Chapter 201: The Coronation Ceremony
The dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had no real effect on Mesimilian, and although his title was no longer recognized, he still lived in his own realm as before. Although the Austrian government arranged officials, most of those officials were from the former Austro-Hungarian Archduke Ferdinand's lineage, and it can be said that Messimilian only lost his title and lordship.
Without the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the only influence suffered by the Mysimilians was that they did not enjoy the policy preferences, but fortunately they had already laid a very good foundation beforehand, and the Messimilians were happy to live in this land. Victoria gave birth to a son for him last winter, and although Mysimilian did not invite Ernst, his uncle Ernst, who was a little one, gave him a very valuable gift.
Originally, Mesimilian was ready to live in peace and stability like this, but at this time, a letter from Prague turned his life upside down. The Hungarian government had already made a compromise, and they were ready to invite Mesimilian to Hungary to serve as king of the Kingdom of Hungary.
Ernst had said this in advance last year, but at that time Mesimilian did not take it to heart, because he knew very well how difficult it was, but who would have thought that Ernst would actually do it. It would be false to say that Messirian was not excited, but he was still a little reserved, after all, it was his brother who had won it for him, not himself.
The contents of the letter soon leaked out, and the servants in the manor were very excited, after all, a lord's servant and a king's servant were completely two different concepts. Victoria was a little more complicated, as she didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing for the family.
To be honest, Victoria is very satisfied with her current life, and the Kingdom of Hungary is undoubtedly a trap at this time, and the internal struggle must be quite fierce. She wasn't sure that Mysimilian was capable of controlling these people, and that once the government was controlled, they were just puppets and nothing, and she was afraid that Mysimilian would do something stupid and end up dying on the spot.
They still have the Czech Duchy, and the Czech Grand Duke behind them? It wasn't that Victoria was suspicious, she had seen too much of the filth of the royal family, and she was not sure if it was a conspiracy by Ernst to keep Mysimilian in Hungary for the time being.
Although there were many doubts in her heart, Victoria did not persuade Mesimian, first of all, she knew Misimian's character, and her own persuasion did not help him much. Secondly...... This could be a trap and an opportunity, a chance for Mesimilian to reclaim his Habsburg lineage.
The territory also had a regiment of army descendants after several years of operation by Mesimilian, and these were the security of Mysimilian to Hungary, and even Mysimilian refused the armed support of an army division that Ernst was prepared to provide.
An invitation from the Hungarian government soon came to the hands of the Messilians, who had been invited three or four times to become kings of the Kingdom of Hungary, and the family of the Messilians had insomnia that night. But what they didn't know was that there were many people who also had insomnia that night, including Archduke Ferdinand, who was still living in Vienna, sighed secretly.
Because of the affairs of Hungary, Ernst was a little negligent about the Count Alvaro family in his busy schedule, but fortunately they did not care about this, only Mara seemed a little listless.
The Austrian government did not hesitate to accede to such a request, as the departure of Mesimilian from his territory was destined to be returned to the Austrian government. It's just a small excuse, and it's nothing compared to the benefits obtained.
In August 1919, when the new tanks of the Czech principality were introduced, Mesimilian had already arrived in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
Hungary has a population of about 5 million, and as the capital of Hungary, although Budapest is far less famous and prosperous than Vienna, the population here has reached more than 600,000, and this is an ancient city that stood here in the Middle Ages, and it is not inferior to Vienna in terms of culture and history.
On both sides of the Danube River is the main part of the city, where Maisimilian, wearing a crown and wearing the traditional royal attire, walks the streets of the old city, lined with Hungarian soldiers and citizens living in Budapest. Before Messimilian entered the city, the Hungarian officials and generals were already waiting there. It can be said that only on the surface, the king of Hungary, Messimilian, is a well-deserved king of real power, not a puppet. However, this is only the surface, and the situation inside is probably only known to the Hungarian nobles and generals.
The Hungarian royal palace, where Mesimilian had visited several times, never imagined that one day he would be the master of the place, even if the king's position was largely due to his brother Ernst.
"...... of Messilian"
Victoria looked at Mysimilian with some excitement, and when Mysimilian looked around, he found that his servants and descendants were all equally excited. In fact, not to mention the others, even Messirian himself, how could it not be so? Even the little one, who was still in swaddling clothes, was also curious in the eyes of Misimilian, and his eyes were full of excitement as he looked around.
