Chapter 644: Object of Marriage
Chapter 630 – Object of Marriage
After reading the information, Franz had to admit that Frederick was really unlucky. There were just too few suitable objects for him, and there wasn’t much choice at all.
In the current international situation, the most suitable marriage with the Habsburg dynasty is still the Russian royal family, but unfortunately there is no princess of the right age.
Alexander II daughter has been married, Alexander III’s daughter, has not been weaned, can not feed are an unknown, Frederick naturally can not wait so long.
The French royal family also did not have a princess, of course, this has no effect, originally the Bonaparte family is not in Franz’s consideration.
As the stronghold of conservatives, the Austrian public simply can not accept the thuggish origin of the reserve queen, or the Austrian aristocracy can not accept a woman whose blood is not noble enough to become the wife of the Crown Prince.
The Bonaparte family started too late in life, and with Napoleon I having offended too many people and Napoleon III being an elected emperor, both challenged the traditional system of lineage succession.
In the eyes of the orthodox aristocracy, this was a misplaced position. The Bonaparte family was thus ostracized by the European aristocratic circles, and even when the French Empire was in full swing, they were still not accepted by the mainstream circles.
The Habsburgs, who had a vested interest in the system of lineal succession, naturally opposed the Bonaparte family as a heretic.
Empress Helen asked, “Franz, which one of these, do you think, is the most suitable for Frederick?”
Franz: “Let’s use the method of elimination; any granddaughters of Queen Victoria, and their descendants will not be considered.”
No way, hemophilia can’t be messed with. The decline of European kingship in the original time and space was not only due to the world wars, but hemophilia was also a major factor.
In this respect, Queen Victoria had made outstanding contributions to the cause of the European republic. If it were not for hemophilia, the royal heirs of various countries would have been lost, and the royal power would not have declined so quickly.
Queen Helen asked in disbelief, “Why?”
Franz patiently explained, “Royal disease, you’ve heard of it, right?”
Empress Helen nodded, “I’ve heard of it, it’s said that the royal curse, it’s very scary.”
Franz shook his head, “This is not a curse, I sent someone to carefully study the onset pattern of the royal disease.
Interestingly, all of those who are sick are men, and are all descendants of Queen Victoria, her daughters, and granddaughters.
According to experts, royal disease is a maternally inherited disease. The virus is carried by women and breaks out in men.
Based on the statistics coming in, the chances of royal disease are very high. For the sake of Frederick’s offspring, we should stay away.”
Empress Helen asked incredulously, “How is this possible? Could it be the English ……”
Franz: “No, it shouldn’t be man-made. With the British’s medical technology, there is no way to control the spread of the virus.
Besides, what good would it do them? If the royal families of all European countries really suffered, wouldn’t they be afraid that a co-ruler would appear and unite the continent?”
It was no joke that the royal families of Europe were one family. Marriages between royal families were intricate, and having the right to inherit the throne of multiple countries was a basic operation.
The Habsburg dynasty is a ready-made example, and if there is another mass extinction of the European royal family, it is possible that Franz will pick up a few more crowns.
From the perspective of conspiracy theories, who benefits from who is the culprit, Franz feels that he is more suspicious than the British.
Looking at the panicked Queen Helen, Franz soothed: “Well, Helen. Don’t be alarmed, it’s not just a royal disease, just avoid it, it’s not that scary.”
After half a dozen hours of work, Queen Helen only recovered: “These news, the British royal family know?”
Franz shook his head, “I’m not sure. However, even if they know about this kind of thing, I’m afraid that no one will talk about it outside.
Well, don’t mind that much. As long as it doesn’t affect us, just let them be! If we really stir up the news, we’ll be in mortal enmity with the British royal family.”
Queen Helen nodded, she was aware of the importance of the matter. If the lid was lifted, I’m afraid that the ones who would be offended would not only be the British royal family, even the several royal families who were victims of hemophilia would likewise hold a grudge against them for not alerting them earlier, that’s human nature.
Under the pressure of the “royal disease”, the number of candidates was instantly reduced by a quarter, and I have to say that European grandmothers are powerful.
Franz: “Next, kick out the politically unsuitable ones, I’m more familiar with this, let me do it!”
Politics is the most important factor in the royal marriage, if this aspect is not operated well, then the search is not a help, but trouble.
For example: the Bourbon family and the Orleans family both have princesses of the right age and the right family in terms of status, but politics dictates that Frederick cannot marry.
If the heir to the first line of the Habsburg dynasty were to marry the former French royal family, it is expected that Napoleon IV would have immediately freaked out, and it would have threatened his rule.
Franz was not prepared to support the restoration of the former French royal family, so why ask for trouble?
With political considerations out of the way, it was the turn of identity. The information was not only for Frederick, but also for his three younger brothers.
Without Franz having to ask, Empress Helene divided the rest into two categories according to their status. Frederick was the Crown Prince, and his wife had to be a good match, with very little choice.
When Franz married Empress Helene, it was to appease the Bavarian royal family in order not to make the eating too ugly, having just annexed the Kingdom of Bavaria.
This kind of appeasement was also done to the domestic lords and the Bavarian people, so that everyone can feel at ease.
The union proved to be a success. Everyone was quickly put at ease, the Bavarian royal family ran the Lombardy Kingdom with confidence and boldness, and the people of Bavaria accepted the change of monarch.
The situation was now markedly different, with several states in the country at peace and Franz not preparing which monarch would be transferred to the throne, so naturally there was no need to appease Frederick by having him marry a collateral princess.
If it is a full-fledged princess is more or less the same, the distant branch of the side line is not only a status difference, but more critical is that the political bonus is too low to be meaningful.
When you do the math like that, there’s not much left. Among them, the British royal family accounted for half of the three daughters of Crown Prince Edward, all within the alternative range.
They are Rapunzel Louise, born in 1867, Princess Victoria, born in 1868, and Princess Maud, born in 1869.
Looking at the information, Franz can not help but admire, one child a year this efficiency of ordinary people really can not reach.
Except for a little younger age, all other aspects meet the requirements. Politically, Britain and Austria are in the honeymoon period, despite the fact that they have not stabbed each other a lot, we are still allies.
Princess Sophie Marie Victoria of the Royal House of Baden is not bad either, born in 1862 and now 15 years old.
Not only was she a perfect fit age-wise, she was also a good fit politically, favoring increased Austrian influence in the German Federal Empire.
It was basically certain that Frederick’s wife would be between Princess Sophie Marie Victoria of Baden and Princess Louise of England.
Of course, there were several alternatives, for example: the daughter group of Nicholas I, the European father-in-law. Only the Duchy of Montenegro had too little influence to make a marriage worthwhile.
Empress Helen: “That leaves two, who does Franz think is more suitable?”
I’m so tired of writing this chapter, I almost had a breakdown
(End of chapter)