Franz's performance on the Italian battlefield was too astonishing, at least not like those stupid and stupid people in the Habsburg family.

The French always like to automatically ignore Archduke Charles and his family when talking about the Austrian royal family, and focus on Ferdinand I and his brothers.

"Damn bitch! Slut!"

Louis Napoleon's sudden curses left his mistress helpless.

"Obviously, we were so happy together yesterday."

The young woman hugged Louis Napoleon's neck and slowly moved one hand downwards

The young woman has a beautiful appearance and a graceful figure, but Louis Napoleon was not that interested at this time. Instead, he resented one of his cousins ​​for not being able to control him.

The man pushed the young woman away, got dressed alone and disappeared into the night. He felt that he had to do something.

However, Louis Napoleon did not have much power of his own at this time, because the Bonapartists did not recognize him as Napoleon's successor.

At this time, Louis Napoleon did not have many friends. Only Victor Hugo, Pope Pius IX, and those former inmates of Arkham Prison believed in him.

However, by coincidence, a certain Assassin Brotherhood that had been passed down for thousands of years recently went bankrupt, and they happened to record this crime on Franz.

This time, the French Provisional Government rarely reached a consensus, which was to send troops to force Franz to give up the title of German Emperor.

However, the British reaction was more intense than the French. They could not accept a large empire across Europe, let alone Austria unifying all Germans.

Such a huge and solid empire cannot be compared with Austria, which can be broken at once.

In fact, the British were the first country to realize the national problem in the Austrian Empire, so there was a loose Austria and a loose German Confederation.

But if Austria really reunifies Germany, then a super empire with a population of more than 80 million and a main ethnic group of more than 35 million will be born.

It not only has the brave and warlike Prussians and Saxons, but also the Dutch and Venetians who are good at navigation and business.

It has strong political, economic, and military strength, as well as terrible innovation capabilities and desire for expansion.

There is no doubt that it will be the second Russian Empire, but the British government at this time is facing many difficulties.

The economic crisis and national conflicts have almost brought Britain's internal affairs to its knees. John Russell is still hiding the defeat in the Mediterranean naval battle from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

But paper cannot contain fire