I am the king of Hungary, I am the patriarch of the Habsburgs, I am the master of this place, I am the ...... Maisimilian Franz.
Standing in front of the Hungarian royal palace, looking at the faces that were either excited, expressionless, complicated, or annoyed, Mesimilian was very happy, and wanted to shout two words of rage, but he did not do that, because he was the king of Hungary, and he needed to be reserved, and he needed to maintain the majesty of his king.
When I came to the Hungarian Royal Palace, there were already many distinguished guests, the Queen of the Czech Duchy, the Empress of the Russian Empire, the Prime Minister of the Czech Duchy, Massena, the Chancellor and several important officials from Germany, diplomats and senior government officials from Britain and France, diplomats and representatives of the President from the United States...... Of course, the most important of them is the Pope from the Vatican.
Hungary is also a large country in Central Europe, and the coronation of the king naturally requires the personal presence of the Vatican Pope, even though Pope Benedict XV is 64 years old this year.
Benedict XV was also unlucky, taking over at the outbreak of World War I, and although he adhered to a policy of neutrality, the Vatican suffered to a greater or lesser extent. There is no doubt that these influences will be exerted on him in a hundred years, and many people may say that his abilities are somewhat flawed.
However, Benedict XV also had some credit over the years, that is, he did his best to bring the Eastern and Western Churches closer together, and Turkish Muslims even erected a statue in his honor in the capital to commemorate him as "the protector of all mankind, regardless of nationality or creed." ”
In the coronation, Messilian did not have the arrogance of Napoleon, he just honestly asked the Pope to put the crown back on him, and then appeared in front of the citizens of Budapest again. This appearance was very different from the previous one, that is, at this moment he was already the real king of Hungary.
Maria did not have a very good impression of Mysimian, so she left the day after the coronation, and she was also busy with work. Hungary had many problems left over from the independence of Austria-Hungary, which were not able to deal with them because Hungary had been engaged in internal political struggles, and now that it has settled down, it is natural that these problems must be resolved first.
Truth be told, Mysimilian was not very gifted in dealing with political issues, and the only thing he could do was perhaps to make sure that he was a mediocre emperor. It is impossible for Hungary to develop greatly in his hands, and at the same time it is unlikely to fall.
Although the royalists in Hungary at this time were in an absolute advantage, this did not make them take it lightly, knowing that many other parties had the support of Britain, France, the United States and the Soviets. Perhaps one of them will lose the Hungarian crown and go into exile like his cousin Karl.
Speaking of Hungarian power, the real threat to Messimilian now may be the Soviet-backed parties, and they also need to be wary of their powerful neighbor, the Soviets, a huge military army power with a million-dollar army.
The Czech principality could not be afraid of the Soviet government, but that did not mean that Hungary was not afraid, and the Soviet government had more than 10 divisions of land on the border between the two countries. How many land forces will Hungary be able to come up with now? It's just 3 or 4 army divisions, and their combat effectiveness is very poor.
When the issue of military affairs was put on the table of the Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers, who came from the military, cautiously said: "Your Majesty King Messimilian, seeking the support of the Czech principality is the only way for us. ”
Seeking the help of the Czech principality, Mysimilian was naturally very clear about this, but he really didn't want to ask his brother for everything, after all, he was the elder brother. However, the state is more important than anything else, and now Misimilian can only abandon his brother's dignity and ask Ernst for help.
The Hungarian cabinet government acted quickly, and in less than a day, the relevant information was delivered to Massena's hands, seeing that it was a letter of help from the Hungarian government, Massena couldn't help but smile, but he was dissatisfied and quickly approved and agreed to provide military and economic support to Hungary.
On the whole, the Czech Republic and Hungary were one, and the relevant support was indispensable, and the Czech Duchy seemed to have inherited the position of leader of the Central Powers during the German Empire, and he was followed by two loyal messages, the New Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary.
Now the Czech principality is in the limelight, since its strength is not easy to improve too obviously, then simply support his two younger brothers, anyway, they are strong and they are strong, both Ernst and Massena can see it very clearly in this regard.