During the time Marin returned home from Austria, the whole of Europe was spreading the shocking news that the last Byzantine emperor, Andres. Palaiologos, intending to sell the throne to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I......

And the kings, dukes, and counts of many countries also received invitations from Maximilian I, inviting them to go to Vienna to attend Andrés. The Zen throne ceremony between Palaiologos and Maximilian I. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The news was extremely shocking, and if the king of another country had bought the throne, it might not have caused a sensation. However, the one who bought the throne was Maximilian I, and it was different......

You know, Maximilian I was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the owner of the throne of the Western Roman Empire. Although he has not yet been crowned in Rome, he is still a quasi-emperor.

If he bought the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire, it would be equivalent to having two crowns of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire at the same time. It even means that East and West Rome, which had been divided for more than a thousand years, were reunited at this moment...... This is definitely a significant event in the history of Europe......

In addition, everyone was shocked by Andres. Palaiologos would be willing to sell the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire, which represents the supreme glory......

In fact, the monarchs of many countries are also very keen to buy the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. It's a pity that they basically don't dare to ......

Because, ordinary people don't have that much appetite to swallow the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. And, even if swallowed, there is no actual benefit. Because, the Eastern Roman Empire has fallen. Even if you buy this throne, you can only get a false name, which has no practical meaning. Moreover, because of the big wind of the tree, it will lead to being beaten by the crowd.

Not only that, but the person who buys the throne will be hated by the king of France......

Because, in 1494, King Charles VIII of France forcibly bought Andrés. Crown of the Byzantine Empire of Palaiologos. The meaning of this is equivalent to forcibly buying the imperial throne of the Eastern Roman Empire......

If there was another person who bought the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire, he would want to directly provoke the king of France......

Although Charles VIII was dead, Louis XII, who succeeded to the throne, declared himself to inherit all the titles of Charles VIII, including the proclamation of Charles VIII as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Army......

In fact, at the beginning, Andres. Palaiologos was only forced to sell the crown without announcing that he would give up the throne to Charles VIII. And Charles VIII forcibly bought the crown representing the imperial power, and he thought that he had bought the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Today, Maximilian I is going to ask Andrés . Palaiologos' purchase of the throne of the Byzantine Empire would definitely offend King Louis XII of France.

However, Maximilian I was not afraid of offending Louis XII, because the relationship between the two was already very poor, and they were basically enemies, and they didn't care if they were offended.

Moreover, this throne is originally an ethereal thing, and it does not have half a territory, it is just a title. If this is the case, there is no possibility of war between the two countries, and it will only worsen diplomatic relations.

Of course, that is, Maximilian I, who was an emperor in his own right. What if it was Marin to buy the throne? I was beaten up in a group......

Knowing that Maximilian I was going to buy the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire, Louis XII was indeed very angry. However, from the perspective of national interests, it is unlikely that he will start a full-scale war with the Habsburgs because of this incident. However, Louis XII wanted to vent his anger. So, he and his ministers came up with a good way to use the Swiss and the emperor to fight to the death......

Because of Graubünden's problems, Maximilian I was already at war with the Swiss Alliance. Therefore, Louis XII decided to add some firewood to the war between the two families, so that the war could burn more vigorously......

For this reason, when Maximilian I was preparing for the Zen throne ceremony, Louis XII sent people with that money to Switzerland, and sent 200,000 Gurdon to the Swiss Alliance, which was in conflict with the Austrian army, to encourage the Swiss Alliance to continue to attack the emperor's army and strive to capture Graubünden...... In short, if Maximilian I was unlucky, Louis XII would have been happy......

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Two months later, Marin and his men rushed to Vienna, Austria, with several carts of gifts, to participate in Andres. Zen canonization between Palaiologos and Maximilian I......

In order to hold this Zen throne ceremony, although there was no crown, Maximilian I still had the craftsmen, according to Andrés. The memories of Palaiologos, rushed to make a new crown. In addition, the tailor also gave Andrés. Palaiologos rushed to make a beautiful royal robe.

When the Zen throne ceremony began, Andres. Palaiologos, dressed in a golden royal robe and a new crown, walked solemnly in front of Maximilian I, who also wore a crown and a royal robe.

