Chapter 144: Visigothic Orthodoxy, Eastern Roman Barbarians (II)

After Mehmed II seized the post of mayor of Constantinople and claimed the name of Eastern Roman Emperor, the last remnants of the defeat were left with the Peloponnese Despotate. It was in this year that the future last emperor in exile, Andrés Palaiologos, was born in the Morea, and that year the Ottoman warships of the Golden Horn had already revealed the end of the empire and the emperor.

Thomas naturally did not completely give up hope, the defeat at this time was not a government-in-exile after all, there was still a considerable area of base area, and he was beaten half to death by the Crusaders back then, didn't he finally survive?

The Peloponnese befriended His Holiness and the countries of Western Europe in the hope of receiving support for the restoration of the empire. If there is a new crusade, it may be able to continue......

By this time, however, the Ottoman Empire had taken control of most of Anatolia and had established a reliable bridgehead in Europe, notably as mayor of Constantinople. Correspondingly, the Ottoman Empire lived in a large number of peaceful Turks, which was incomparable to the Latin Empire, which lacked a mass base without roots, and in addition to the vast population and territory, the Ottoman army was not inferior to any European power. The pope could no longer call for crusades to the East, and the monarchs were busy consolidating their power in the emerging nation-states.

As a result, His Majesty Emperor Thomas Palaiologas could only continue to retreat to the autocracy of the Morea, admiring the remnants of the Spartans in the hope that the Greek Orthodox Christians would stage another hot spring in the Peloponnese.

Onsenseki did take place, but it was not a tragic process, but a tragic ending. After seven years of wandering in Constantinople, Mehmed II, the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, marched in large numbers to take over the legacy of the Eastern Roman Empire in Eurasia. The Morean autocracy was unable to hold its hold under heavy Turkish infantry and artillery attack, and after a year of resistance, it fell.

This time, Thomas Palaiologas did not "enjoy" the same treatment as his brother to the Ottoman Sultan. Mehmed II was leading an army to besiege the city of Trebizond, and a month after the fall of the Moreah, the Sultan also destroyed the Empire of Trebizond, and Asia Minor and the Greek Peninsula were no longer able to restrain the power of the Ottoman Empire, and there was no hope of the restoration of the Eastern Roman Empire.

As a result, Andres Palaiologos, his father Thomas, his mother Katrin and other family members embarked on a journey into exile in Europe.

Thomas went into exile in Italy, and the European nations recognized the defeated government-in-exile and the emperor-in-exile and their rights to the empire, but neither side gave him any real help, and Thomas died after four years of stay. Andrés Palaiologas became the last emperor to lose a government in exile in 1465.

The emperor was a peer of Gonzalo de Córdoba, though apparently lacking his military talents. After more than 20 years of mixing, the little money brought out by the exiled royal family back then is about to be spent.

As a result, Andrés Palaiologas had to sell the crown in order to maintain a decent royal life. Originally, the crown of the Eastern Roman Empire was supposed to be bought by King Charles VIII of France in 1494, but this timeline is different - the crown was ...... by King Ferdinand II of Aragon Well, it's Ferdinand, who bought it.

When Ferdinand heard that Andrés Palaiologos was selling the crown, he felt that he could get to the top of the game, so maybe he could make a claim later? At that time, he didn't remember that Andrés later approached the Spanish king to sell the Eastern Roman throne. However, he was not short of ducats anyway, the Eastern Roman Crown was out of print, and it may have some political significance, but it was also an artistic treasure, so it didn't hurt to buy it.

In addition to these reasons, there was also a feeling that Ferdinand could not explain clearly, and he always felt that he had a desire for the crown and even the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire deep down. This is not a "time-traveler's" desire for imperial power, nor is it at all like what Ferdinand thinks is a fictitious obsession of the original owner...... But in short, it feels like "I want it all"!

An envoy sent by Ferdinand approached Andrés and said that His Majesty the King of Aragon was interested in your crown, and that he would like to ask for a price. Andrés opened his mouth to bid for 10,000 ducats. originally thought that the other party was going to make a counteroffer, but the messenger thought for a moment and directly said, "Very good, deal". Andrés Palaiologos, who realized that he had met a big local tyrant buyer, was not only ecstatic at this time, but even regretted a little bit that he didn't shout a higher price, such as 100,000 ducats...... Of course, if you really want to ask for 100,000 ducats, no matter how tyrant you are, even if Ferdinand doesn't care, the messenger will definitely bargain. But that would be a good way to make a little more......

He bought the crown of the Eastern Roman Empire from Andres Palaiologos, but Ferdinand only wore it once, and he was excited when he first got it, and he didn't buy the throne, and even if the crown had a little political significance, it was not enough for him to make a claim, so it was basically reduced to a work of art in the collection.

And on Andrés's side, the exiled emperor soon knew that he had "pitted" Ferdinand less - if Ferdinand could really be regarded as "pitted" - if tens of thousands of ducats could be regarded as regrets, then he had never seen the light of day in his life.

Pope Alexander VI, a close comrade-in-arms of General Secretary Ferdinand, a promiser and supporter of the great colonial cause, a revolutionary comrade of the Holy War against France...... Well, I suffered a lot from Charles VIII, who stayed in Rome for a few days, and when the French army was stationed in Rome, he was beaten by the French and suddenly had a little money.

Comrade Pope eagerly turned his brain into some way of making money. It seems too shameful to always collect some favors from the Spanish kings - although Ferdinand was afraid that the Pope would suddenly lose a penny one day - Alexander VI decided to spread the wealth widely, so the first target of fooling was very unfortunate to lock on Andres......

Then there are the favorite novels and court drama routines, in which His Majesty the Pope ruthlessly deceives Andrés's feelings, saying that he will recruit and call for troops to help him defeat all evil pacifists and regain the position of mayor of Constantinople. At the very least, it will help the Eastern Roman Empire regain a foothold in its homeland......