In July 1053, a new member of the House of Normandy was born, William's second son, at the Palais de la Cité in Paris.

"Frederick, my child!" William picked up the baby and laughed.

Frederick is a German name meaning "ruler of peace", i.e. "peace + power" (peace + poer), and in the English form of the Germanic name means "ruler of peace".

The name Frederick derives from the icy roots of "peace" and ric "ruler, power", which together have the meaning of a peaceful ruler.

William named his second son Frederick, and naturally he had expectations for his son, who would be an eternally peaceful leader, independent, motivated, and leader-oriented.

The name was very common in the Germanic regions of the continent and was commonly used by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Prussia.

Prominent names among these rulers include Frederick the Red "Barbarossa", the Holy Roman Emperor and Crusader leader in the 12th century, Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in the 13th century, and Frederick I and Frederick II the Great of Prussia in the 18th century.

Like these famous rulers of later generations, William expected his son to inherit the family business and build on it to achieve earth-shattering greatness.

"William, let me hug my little Fred!" Uraka, though a little weak, said to William with both hands. (Fred is Frederick's nickname)

"Uraka, doesn't it matter to your body?" William asked with concern.

I remember the last time Uraka gave birth, her frail appearance is also heart-wrenching to think about now, so William is also a little worried about whether her body is still weak.

"It's alright, William, I'm feeling fine now, I'm just a little tired, no problem." Uraka said in a firm tone.

"Okay, Uraka, here you go." William saw that Uraka was not reckless, so he nodded in response.

On the one hand, after having an experience, everyone was prepared, and on the other hand, it was also related to William's removal of the bad habit of the nobles to watch the queen's birth, and giving birth in a hygienic and comfortable delivery room was naturally beneficial to the health of the mother.

Uraka took Fred softly, gently stroking the little yellow hair on his little head, and his eyes were full of tenderness.

"Sister, sister! Let me hug little Fred too! Avella, on the side, couldn't wait to see her lovely nephew as soon as possible, and see how she was different from that annoying Richard.

"What a handsome boy, little Fred, call Auntie!" Avira looked down at little Fred and said with a smile.

William was puzzled by how Avira could see that little Fred was handsome, maybe it was just a compliment.

“gu... Whoa—" Little Fred called out to his aunt at the syllable, and suddenly began to cry.

"Such a smart boy, he would call me aunt." Avella covered her mouth in surprise and said with a smile.

"Little Fred didn't even pay my father, he even called my aunt first......" William muttered, very jealous.

"Okay, William, don't be jealous, who taught you not to teach your son to call Daddy first?" Uraka hugged his son and laughed and trembled.

In this regard, William could only smile helplessly, touched little Fred's little head and whispered: "Little Fred, call Dad!" ”

"Baba..."

Perhaps little Fred was a little tired, and after calling William "Daddy", he turned his head to who was in Uraka's arms.

"Alright, William, Avella, you all get me out, little Fred he's tired!" When Uraka saw that his son was asleep, he immediately set out to drive people away.

The tigress who was pregnant with her cubs really couldn't be provoked, and William decisively retreated strategically with his sister-in-law Avella.

For a few days, William put down his government affairs and was busy around Uraka, as long as there was anything that could help their mother and son, William was willing to do it, for fear that they would not go well.

The birth of his son Frederick was the biggest joy of the year for William, but he was still more surprised.

At the end of November 1053, William was surprised and delighted by the death of his archenemy, Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, from the court of Nassau in the Holy Roman Empire.

At the age of thirty-six, Henry III died with the pain and regret of failure, which can be described as an unfulfilled ambition and a regrettable untimely death.

Before that, William had sensed from a series of actions by Henry III that Henry III might die soon.

Just three months earlier, in mid-June 1053, Henry III, in order to ensure that his eldest son Henry would succeed to the throne, had summoned the princes to elect the infant Henry IV as his successor.

On July 17, 1053, at the age of three, Henry IV was crowned king in the imperial capital of Aachen by Archbishop Hermann II of Cologne.

Less than half a month later, on August 2, 1053, Henry IV was elected Duke of Bavaria at the behest of his father, Henry III.

Henry III took a series of measures so that his eldest son, Henry, who was still young, could smoothly inherit the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.

Perhaps he had a premonition that his deadline was approaching and made some preparations, but he did not expect his death to come so quickly, and he died unexpectedly at the age of 36 in less than two months.

Due to the sudden death of Henry III, he had not yet appointed a regent and assistant minister for his son, and his wife, Agnes of Poitou, was the regent of Henry IV.

Although his eldest son, Henry IV, was successfully elected king of Germany under the careful arrangement of Henry III, none of the princes within the HRE Empire was willing to bow down to the young Henry IV.

The princes, each with their own agenda, were unwilling to be subordinated to others, and wanted to usurp the throne of Henry IV, and this was the perfect time for the Italian princes to initiate independence.

This was not only thought of by William, but also by the Italian city-states and princes, who had been linking up with the princes these days in an attempt to attract more powerful princes to join their independent camp.

William was a strong supporter of this, not only facilitating diplomacy, but also directly sponsoring fifteen thousand pounds of silver to finance the independence of these Italian princes.

The activities of the Italian princes have been fruitful, and so far they have been joined by Ezzo II, Duke of Lombardy, Matilda, Duchess of Tuscany and Spoleto, Conrad III, Duke of Verona and Carinthia, Jofrois, Duke of Provence, O'Donnay, Duke of Savoy, the city-state of Ancona, the Count of Bologna, the Archbishop of Ravenna, and many others.

Soon, the Holy Roman Empire was expected to lose all of Italy and places like Provence, and William's long-awaited opportunity was imminent.