Maximilian I temporarily removed the crown and asked his courtiers to keep it for him. Then, Andrés. Palaiologos took off his crown and said loudly in Latin:

"I, Andres. Palaiologos, the emperor of the Roman people (the Western Europeans called them the Eastern Roman Empire, but the Byzantines claimed to be the Roman Empire, without the word "east"), failed the hopes of the Roman people and lost their land and cities. I have no shame to continue to stay on the throne......"

"His Majesty Maximilian I, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire (the Eastern Romans, although they called themselves the Roman Empire, also called the Holy Roman Empire Western Rome), were also honorable. Moreover, he is more capable and powerful than I am to recover the territory of the Roman Empire. Therefore, I have decided to cede the throne of Emperor of the Roman people to His Majesty Maximilian I, and may he lead the Roman people to restore the territory of the Roman Empire, to drive the infidels (Turkey) out of the land of Europa, and to become the emperor of the true and united Great Roman Empire! ”

After that, Andres. Palaiologos took off the crown from his head and respectfully brought it for Maximilian I, offering his blessing.

Then, the two emperors sat down and, on parchment, signed the legal documents on the issue of the throne. After the signing, Andrés. Palaiologos and Maximilian I, one holding one side of the parchment, was shown to the guests......

Marin was the most clever, and from the moment the document was signed, it was clear that Maximilian I had been given the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. So, he raised his arms and shouted:

"Great Roman Emperor! Great Roman Emperor! ”

The hundreds of men around him who accompanied him to the Zen throne ceremony saw that his own boss was shouting slogans, and if he didn't say it, he just shouted it......

Thus, the uniform "Great Roman Emperor!" The cry resounded through the square in front of the Vienna Imperial Palace......

The members of the Habsburg family, who were already with the emperor's family, saw that Marin, an outsider, had shouted to the head of the family, and they couldn't lag behind, so they immediately raised their arms and shouted:

"The Great Roman Emperor!"

"The Great Roman Emperor!"

"The Great Roman Emperor!"

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Then, the nobles of the Swabian League, allies of the Emperor, shouted along;

"The Great Roman Emperor!"

"The Great Roman Emperor!"

"The Great Roman Emperor!"

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Then, the nobles who had a good relationship with the emperor also began to shout...... Eventually, the neutrals followed suit......

In this way, through the Zen throne ceremony, Maximilian I became the boss of both the Eastern and Western Roman thrones, and was titled "Great Roman Emperor", and he didn't want it......

Maximilian I was very satisfied with Marin's behavior of taking the lead in waving the flag and shouting, and he simply played the perfect nursery and saved him enough face......

Therefore, in order to reward Marin for his excellent performance as a child, Maximilian I declared Marin as the duke of Egypt in the Great Roman Empire after the end of the Zen throne ceremony, with independent judicial power and management of the province of Egypt. In other words, Marin could promote the nobility and give the commoners nobility in the Duchy of Egypt, which did not yet exist. That's about the same power that Marin currently has in East Friesian Lambeth......

At the same time, Maximilian I declared that the state religion of both Eastern and Western Rome was Catholic......

This decision was also very satisfying to the emissaries of the Holy See. Although, Andres. Palaiologos had long since converted to Catholicism and abandoned Orthodox Christianity. However, Andrés. Palaiologos, after all, is a lost king, like a lost dog. He converted to Catholicism and had little influence. But Maximilian I is different, he was originally the emperor of a large empire, and his influence was huge. Maximilian I declared that the Eastern Roman Empire would henceforth adopt Catholicism as the state religion. Palaiologos' announcement of conversion to Catholicism was much more influential. So, the emissary of the Holy See, praised the actions of Maximilian I.

Of course, before this, Maximilian I followed Marin's advice and quietly sent 100,000 gold coins to Rome and handed them over to Alexander VI and his son. Therefore, not long after Maximilian I accepted the "Zen concession", Alexander VI, who received the money, openly recognized the identity of Maximilian I as the Eastern Roman Emperor in line with the "professional ethics" of doing things after receiving the money......