Chapter 269: The Norman Kingdom in William's Heart

Jeanne spoke of marching into Paris, marching into the archdiocese of Reims, and being crowned King of France at Reims Cathedral, the seat of the Diocese of France, which was indeed William's dream.

Since William obtained the Duchy of Normandy and had a certain strength, William has been thinking about the throne of the King of France day and night, and the title he wants most is the throne of the King of France.

In William's view, he never considered the reign of the Capetian dynasty and Henry I to be legitimate, because the two monarchs of the Capetian dynasty, Ode and Robert I, were usurpers of the throne, and their reigns were short-lived, and within a few years the Carolingian dynasty was restored.

And Hugo, the founder of the Capetian dynasty. Capet was also a true usurper, usurping the throne of his own king, Louis V of the Carolingian family, and thus founded the Capetian dynasty of France, which until now has only gone through three monarchs: Hugo, Robert II, and Henry I.

William extremely despised this dynasty, which was a usurper like Sima Yi's family in the history of the Celestial Empire, and this dynasty, which had only gone through a short history of fifty-four years, was not worthy of William's respect at all, coupled with the pride of William's traveler, so he did not have any psychological obstacles to seizing the throne of the King of France.

However, William's reign in the Duchy of Normandy was still too short, and he conquered and occupied more than three times the original territory in the north and south, so he wanted to lie dormant for a while, and only after William had truly digested and mastered all the territories before he marched to France.

William was not in a hurry, in his opinion, the Kingdom of France was in his pocket, since he could defeat Henry I once, he could defeat Jean a second time.

"Jenny, I understand your feelings, you want to complete the mission entrusted to you by God as soon as possible, but this is not in a hurry." William shook his head slightly, sighed, looked at Jenny and said:

"Jeanne, I think you know what I am doing here, for more than half a year ago I seized the Duchy of Brittany, Amiens-Wiissan, Anjou-Vendée, and half of the Duchy of Flanders, which was almost three times the size of the entire Duchy of Normandy.

These lands were inhabited by the Dutch, French, Breton, and other peoples with different cultures, languages, and habits from the Normans, and it took a great deal of experience and time to integrate these peoples and completely dominate these newly conquered areas.

I can't afford to act rashly until then, or the rebellion in the realm will probably be a rebellion, and it would have been a terrible thing if I had been at war with Henry I. ”

"That's... Well, His Highness William, I will be patient and wait for the moment when you can truly integrate Normandy. Jenny's smile still didn't disappear, she didn't look depressed, and nodded in response.

"Or my Jenny is reasonable, you ask me this question, my noble generals have asked me countless times, and I have explained it to them countless times.

All these noble generals think about is war and military exploits, titles and territorial estates, and they don't think about their lords at all, and they don't understand my hardships and difficulties at all. William smiled and looked at Jenny with a smile on his face.

"Your Highness William, I will always support you." Jenny looked up at William, and said with a bright smile on her face: "Your Highness William, I don't know if you have thought of any way to accelerate the integration of various nationalities and control the newly conquered territory more quickly?" ”

"Why haven't you thought about it? I've tried both soft and hard, but there are still a few people in these places who want to rebel against my rule.

Just like the rebellion of the Duchy of Brittany, these two local counts will not give in at all, and not only launched a rebellion, but also attracted the armies of other countries, which is really an unforgivable crime. William shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"Have you ever thought about building a new kingdom? It is indeed inappropriate for you to rule several duchy-sized territories as Duke of Normandy. Jenny pondered for a moment, then looked up and suggested to William.

"Oh! This is a good suggestion, it is true that I have not had much time for the past six months, and it is indeed too difficult to use the government and institutions that rule a principality to help me rule such a vast land.

I can use the opportunity of the founding of the New Kingdom to overhaul the current government apparatus so that it can become an efficient and powerful government. When William heard Jenny's words, he instantly felt a blessing in his heart, and immediately grasped the message in Jenny's words and drew inferences.

"Your Highness William, I have a good idea, you can use the opportunity of establishing a kingdom to completely reorganize the newly conquered territories of Normandy, which will help you strengthen your rule over the realm.

And after you have established a new kingdom, this does not affect you from seizing the throne of the king of France, because it is not a problem for a person to wear two or even several crowns on his head, it is reasonable and legitimate. Jenny looked up, cocked her nose slightly, and said proudly.

"Then let's give me the name of this new kingdom, Jenny, and come up with your own ideas." William didn't pay any attention to Jenny's pride, and continued to talk in depth.

"Then it might as well be called the Kingdom of Franconia." Jenny raised her index finger and suggested with a smile.

"The name of the Kingdom of Franconia is good, but it is not appropriate.

Until now, we have only owned less than a quarter of the territory of the Kingdom of France, which is too far from the historical Kingdom of the Franks, and the newly established kingdom is called the Kingdom of Franconia, so I am too arrogant.

What's more, the name Franconia is already a duke belonging to the Holy Roman Empire, and it belongs to His Majesty Henry III of the Holy Roman Emperor Salian Family, and if I want to become the king of Franconia, the first thing I have to pass is the Holy Roman Empire.

In addition to attracting hatred, the name Kingdom of Franconia will also be ridiculed as an arrogant and arrogant person, so the name of the Kingdom of Franconia is not appropriate. William shook his head and explained:

"Nonsense Jenny, how obsessed are you with the names France and Frank?"

"That's absolutely nothing, I just think it's a nice name, and it's appropriate to call it as a great country." Jenny snorted and denied, "Then His Royal Highness William, what do you think is the right name?" ”

"I already have the answer in my mind, and I think the Norman kingdom is a good fit for this new kingdom that is about to be formed." William was confident.