Chapter 344： The heart of the Italian war

Although Spain and Portugal's settlement issues were quickly resolved, Marin did not intend to go back. Because, George's army has been assembled, intending to attack West Friesland.

Although Maximilian I did not send troops from Austria, he let his son handsome king Philip send a 4,000 lowland elite-the Flemish soldiers participated in the battle.

After all, it is Burgundy, the lowland region, who owes the friendship of the Principality of Saxony. Since the large inland areas of Burgundy were taken by France, the Principality of Burgundy has only a few areas in the inland area, such as Franche Comté. The core area of ​​Burgundy, mainly the administrative center, has also been relocated to Ghent, the capital of the most developed Flemish region in the Netherlands. And Prince Philip, who grew up in Ghent and surrounded by him, was those members of the Netherlands.

The rebellion in the Flemish region in 1492 was brought down by the previous army, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Although, finally, Maximilian I gave generously to others, and gave the West Frisian noble republic to the Duke of Albrecht. However, the loan of 300,000 Gulden gold provided by Maximilian I to the Principality of Saxony will not be repaid. In essence, it is a transaction. The specific content is that the Principality of Saxony paid 300,000 gold coins to Emperor Maximilian I, the poor ghost, and Maximilian I therefore awarded West Frisia to the Principality of Saxony ... …

Of course, this did not pay off the friendship of the Principality of Saxony. After all, people also gave 300,000 gold coins. This time, the Saxons came to repay this relationship. Therefore, Maximilian I needed to send troops to help. Of course, Maximilian I let his son send troops directly. After all, human relations owe something in the Netherlands. As a matter of course, the troop dispatch is also the responsibility of the Netherlands.

Although Prince Philip was weak and unreasonable, he was still a well-behaved nobleman. So he recruited 4,000 men from the most elite Flemish army in the Lowlands to help Duke George and attack West Friesland together.

In this regard, although Marin avoided joining the coalition, because of the emperor's sake, he had to provide convenience for the army to cross the road.

Although he left East Friesland, before leaving, Marin told Schwartz to provide convenience to the troops passing by. But at the same time, Marin also asked Schwartz to provide specific information to the Principality of Gede.

In this regard, Malinte sent someone to say hello to Charles II, Duke of Geddes-it was not the brothers who did not want to help, but the brother's elder emperor actually wanted the brothers to fight against you. In order to take care of the loyalty of the allies and loyalty to the emperor at the same time, the brothers can only run away ...

Of course, for the army of the Principality of Geddes, Marin supported a large number of French-made weapon armor, which looked like it was supported by the French.

In fact, the French did support the Principality of Geddes. Maximilian I was hostile to France's growth, hindering their expansion in Italy, how could the French not be hostile to Shinra?

You know, Shinra is currently the only empire in Europe. As long as Maximilian I was crowned, he was the only legal emperor in Europe. As for the Eastern Roman throne that Andrés Pariologos sold to Maximilian I, the French firmly refused to recognize it. You know, the last crown of the Eastern Roman Empire is still in the hands of the French (that was bought by Charles VIII). How can they recognize the identity of the Emperor of Rome in Maximilian I?

Moreover, the French believe that the national strength of France is no less than that of Shinra. The title of the Emperor of the Roman Empire can also be won by the French.

Therefore, the French desperately want to participate in the Italian war. In addition to coveting the richness of the Italian region, "occupying the homeland of Rome and seizing the Roman empire from the Germans" is also one of the ultimate pursuits of the French.

After all, from a legal point of view, the king is the first level than the emperor. When the king saw the emperor, he wanted to salute. For example, among the four secular electors in the Seven Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, the highest is the King of Bohemia. But even the king of Bohemia was only a subordinate of the emperor.

Strictly speaking, the Roman Emperor is the highest secular monarch in Europe, and the Pope is the highest religious leader in Europe. The two are in charge of worldly affairs and one in religious affairs, and theoretically have the same status. The king, when he sees the pope, sometimes even kisses the boots.

Of course, the emperor of Shenluo is weak under the hind legs of the princes. Therefore, the Holy Roman Emperor, nominally equal to the Pope's status, is actually the head of the dwarf pope. This point became more and more obvious after Emperor Shinra Henry IV of the "Canosha repentance" incident.

Therefore, the actual situation in Europe is that the Pope is the most noble. Next is the Holy Roman Emperor, then the King. Next is the electorate, and the duke is second to none.

However, because France has completed the centralization of power, its national strength is particularly strong. The strength of the French King has surpassed the Holy Roman Emperor. This swelled the French ambitions and was not satisfied with the higher status of Emperor Shinra than himself.

As long as it occupies Italy, the French king will not only have more fertile land, but will also directly surround Rome, where the Holy See is located.

In this way, France not only won the "lizi", but also took the opportunity to compete for the position of the Roman emperor and obtain "face".

Once occupied all of Italy, France will be able to persecute the Holy See, abolish the title of the Holy Roman Empire, and give the position of the Roman emperor to the French king. After all, the throne of Shen Luo was also given to the Germans by the pope.

Obviously, the French just wanted to conquer Italy, not only to obtain land, but also to gain the throne. Once the title of Italian land and Roman emperor is obtained, the French power will be unstoppable.

On the contrary, the Holy Roman Empire, which had lost the position of the emperor, that is, Germany, will completely sink. Of course, the worst sinking is definitely the Habsburg dynasty.

Maximilian I was obviously a clever monarch. He saw the French ambitions and felt the great crisis.

Therefore, despite Maximilian I's inability (mainly lack of financial resources) to participate in the Italian War ~ www.novelhall.com ~, he joined the camp against the French without any hesitation. Even if he can't compete for Italy in time, he can never let the French succeed—this is the idea of ​​Maximilian I.

However, within Germany, the confrontation between the princes and Maximilian I was irreconcilable. Moreover, those stupid princes did not understand the terrible consequences for Germany if the French captured Italy.

Moreover, Maximilian I was actually not very sure about the French's desire to compete for the throne. He just instinctively felt that if France seized Italy, there would be a great threat to Germany.

However, this reason is not sufficient to allow the German princes to support him against the French expansion in Italy. Only when Marin, a traverser from later generations, stood on the sidelines of a bystander, could he carefully analyze the French thought.

In fact, when Charles VIII purchased the Byzantine crown from Andreas Pariologs, the last emperor of Eastern Rome, he vaguely expressed the ambition of the French to covet the throne.

Therefore, the Italian War fought not only for Italian territory but also for control of the Holy See. Once you have taken control of the Holy See and won the title of emperor, it is no longer a dream.

In short, the core of the Italian war is-land and throne ...

And people in this era think that the French are only coveting the fertile land of Italy, and ignore the French coveting the title of Roman emperor ... 8)