Chapter 143: Where You Fall, Where You Get Up
This princess has historically married into the British royal family (Queen Alexandra), and has some minor physical problems, but it is not a big problem, and she can have children.
Franz would not have been able to marry her, because Christian IX had not yet become king of Denmark when he came of age.
But given that he could only come of age in 1859, Franz may not have been able to delay until then.
In this era, the prince was usually considered an adult at the age of 16 and the princess was 15 years old.
Franz was 29 years old in 1859, a golden age in modern times, but in the 19th century there was a high probability that people would gossip.
Another problem is that before Christian IX became the king of Denmark, Alexandra Caroline (also known as Alex) was a little too low, similar to Princess Sissi in history, and it was likely that she would become the object of criticism by the entire court.
The princess Franz had also seen it, but on her first birthday
The princess of Spain really didn't have a good reputation, although Isabel was not a heavy tank in later generations, but she was an idiot brainwashed by religion.
Isabel's most trusted nuns, Petherney, and Father Clarit, carried the former behind their backs and sold it for 10 million pesos.
As long as someone is willing to pay this price, they will find a way to make him the royal husband of Spain.
As outrageous as it sounds, Isabel can't fake her religious fanaticism, and has already executed many people for trivial things.
However, considering that he was the descendant of the irascible king and his mental instability, the prince could only be a devout Catholic.
Naturally, Archbishop Rauscher would be the first to think of Franz, but the latter was not very interested in recasting the glory of the Habsburg family, as the former said.
Historically, the Habsburgs took Spain from their beds, and the latter really reached its peak under the rule of the former.
The world's first empire on which the sun never set was Spain, but with the War for the Spanish Throne, Austria lost the Spanish throne under the joint strangulation of Britain and France, and the former Spanish Empire also slipped directly from the peak to the trough.
At this time, Spain was called "the worst era" by historians.
Archbishop Rauscher's advice was to get up from where he fell, and as long as Franz took the Spanish heavy tank like his ancestors, the Habsburg dynasty would be just around the corner.
In addition, he had many reasons, because Spain was a Catholic country like Austria, and the Habsburgs had ruled the land, so they had a basis for rule.
At the same time, Spain, both the plebeians and the aristocracy, and even the Church had long been disillusioned with the Bourbons. For the Habsburgs to return to rule Spain, it was not conquest, but salvation.
In particular, the Spanish aristocracy and the church had long been envious of the Austrian Empire, and the nobles also wanted to stud with the royal family who could make money.
Although the Spanish Church has a huge influence in the country, they know very well that sooner or later they will be driven into the abyss, and no amount of luxury can stop the fear in their hearts.
In contrast, the Austrian aristocracy and the church can lie down and win as long as they don't make trouble, which is really cool for them.
Mainly, after the occasional Spanish nobles and clergy came to Austria to see the prosperity of Vienna, they did not enjoy living in the Spanish countryside.
In fact, no matter which country can stand among the nations of the world, there is no shortage of generous and sad people, but there is no way to serve the country, and the yoke composed of the royal family, the government, and the warlords prevents all the possibility of reform.
What if the Habsburgs returned to Spain? A major reshuffle is inevitable, so will it take advantage of this trend to carry out a reform?
In fact, at this time, the countries of Europe knew that Austria had carried out economic and diplomatic reforms, and the economy had changed from self-isolation to overseas colonization.
It was the Church and the Army that led the way, all too familiar to the Spaniards, who had risen to prominence in those days.
Form a customs union to counter the economic aggression of other countries, prevent currency outflows, and promote domestic economic development.
This is exactly what the Spaniards need, because in the customs union with the French, the former is a complete victim, a dumping ground and a source of raw materials for the latter.
Under this completely unequal customs union, Spanish industry and commerce, and even agriculture and animal husbandry suffered a comprehensive dimensionality reduction blow, and at the worst time, the Mexicans were woolen.
The Church in Spain has long played an inglorious role, and in fact it is doing something despicable.
Although they are bad, they are not stupid, and they all know that sooner or later they will be reckoned.
The Austrian church doesn't look down on the fat and anointing the people that the Spanish church sucks, after all, it is a small profit compared with opening a company, doing business, and "building a country".
Obviously, they are all making money, but the latter not only earns a lot, but also has a good reputation. The former is not only less money, but also more risky, and its reputation is comparable to that of the Jews.
For most people, if they can make money standing as good people, they don't want to grovel to someone as a dog or become a beast.
Although the Spanish Empire was in decline, it had a large number of claims abroad, and the emaciated camel was larger than the horse, and it was still the top existence of the second power.
Then in the eyes of the old god, Franz is a saint, and he can revive the Austrian Empire in a few casual strokes, the former has never been to Spain for field investigation, but he thinks that the two countries should be about the same, and the latter is double the Austrian Empire as long as he plays casually.
What the old god didn't know, what he thought was casually played, how much energy did it cost Franz, and how many difficulties and obstacles there were.
What the old god stick didn't expect was who facilitated the marriage between Spain and France at this time.
Marriage with Spain is indeed beneficial, but times have changed and it is almost impossible to rule in a unified way over two countries with different cultural traditions, especially two large countries.
Franz promoted the Franco-Spanish marriage in order to attract the attention of the British and buy time for the development of the Austrian Empire, but the ghost knows that the British are just staring at Austria.
In any case, the Austrian Empire and Spain were separated by a France, and Britain, the world's number one-stirrger, could not sit idly by and watch the Habsburgs revivenation.
The British could help Austria fight the French back then, and then take advantage of the opportunity themselves, and they could also help the French fight the Austrians in the future, in short, they would not lose money.
Many people think that the Battle of Gravoline was a battle for the British because they defeated the Spanish armada, the dominant power at sea at the time.
But who knows that in less than ten years the Spaniards rebuilt the Armada.
Moreover, the benefits of the War for the Spanish Throne to Britain were long and enormous, during which the Dutch sea power suffered a near-devastating blow, and the French and Spanish fleets also suffered heavy losses, especially the latter basically withdrew from the competition for the world's colonies.