Today, when people mention the 'empire on which the sun never sets', they will only think of the 'Great Eagle Empire' of the year, in fact, before the Eagle Country, there was another empire called the 'Empire on which the sun never sets', that is, the Spanish Empire of that year.

And their rulers were none other than the Habsburgs.

The expansion method of the Habsburg family is relatively naïve when viewed from the perspective of China, that is, 'marriage'.

In ancient China, although the method of 'marriage' was often used to ease relations with neighboring countries, the effect was often very poor: in the face of women and national affairs, the latter was often chosen, and after marriage, it should be beaten. Besides, in ancient times, women in China had a low status, even if they were married to a 'princess' in the past, in fact, they were no different from a toy.

But in Europe it is different, in Europe there is a lot of emphasis on 'marriage,' and if someone breaks the marriage? That would be an insult to the family!

From its founding around the 11th century AD, the Habsburgs expanded their influence in the following centuries through marriages with other important European nobles. Especially when the marital families became extinct, the Habsburgs were able to inherit the fiefs and political privileges of these families.

By the time of Charles V, the Habsburgs controlled present-day Austria, Hungary, Spain, Gaul Lorraine and Burgundy, the Flanders region in the south of the Netherlands, the Stockcana and some parts of Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, etc., becoming the first country and family in Europe, and thus inherited the colonies of the above countries around the world, becoming a truly global 'empire on which the sun never sets'.

The craziest of them all is Maria Teresa, the granddaughter of Charles V. This woman is an out-and-out 'European mother-in-law' existence.

Twenty years after her marriage, she gave birth to sixteen children, ten of whom were used by her to marry, and became the queen of many countries, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a 'European mother-in-law'.

As a simple example, when watching the movie "Princess Sissi", many people noticed a detail, at Franz's birthday party, Princess Sissi called all the queens 'aunt', and this matter has something to do with the Habsburg family's marriage policy.

His husband Franz-Joseph I was a member of the Habsburg family, and Princess Sisi herself belonged to the Wittelsbach family, but in fact, her family was also related to the Habsburg family------ her sixth aunt was the mother of his husband Franz. In fact, Princess Sisi herself has Habsburg ancestry, to be precise, Princess Sissi's ancestor, King Albert of the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty, is actually the son-in-law of Joseph I of the Habsburg family。。。。。。。

Speaking of Princess Sissi, she is actually related to Yali by blood, because Princess Sissi's grandfather is none other than Duke Pius-August of Bavaria, that is, Yali's ancestor. And Sophia is a descendant of Princess Sissi and a descendant of the Habsburgs, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are relatives.

Now there is a special science of royal kinship in Europe, which is really a big net. As soon as the two of them met, they chatted for a while and realized: 'Oh, you are the mother of the daughter-in-law of the twelfth nephew of my seventh aunt's eighth aunt's ninth brother-in-law'。。。。。。

Now that all the royal families in Europe are related by blood, it is really not a fool's errand, and the Habsburgs have contributed a huge tandem to this. (Lao Yang has read a book, which is a book about the relationship between European royal families, and he really can't finish reading it, and he has come to a conclusion that all of Europe are relatives)

Of course, there were problems with such political marriages, as the Habsburgs intermarried for a long time in order to keep power in their hands, and their ancestors also had 'schizophrenia' genes present (the mother of the famous Holy Roman King Charles V was none other than the famous 'mad Juana'). As a result, the members of the Habsburg family have maintained a very distinctive feature for hundreds of years, that is, 'the earth envelops the sky'. And some analysts have pointed out that most of this is caused by the marriage of close relatives.

After the abdication of Charles V, the Habsburgs were divided into two branches, Spain and Austria, but the blood relationship was still very close: Charles's son married his niece, and there were many marriages between the royal families of the two countries, and the consequences were also visible in the intelligence and appearance of the monarchs of the two countries.

According to the portraits that have been circulated, almost all the successive Habsburg monarchs had big jaws, even Prince Rudolf, the son of Princess Sissi.

When Rudolph died, Franz I gave the throne to his nephew, Archduke Ferdinand, and it was his assassination in Sarajevo that led to the beginning of World War I.

However, the Habsburgs have now also suffered the consequences of intermarriage, although their royal descendants still live in Austria, Liechtenstein, Gaul and other countries, but they are really not prosperous. Their most important branches, the Austrian and Spanish branches, were extinct.

