The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

To be honest, as a young man who is full of vigor and not physically disabled, it is impossible not to think about that aspect.

However, considering his own actual situation, the major event in his life is not so much a marriage as a well-matched transaction.

Maybe it was because he stayed in this world for a long time, maybe he had grown up, Franz unconsciously began to agree with some views of the nobles.

It's cruel, but good TM is real.

In order to make this deal more valuable, Franz actually searched carefully for the information of the princesses of various countries.It's just that there are not many countries that are in line with the Habsburg family, and even fewer countries have the same interests as the Austrian Empire.

After all, things like marriage are related to the next generation, so the blood relationship cannot be too close, the body must be healthy, and of course not too ugly.

Roughly excluded, there are only five countries left: Russia, Prussia, Denmark, Saxony, Spain, Portugal and Brazil.

Among them, there is an option that can kill two birds with one stone, and that is the youngest daughter of the former Brazilian and Portuguese "double crown" Pedro I.

Maria Amelia was once engaged to Franz's second brother Maximilian in history, but unfortunately the princess was infected with scarlet fever and then tuberculosis one year before her marriage, and was soon soon to die.

Although Franz has no ability to treat these two diseases, it is still possible to keep them away from the source of infection.

The reason why Maria Amelia contracted scarlet fever was largely due to her mother leaving Munich, where she had always lived, and suddenly returning to Portugal, where scarlet fever was raging.

Even if he is not infected with scarlet fever, it is easy for a person who has lived in the interior to suddenly live by the sea to be uncomfortable.

Therefore, Franz felt that as long as he stayed in Munich honestly, the princess would not necessarily suffer from her beauty.

In fact, the two had also met at a palace banquet, but that was seven or eight years ago, when a little loli tried to pounce on him but was subconsciously pushed down by him.

Franz was quite likable when he was young, but he was reprimanded by Mrs. Sophie because of it.

Judging from the photos and court portraits sent back from Portugal in recent years, this princess is a beauty.

The historic Princess Maria Amelia studied hard, taking courses in a wide variety of subjects, including rhetoric, philosophy, history, geography, German literature, mathematics and physics.

In addition to Portuguese, she also studied English, French and German, and reached a very high level in sketching, painting and piano performance.

Legend has it that she has a quick mind and is self-taught without a teacher. Some law professors even claim that if she becomes a lawyer, she will be able to make great achievements.

There is no way to verify these legends, but Maria Amelia really worked very hard at this time, because the conversation with Franz left an indelible impression on her.

Even if he is a real gifted child, meeting Franz, who has been a human being and a time traveler in two lifetimes, pales in comparison.

But Franz has long forgotten these things. After all, he has done too many shocking things in the eyes of outsiders, although he has tried his best to behave normally.

Although Portugal is declining, and the Brazilian Empire is flat and regarded as fat by the British, Portugal still has a strong influence overseas.

Especially in the African region, its colonies occupy many key nodes, and are also closely related to the colonies of the Austrian Empire.

The Portuguese have been unable to do what they want in the wave of colonization, and urgently need a powerful ally to inject new vitality into it.

The Austrian Empire has a population of 4600 million, is backed by the German Confederation, and has also opened up two labor export places, Japan and India. It is definitely a very good choice.

The most important thing is that Franz feels that his character is much better than that of the British, and he will not make a lot of money by himself, and then make his teammates half-dead.

There are many reasons for the failure of the Brazilian Empire to achieve high levels and low levels, but they can be summed up in three ways.

One, no money.

Two, no one.

Three, no right.

The Austrian Empire happened to meet all the above conditions, coupled with Franz's vision far ahead of the times, it would not be difficult for the Brazilian Empire to directly rank among the great powers.

It's just that the gold content of the royal family of the Brazilian Empire is a bit low, and the European aristocratic circles may not necessarily agree with it. Fortunately, Maria Amelia also has the title of Portuguese princess.

As for the difficulty of marrying Maria Amelia, it is almost zero, as long as Franz or the Habsburg family show this intention.

It's hard to say about the Portuguese royal family, but Pedro II, the emperor of the Brazilian Empire, must have sent his sister here with drums and gongs.

The only problem that may arise is the British. In their view, both Portugal and Brazil are meat in their own bowl, and there is absolutely no possibility of sharing it with others.

The most important thing is that this princess is about the same age as Franz, and the blood relationship is far away. At the same time, it is also a small change in history.

Denmark, the former Nordic lion, is now a toothless old cat.The fleet that once traversed the North Sea will not be rebuilt until 161 years later.

(This is a meme. After losing Copenhagen in 1807, the Danes planted 90000 oak trees to rebuild their navy.

After 200 years, in 2007, the Danish Forest Service notified the country's Ministry of Defense. "The oak is ripe for revenge."

This also confirms the term "[-]-year navy" in some ways. )
Similarly, their princess will have to wait a long time, because the next two consecutive Danish kings have no heirs, and the Danish throne will be inherited by Christian IX from Glücksburg.

The advantage of marrying Denmark is that it can peacefully resolve the issue of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, at least it will not be used as a trap by Bismarck.

In fact, after the real marriage, not to mention Denmark, even Norway has to be incorporated into the German Confederation.

In this way, the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Øresund, and the entire Baltic Sea will become the bathtub of Germany.

Although Denmark and Norway were forcibly separated at this time, the former has been very unconvinced, while the latter has not had much thought, mainly because their strength does not allow too much thought.

Norway is actually more pro-Danish culturally, and even pulled a prince directly from the Danish royal family to be its own king after its independence.

In addition, Norway has a strong desire for revenge against Britain and Sweden, not all for Denmark, but also for themselves.

Once Britain blocked the coast of Norway, the main food and raw materials could not be brought in. In the three years from 1807 to 1809 alone, more than 7 Norwegians starved to death.

Sweden did nothing good by entering Norway by force, which has always been treated as a colony by the former.

However, the princess of Denmark needs time to grow up just like their fleet. After all, the daughter of Christian IX, Princess Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louise Julia in 1844 Newborn.