Duke of Provence Jooffroy. Adelaide, the eldest daughter of Bolsonid. Matilda, eldest daughter of Bolsonid and Duke Bonifaggio of Tuscany. Advance. Canosabsonid is two suitable candidates.

As a veteran player of the Crusader Kings, William was all too familiar with the two men, and Adelaide of Provence was the heir to his younger brother, Duke Berrante II, and the Duke of Toulouse, Raymond. Morality. Toulouse's wife. History of Raymond. Morality. The reason why Toulouse became the Duke of Toulouse and the Duke of Provence was because his wife was the heir of the Duke of Provence.

In this respect, if Richard the Younger and Adelaide of Provence had entered into a marriage contract, William could have seized the Duchy of Provence through Adelaide.

Provence was one of the richest and most extensive dukedoms at this time, and its geographical location was extremely important, because of its proximity to the Mediterranean, Italy and France, and it was always the only way for France to enter Italy.

Several French monarchs in history have used the Duchy of Provence as a springboard to enter Italy, the most famous of which is the French Emperor Napoleon. Bonaparte, who used Provence as a springboard to conquer the Kingdom of Italy.

The seizure of the Duchy of Provence was significant, and it was not worth William's price for the marriage of his own child Richard, not to mention that there were too many variables, and if things did not develop according to history, it would be meaningless for Richard and Adelaide of Provence to enter into a marriage contract.

Excluding Adelaide in Provence, only Matilda in Tuscany was the most to William's liking.

Players who have played Crusader Kings 2 know that Duchess Matilda of Tuscany and Spoleto and Anse of Aquitaine. Morality. Poitou also called the two white riches, at the beginning of 1066 had two duchies, six territories and two dependencies, Florence, in terms of wealth, in Italy, was the richest, and Matilda had a territory that could compete with the Duke of Aquitaine.

Historically, the Duchess Matilda of Canossa was a close friend of Pope Gregory VII and supported his confrontation with Emperor Henry IV.

It was in her castle of Canossa that Emperor Henry IV of the HRE Empire personally confessed to Gregory barefoot. After Henry IV was excommunicated for the second time, she fought against Emperor Henry intermittently, and sometimes led troops against Emperor Henry until his death, and she even financed the Pope's military campaigns and encouraged Emperor Henry's son Conrad to rebel against his father.

From this it can be seen that the Duchess Matilda was a powerful ruler with considerable skill, the richest woman of her time, a woman of great beauty, extraordinary taste, and superior wisdom in the world.

As Richard's future wife, Matilda is the perfect fit.

It was only the end of April 1050 that Matilda had a three-year-old brother, Federigo. Advance. Cassano is the heir to the Duke of Tuscany, while Matilda, the eldest daughter, is only the second heir, so Matilda is not valued in the family of the Duke of Tuscany.

In contrast, Bofacioni, Duke of Tuscany, was willing to use the marriage of his eldest daughter to conclude an alliance with William, the powerful conqueror of the world, which was the idea that he was consolidating his position among the princes of the HRE Empire.

But after that point, after the death of Bofacioni, Duke of Tuscany, in May 1052, it would have been very difficult to get little Richard and Matilda betrothed.

Historically, after the death of their father in 1052, Matilda's younger brother Federigo inherited the family's lands and titles, and the Duchy of Tuscany was under their mother's regency, while Matilda, the heir to the Duchy of Tuscany, became a thorn in her mother's side.

In order to protect the interests of her children and her own, her mother would not necessarily marry her daughter to the heir of a powerful monarch, and she would fear William's support for Matilda's seizure of the Duchy of Tuscany.

Therefore, now is the perfect time for little Richard and Matilda to make a marriage contract, and without further ado, William immediately called Prime Minister Ladolph and Osborne's butler to discuss little Richard's marriage contract.

"See Your Majesty." Prime Minister Ladolph and Steward Osborne were invited to the audience.

"Osborne, I have already thought about it, Matilda of Tuscany is the best betrothal to my son Little Richard, and you will write an engagement letter for me to send to the Duke of Tuscany." William told Osborne's butler his decision, then looked at Prime Minister Ladolph and said, "Prime Minister Ladolph, you should immediately send an envoy with my betrothal letter to the Duchy of Tuscany to enter into a marriage contract with Matilda of Tuscany. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The two responded in unison.

"Your Majesty, I have good news for you here!" Prime Minister Ladolph spoke.

"Oh! Prime Minister Ladolph, please speak. William originally wanted to get the two to back down after explaining the matter, but when he heard Ladolph's words, he suddenly became interested, and the good news from Prime Minister Ladolph's mouth would not be so simple.

"That's right, Your Majesty, you have already done the task of forging the claim of the Kingdom of France, and I am sorry that it took me several years to complete the task you assigned." Prime Minister Ladolph said with a guilty face.

"Surprise! That's great. William stood up in surprise, the news was undoubtedly what he was most expecting to hear.

"Prime Minister Ladolph, tell me how you did it!" William asked.

"Your Majesty, I first and foremost with the orthodox successor of the Carolingians, Ebel, Earl of Vimanduwa. Carolingian made an agreement and he was willing to support you in becoming King of France.

At the same time, he also took out an original document from the Carolingian family's database, which recorded your grandfather, Duke Richard I and Little Hugo. Cape's agreement at the time - little Hugo. Capet earned Normandy's support at the cost of ordaining Duke Richard I as heir to the French throne.

I believe that with this instrument, we can use this as a reason to seize the crown of France!

In addition, over the years I have come to find other documents to support the authenticity of this agreement, and I believe that even if His Majesty the Pope came in person, there was no way to argue the authenticity of this agreement. Duke Ladolph carefully took out an ancient document and presented it to William.

William also picked up the main document carefully, and after reading it carefully, he nodded slowly: "Prime Minister Ladolph, this document is undoubted, but these alone are not enough, I still need the support of the nobles of the Kingdom of France, and only when I am expected can I become the real King of France." ”