Hearing the name of the Norman Kingdom, Jenny was stunned at first, and then her eyebrows were furrowed, and she looked at William and said, "Your Highness William, do you have anything particular about naming your new kingdom?" ”

William saw Jenny frowning and knew that she didn't like the name Norman Kingdom, because the name was so distinctive, it could almost be said that it meant a kingdom that belonged exclusively to the Normans, without the slightest inclusion.

William was of course aware of this flaw in the 'Norman Kingdom', but he still chose to adopt the name as the name of the New Kingdom.

Because William wanted to stabilize the Normans and Normandy so that he could talk about other things, and he did not believe that in the 11th century of the Middle Ages, the present aristocracy and the people really had such great national independence.

Whether it was the Normans, the Bretons, the Dutch, or the French, the difference between them was at most the difference in the culture of life, and in other respects the difference was really small, very small, and William believed that he had the ability to assimilate their culture into the new Norman culture.

Seriously, whether it is the local aristocracy or the commoners, they don't really care about the nation, culture, or anything, they are still ignorant, and they can easily be transformed into the culture of the Normans, as long as it is advanced enough and in a dominant position.

William also knew which rebellious nobles honestly didn't care about the nation and the country at all, they only cared about their noble titles and territories, and cared about their own power.

The rebellious aristocrats often talked about their nation and culture, which was just a means for them to fool the commoners, which was an excuse.

"Jenny, don't you seem to like the name 'Norman Kingdom' very much?" William looked at Jenny and whispered softly.

"No, no, it's a fitting name, and I like it very much." Jenny quickly shook her head, and a smile bloomed on her face again, as if the previous frown had never happened at all.

"That's good, Jenny." William didn't know if she really agreed with the name, but he was still relieved and said:

"Don't worry, Jenny, the title of this Norman Duchy will only apply to the areas I have now, and as for the rest, after I have seized the throne of the King of France, I will still adopt the title of the Kingdom of France."

William seemed to see Jenny's concerns, and spoke to comfort her.

He knew that Jeannicole was very much in control of France/Frank, and every time she saw the flag with the golden lily logo painted on it, she would become inexplicably excited and excited. Even Jenny herself didn't know why.

Of course, Jeanne, who was already loyal to William, would not think of allegiance to Henry I just because she liked the Golden Lily symbol, she was loyal to William, so what she was thinking about now was to encourage William to send troops to seize the Kingdom of France and take the Golden Lily symbol from the Capetian dynasty as the symbol of the Normandy family, which was one of the reasons why Jeanne persuaded William to go to war with France.

"Okay, Your Highness William, I know you have a heart." Jenny said with a big smile again.

After sending Jeanne away, William lay down on the table, thinking about how to take the throne of the Kingdom of France.

Now the situation in the Kingdom of France is a situation of three powers, King Henry I, the Duke of Burgundy and the Duke of Aquitaine stand together, as for the Duke of Champagne was controlled by William, did not join any of them, but the Duke of Flanders did not give up, began to break away from William's control, and moved closer to Henry I.

Among the three strengths, King Henry I was the most powerful, with the support of the three lands of Paris, Orleans and the Count of Sens and the support of the three earl-level vassals, even if Henry I was weighed down by William's debts, he still retained an army of up to 10,000 people, but its elite level was not as good as the previous one.

Duke of Burgundy, Robert. Capet was originally the weakest of the three powers, but in the past year, under William's support, the Duke of Burgundy, Robert, has grown in power, and his army is about to surpass that of Henry I.

In addition, the Duke of Aquitaine owned three principalities, namely the Duchy of Poitou, the Duchy of Aquitaine and the Duchy of Bourbon, and the Duchy of Gascony was also ruled by the Poitu family, so it was natural that the Duke of Aquitaine was on the side of the Duke of Aquitaine, so that the Duke of Aquitaine had the most extensive territory among the three powers.

However, such a vast territory could not be converted into strength, and the main force of the Duke of Aquitaine was annihilated by His Majesty Ferdinand I of Castile in Spain in the last war, and it has not yet recovered, which made the once powerful Duchy of Aquitaine fall to third place.

If the situation in the Kingdom of France is summed up in one sentence, it is that the princes are fighting and the three kingdoms are in power.

King Henry I, the Duchy of Burgundy, and the Duke of Aquitaine continued to wage war after the end of the war with William, and they all seemed to be targeting the weaker counts and nobles in France, trying to seize their territories to strengthen themselves.

It's just that in the process of seizing the territory, the Duke of Aquitaine and the Duke of Burgundy did a rough job, which made the princes and nobles in their respective principalities very vigilant, but Henry I, a sinister guy, did a very stealthy job, almost silently assassinated the Count of Sens, and finally got the entire County of Sens.

All three are preparing for war, and their power will grow further as time goes on.

William didn't want to see this happen, so he couldn't wait to establish the Norman kingdom, consolidate all the realms, and then go to war with France and seize the throne.

However, it is not a simple matter to seize the title of King of France, and if you want to go to war with Henry I, the most important thing is to have a valid and reasonable excuse, otherwise William will probably be targeted by all the nobles.

Of course, this reason could not appear in a vacuum, so William began to forge a claim to the Kingdom of France, so that after he had declared war on the Kingdom of France and achieved victory, he could take the crown from the head of Henry I and put it on his head.

However, it is not easy to forge a claim, it is not as simple as carving a carrot badge, and it takes a lot of work to make the claim plausible and convincing the nobles, and therefore it requires a great deal of diplomatic skill, which William's uncle Adolf is up to.