On June 12, 1052, William and Emperor Henry III of the HRE Empire, accompanied by the Electors of the three major religions of the HRE Empire, Archbishop Cologne, Archbishop of Mainz and Archbishop Trier, entered the Cathedral of Mainz together, followed by the Norman nobles and the nobles of the HRE princes.

The coronation of William as King of Lorraine took place at the Cathedral of Mainz in the Archbishopric of Mainz.

William originally held the coronation ceremony in Trier Cathedral, but Henry III and the HRE princes did not agree and demanded that it be held in Cologne Cathedral.

After several negotiations, a compromise was reached that the coronation would take place in Mainz Cathedral, but in exchange the cathedral would be placed under the control of Wilhelm's Norman nobles and knights, but Emperor Henry III and his princes would be allowed to carry a small number of guards for their personal safety.

"My dear cousin." William greeted Emperor Henry III of the HRE and said, "What do you think of the Norman soldiers under my command? ”

"Cousin William, your Norman iron rider is indeed extraordinary, I have already learned it."

Korshida, wife of Emperor Henry III of the HRE and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Knutlin, was the aunt of Cnut the Great and William. Morality. Daughter of Normandy.

So, like the late King of England Edward the Confessor, William and Emperor Henry III of the HRE can be called cousins or brothers-in-law.

However, the relationship is a little more distant, and Gonshida. Queen Knutlin had died more than a decade earlier, so neither Henry III was reluctant to mention the relationship.

William's words, in the eyes of Henry III, were undoubtedly showing off and coercing, the Normans were indeed brave and good at war, but the Franknian knights under his command were not, but unfortunately they suffered heavy losses in the war.

At this time, William poured salt in Henry III's wound when he mentioned it, and if he could resist it, it was already his temper.

"Does he even know what diplomatic rhetoric is?"

Henry III could guess without looking up that William was enjoying the moment, he was like King Vicintoli of Gauls, dressed up and dedicated to Caesar of Rome.

"My dear cousin, it is an honour for you to come to the ceremony of my coronation as King of Lorraine." The corners of William's mouth were about to crack, and he forced a smile to say.

Henry III felt that William's words were extremely harsh, and the threat of attending William's coronation was already a great insult to him, which was tantamount to giving away his own territory to the other party, and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Looking at Henry III's face twisted into a mess, William felt as refreshed as if he had drunk a cold orange soda on a hot day.

"Your Majesty, the coronation is about to begin, please go to the altar and pray, but I, the Archbishop of Cologne, and the Archbishop of Trier will anoint and crown you!"

At this moment the Archbishop of Mainz came to William and Henry III, interrupted William's show-off, and said:

"Let's go." William nodded to the Archbishop of Mainz, looked at Henry III again and said, "Cousin Henry, I'll go first." ”

Seeing William's smug appearance when he left, Henry immediately gritted his teeth, looked at the Archbishop of Mainz and said, "Christian, thank you very much this time." ”

If it hadn't been for the timely interruption of William by the Archbishop of Mainz, he would have received no idea how much more cynicism he would have received.

"Your Majesty, please bear with me, the Normans are at their peak now, but there will always be a time of decline, our Majesty wait patiently for the opportunity, and must not act impulsively until then." The Archbishop of Mainz persuaded bitterly.

"I will repay the humiliation I have naturally saved, William and the Normans have given me!" Henry III gritted his teeth.

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William has already been crowned King of England twice, once in Normandy Cathedral and once in Westminster Abbey in England.

After the prayer, Archbishop Trier anointed Wilhelm with holy oil, and then Archbishop Cologne and Archbishop Mainz respectively put on William's crown and presented him with a orb and a scepter.

Accompanied by the three bishops, William ascended to the throne and sat on the throne to accept the allegiance of the nobles and bishops of the Kingdom of Lorraine.

Feeling the crown of the king of Lorraine, William's face was irrepressibly smiling, this was already the third crown on his head, and he was much closer to achieving his ambition to establish the Frankish Empire.

When he returned to France and expelled the papal coalition, he could be crowned king of France again.

Owning France, Brittany, Normandy, Lorraine and other territories, he already had the initial conditions for the establishment of the Frankish Empire.

However, according to tradition, William was ready to follow Charlemagne's example of the coronation of the Frankish emperor and march to Rome with a large army, asking the pope to crown him emperor himself.

Of course, in order to prevent the Frankish Empire he created from following in the footsteps of the HRE Empire in the future, William decided to take Rome into possession and then move the papal throne to Rouen or France.

After the Pope was moved to Paris or Rouen by William, perhaps William's successors would not have to march to Rome in person in order to be crowned the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope, as the Holy Roman Emperors had done.

Naturally, William was well aware that he wanted to take Rome and detain the Pope in Paris, which was a great condemnation of the world, and would be hostile and besieged by the countries of Western Europe. Therefore, he knew that this was not the best time to march on Rome, and that he had many enemies, and he could not take advantage of this victory to take Rome into his hands.

Looking at the Norman nobles and HRE princes who attended the ceremony, especially the bitter face of Henry III in the audience, William couldn't mention how happy he was.

At this time, William was arguably one of the most powerful men in the world in Europe, while the other three were Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, Pope Leo IX, and King Ferdinand I of Spain of Castille-Leon-Garcia.

However, these three people have their own shortcomings, among which Emperor Henry III was defeated by William this time, and his strength was greatly damaged, William estimated that he would probably not be able to suppress the rebellion of the princes within the HRE Empire in the future, and the HRE Empire, the old empire, would be farther and farther away from centralized power.

Pope Leo IX was the leader of Christianity, controlling the Catholic Church, the appointment and dismissal of bishops and tithes throughout Europe, and was the richest and most powerful man, and any prince feared him.

But the papacy was not hereditary, he was elected by the College of Cardinals, so after the death of Leo IX, his power could not be passed on to his descendants.

The last Emperor of Spain, Ferdinand I, was in a corner of the world, and it was a pity that he could not participate in the European hegemony in the face of the threat of the Saracen Moors.

The above three people have their own weaknesses, and William also has some shortcomings, that is, the family background is insufficient, and there are too few family members, after all, his rise is too short, and as an illegitimate child, he cannot get the support of family members.

But this had little impact on William, and he didn't care about it.