v3 Chapter 155： The wedding of William IV

As Austria announced on June 20, 1863 that it would send troops to Ethiopia, all parties made a statement.

"We do not oppose the enhancement of power by countries, but we need to act by rules. The rules formulated after the Vienna Conference in 1815 are the truth, and we hope that countries will continue to abide by them."

The United Kingdom is helping Austria, and it is obvious that the United Kingdom supports Austria.

"France feels that Africa is big enough to accommodate European competition in Africa, so it hopes that European countries can resolve disputes peacefully"

As expected of the French Empire, the speech was enough to **** off Africans on a continent.

But who told people to be confident now?

"Tsarist Russia thinks Africa can be more balanced, just like continental Europe"

What does Tsarist mean? Like Europe?

Tsarist Russia has the largest land area in Europe, and is now digging cats in a small area of ​​Guinea. Are you unwilling, so you complain that Europe and Africa are treated unequally?

But who cares about you.

"The Netherlands has always been a peace-loving country. We established a country through transactions. Therefore, in Africa, we still feel that we should use less force as much as possible, and transactions can solve all troubles and strengths."

What the Netherlands said, other countries in Europe are going to run wild. The earliest colony in North America, New York, was snatched by the Netherlands from the Indians with their blood. The same is true for East India, one of the earliest countries that started violently overseas. Saying such peaceful words makes the ears of all countries tickle unbearably.

"Sweden only thinks that Africa can become a more peaceful place for Europeans to live abroad, and does not think that African wars will contribute to the peace of the European continent."

It is no wonder that Sweden is getting weaker and weaker. After being defeated and replaced by Tsarist Russia as a big Nordic country, it began to give up on itself and became a small partner who can only walk shoulder to shoulder with the Netherlands. Although there is an army of interests, but such a lack of vindictiveness, it is; the threat of Sweden being held by Sweden in European countries is minimized, and everyone does not know whether this is the result Sweden wants.

But Prussia is a bright spot.

This is what Bismarck himself said:

"Austria has carried out a number of horrific murders in Nigeria. We are disturbed by what has happened there. This is not the style of a peaceful country. On the Ethiopian issue, we ask all countries to respect Ethiopia's sovereignty. means to negotiate peacefully with Ethiopia to safeguard the interests of all countries.

In the end, Bismarck, the Prussian Prime Minister, also pointed out: "We are against the invasion of Ethiopia, and we have the same request with Ethiopia. We will continue to do everything we are doing now, including various transactions, and the planned cooperation”

When asked if the plan included Prussia sending troops to support Ethiopia in fighting the invaders, Bismarck did not answer directly, but said everything was possible.

Such an ambiguous answer surprised European countries, and at the same time, they felt more naive and confused about the situation in Ethiopia, and they became curious about the future direction.

On June 23, the Austrian fleet of warships filled with 50,000 troops officially set sail in the Adriatic Sea.

June 30, 1863.

When William IV of the Netherlands was having a grand wedding in Amsterdam with the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, Princess Alexandra, which caused a sensation in Europe, the fleet finally arrived in Djibouti after more than a week of sailing. .

After repeated bombings, the Austrian army officially entered the headquarters of the Eastern Front Operational Command in Italy half a month ago.

With 50,000 people disembarking from the fleet, Djibouti was once again another important location for the European powers to start the war.

However, what is incredible is that Djibouti did not launch any attacks, and Ethiopian even announced at the embassy in the Netherlands that King Tewodros II congratulated William IV on the wedding.

Austria also declared July 1 as Armistice Day to show support for the marriage.

The combination of Holland and Denmark, especially William IV's choice to marry a small county owner in Denmark, has made many Europeans feel that Cinderella meets a prince.

All praised the good luck of Alexandra County Lord.

However, everyone with discernment understands that this is the wisest choice of William IV. Because of the marriage with other great powers, the Netherlands has too many ambitions to shoulder.

On the contrary, the marriage with Denmark has enabled the Netherlands to have more initiative in implementing its own strategy.

This is the purpose of William IV. If he is to marry the United Kingdom, imagine the huge marriage object of the United Kingdom and the strength of the United Kingdom. The Netherlands can only be a follower. Wherever the United Kingdom goes.

Eventually even the Netherlands if there is no heir. Even being annexed by the blood heir sent by the United Kingdom is a matter of minutes.

Alexander II sighed in St. Petersburg: "This is a smart choice, which is why I was asked not to marry Queen Victoria. If I were to form an alliance with her, the rest of Europe would not be able to eat.

In addition, the two countries are afraid of mixing blood inheritance, and the nobles do not allow this kind of marriage between the royal family."

With the grand wedding of William IV and Alexandra, the European royal family will participate, even Joseph I also sent Prime Minister Reina Ferdinand to attend the wedding in his place.

The United Kingdom sent Crown Prince Edward, Belgium was attended by Leopold II personally, Sweden was under the supervision of Prince Oscar, and Charles XV personally participated.

The Russian Empire was attended by Alexander II himself and became the main witness of the wedding.

It is interesting that Alexander II came to Amsterdam, the Netherlands ahead of time, in order to send family greetings to the only surviving aunt of his elders, the grandmother of William IV Anna Pavlovna.

This has become an attitude expressed by Alexander II in the eyes of European countries. Look, this is a relative of our previous generation. She is in the Netherlands, and the relationship between the Netherlands and Tsarist Russia is beyond doubt.

Just because of such a play, the status of the Netherlands has skyrocketed.

It also made countries more speculate about the relationship between the Dutch-speaking Tsarist Russia.

It is worth mentioning that the new king of Greece, William IV's father, William III, came back in the name of the Greek king to preside over the wedding, which has become a hot topic in Europe.

This wedding made the difference between Dutch and Dutch very clear.

In the countries that are closer to the Netherlands, the king comes to participate in person, while the other next-level ones send their heirs to the throne, and the next-level ones are the prime ministers and so on.

It is worth mentioning that the US is at war, and both the North and the South have sent their respective delegations to participate. The North is Secretary of State Seward, as for the South.