Charles II, the last king of the Habsburgs in Spain, was directly the product of the marriage of brother and sister, not only had a deformed face, but also was very unhealthy, mentally retarded, and had no fertility. And the Spanish royal family also passed into the hands of the Bourbons.

Charles V, the last king of the Austrian Habsburgs, had no sons, and finally his grandson Joseph II inherited all the family territory and title inheritance, and the Habsburgs were renamed the Habsburg-Lorraine.

After the end of World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was part of the losing side, was dissolved, the Habsburg royal family was deposed, and the last possessions were gone。。。。。。

It is for this reason that the descendants of the Habsburgs are surprisingly easy to say, because most of the male members of the family marriages are almost extinct because of close relatives.

When the Republic of Austria was established, the patriarch of the Habsburgs, Alto, officially renounced the succession of the Austro-Hungarian emperor, and would never restore the empire, and his descendants would never participate in politics. Therefore, his descendants could return to Austria as civilians.

However, the current Habsburg patriarch Karl is very capable, served in the Austrian army as a young man, and then joined the United Nations, and used his personal influence to slowly lift the Habsburg family ban on politics, he himself is now a member of the Austrian and European Parliament, and has been restoring the prestige of the Habsburgs, writing books and appearing on television talk shows, and educating the public about the history and recent situation of the Habsburgs every day.

His younger brother, George, is a senior member of the Austrian MTM SBS television group and a member of the Hungarian government's lobby group in the European Parliament.

The brothers also have five older sisters, all of whom are descendants of European aristocrats, and there are several side branches, such as the Habsburg-Lorraine, Habsburg-Easter, and Tuscany Grand Dukes, who live in countries such as the Great Pear.

And Sophia is the daughter of Karl von Habsburg. I'm only seventeen years old this year. With long, flowing blonde hair and a delicate face, she looks as cute as an elf, but who would have thought that she would have such a mental illness?

Therefore, the marriage of close relatives kills people. But fortunately, starting from his grandfather's generation, the big face and big chin of the Habsburg family disappeared, otherwise this Sophia would be a real tragedy.

This kind of 'kleptomania' is a very annoying disease, and some time ago there was such an incident in Hangzhou, China, where a woman specialized in stealing cups in a coffee shop in search of excitement.

Her family is really good, there are a few luxury cars at home, stealing cups just for 'fun', and after being caught, she also feels that it doesn't matter, she thinks that stealing cups is a small thing that can't be smaller, in her eyes, if she is caught, it's a big deal to lose some money. Anyway, her family is not short of those money.

As everyone knows, the evidence collected by the police alone can prove that she has stolen dozens of cups in several coffee shops, which is suspected of multiple thefts, the circumstances are serious, and have nothing to do with the value of the items, and the woman has been criminally detained in accordance with the law.

Many virgin stood up again, thinking that this sentence was a big fuss, and the sentence was too serious, just a few cups, just a little money, why should she be criminally detained?

People who say this are in their heads, and when they sympathize with this woman, have they ever thought about the victim of this case? Who will sympathize with the waiter in the coffee shop?

Although we are now vigorously advocating raising the wages of the service industry, the reality is another matter! The wages of the vast majority of waiters are very low, and they have repeatedly and quadrally found that the things under their jurisdiction have been stolen, and the losses can only be borne by themselves.

For this rich woman, the cup money didn't matter, she didn't care at all, but what about the waitress? How many people lost their jobs because of her theft? Has anyone considered these things?

Therefore, stealing is stealing, there is no big thief and thief, Xiao Peng has traveled a lot of places, and he has a wide range of friends, but he definitely does not associate with thieves------ what is wrong with those who have hands and feet?

It's ridiculous that there are still many people who yearn for this kind of life, and there are countless films of various thefts and crimes in the movie, and even there are any 'grand thieves' in the book, such as Chu Liuxiang and the like.

Please, Chu Liuxiang is also considered a martial artist, really as chivalrous, brave, smart and brave as written, what can't you do to make the people rich?

It is true that in the book he took the money to help the people, but who would have thought about how extravagant his own life was? Where did the money come from to maintain his famous painting boat and the exquisite life of the three girls? ）

In Huaxia, there is even a chain of contempt in prisons, and the lowest level is thieves and strong X criminals, and thieves are so unpopular. How much distress has their actions caused to the victims?

Because of this, Xiao Peng really doesn't want to deal with these two girls, but things are often like this, and many things are not something you can hide if you want to.

Xiao Peng didn't want to have anything to do with these two girls, but trouble found itself.