[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Your Majesty, Queen Juana sent a message asking how you want to deal with the Duke of Guise." Sir Cecil glanced at the Duke of Richmond, who was immediately taken down by the maid to rest, leaving the huge main cabin to There are two monarchs and ministers.

"Did Henry II send someone to Belgium to pick up people?" William III took a sip of coffee, and then asked Sir Cecil to give him the map: "The Dudleys have taken the whole of Normandy, so this war will There is no need to continue."

Because Sir Cecil was also on the scene of the negotiations between William III and Charles V, he could understand that the King of England had found the biggest scapegoat for this war, and then took a wave of oil on the provocative France, and was about to run away.

If he didn't want to abide by his duty as a courtier, Sir Cecil really wanted to give William III a standing ovation: "Henry II has not sent anyone to Belgium to bring back the Duke of Guise, but..."

"Is Philip II or the Pope putting pressure on Belgium?" William III couldn't think of anyone else who could take the place of Henry II. After all, he sent the Duke of Guise to Belgium, so it was impossible for Henry II to speak. To return to the Duke of Guise.

"If France wants to give an explanation to the Guise family, then the safest explanation is to keep silent." William III analyzed: "This matter is inseparable from most of the nobles in France, so Henry II is also impossible. Go be the first bird to take the Duke of Guise back to France."

"This undoubtedly tells the world that the decision to let the Duke of Guise go to Belgium to mourn Enrique II was usurped by the nobles headed by the Duke of Montmorency." William III painted Lower Normandy on the map with red paint Draw a circle here, indicating that this is already the territory of England: "Hasn't Provence been taken yet? I don't think the Duke of Savoy will sit and wait for Ferdinand to attack him."

"In fact, the Provence region has already been taken, so the next step for the Archduke of Austria is Lyon." Sir Cecil returned: "If Austria wants to annex the eastern part of France, then we have to make peace with France. Prepare."

Not only Henry II, but even the great nobles of France will not watch Habsburg and Tudor loot France again.

This would definitely lead to the outbreak of the Second Pavian War.

"Do you think it is convincing for us to negotiate peace with France now?" William III asked back: "And I don't want to give up the hard-won Lower Normandy for nothing, so now it is not time-consuming to negotiate peace with France."

"Then how do you plan to deal with the Duke of Guise?" Sir Cecil knew that after this incident, the opposition to William III in Belgium would drop significantly.

After all, without William III's intervention, the French army assembled on the border of Luxembourg would not withdraw in peace.

"The Duke of Guise is also a difficult person." William III thought for a while, and then replied: "Send him to Spain and let Philip II have a headache!"

"what do you mean……"

"Henry II wants to find an excuse that he didn't harm the Duke of Guise, so what else can be done to reassure Henry II that the Duke of Guise himself dare not mention this matter?"

Sir Cecil made an inference: "You are trying to confirm that the Duke of Guise has something to do with Spain, so that Henry II will be protected from all kinds of domestic disputes."

"In this way, Henry II should hate Philip II of Spain more than I do." William III added: "How is he any different from an idiot being led by the nose?"

After listening to the king's words, Sir Cecil didn't know whether to pity Henry II or fear William III's thoughtfulness.

I am afraid that when William III heard the news of Enrique II's death, he had already thought of it today.

But Sir Cecil always had a curious and unfounded guess.

He believes that the layout of William III should be earlier than the death of Enrique II.

In other words, regardless of whether Enrique II died or not, William III would wait for the opportunity to take over the entire Normandy, and then frantically sow dissension between Spain and France.

In short, when Queen Juana handed over the Duke of Guise to the Spanish envoy, Henry II also received a letter from Belgium, learning that Philip II "tried" to rescue the Duke of Guise.

Just at this time, the Duke of Montmorency also received the news that William III and Charles V met in Upper Normandy, so he naturally conspired: "The Duke of Guise is indeed involved with Spain. From this point of view, we are not considered Wronged him."

Although Henry II said that the Duke of Guise was a traitor, he was completely relieved in his heart.

With such a letter as evidence, and the fact that the Duke of Guise was sent back by the Spaniards, it would not be difficult for Henry II to find a way out for himself in this defeat, but...

"This feeling of being pulled by a heretic is really uncomfortable." Henry II could only speak his mind when he was with Diane de Poitiers: "Is William III Maybe give up Normandy, and Spain..."

When Henry II thought of Burgundy and Provence, which had been lost one after another, he felt angry: "Now, I can think of how history will judge me and my father."

"The landless king in the history of France, the incompetent of Valois." Henry II said rather negatively: "My father just lost Calais, and then made himself and his two sons prisoners of Spain."

"But what about me?"

"I lost a large piece of land in the east and west, and I suffered successive defeats at the beginning of my accession to the throne." Henry II sneered: "My father has won at least a few battles and regained Luxembourg and other places, but And me……"

Henry II leaned on the chair extremely decadently, almost unable to maintain his emotions: "I am really a failed king, but also a failed father."

In order to quell the war that may break out, the princes and princesses of Valois all embarked on the road of marriage.

Prince Francois and Prince Charles married the daughters of the Duke of Montmorency and the Archduke of Austria respectively, and the remaining daughters...

Henry II's heart constricted and he couldn't breathe at the thought of his eldest daughter marrying his arch-rival and his younger daughter betrothed to a pagan son.

To make matters worse...

"I don't have the money to buy dowries for my daughters at all." The almost constant war expenses, coupled with the compensation for defeat, are enough to drag down France's finances to the point where they can be called brothers with Spain.

To make matters worse, in order to maintain the face of the big country, Henry II could not waive the dowry to his daughter, because it would further discredit him.

Because Claude, who married to the Principality of Lorraine, grew up in the court of his future mother-in-law, Princess Marie did not force France to pay for land or tens of thousands of francs in cash, which also caused Henry II to move his son to marry him. Thoughts of the Princess of Lorraine.

After all, Princess Mary married into the Principality of Lorraine with a huge sum of 20 pounds.And in these years, she has also made a lot of money in the Netherlands trade, and even invested in the royal company of England, so when Princess Lorraine gets married, even if she can't match her mother's ten-mile red makeup, she will not Where is the difference.

It's a pity that Princess Mary had had enough of Anne Boleyn's arrogance in her early years.Even if she doesn't hate Anne Boleyn's daughter, she even maintains a good sisterly relationship with the Countess of Surrey.But this does not mean that she is willing to marry her precious daughter to the chaotic and dirty French court.

Because of William III, coupled with the Catholic faith of the Principality of Lorraine, Charles V also considered making Princess Lorraine, who was more suitable in age, the Princess of Asturias.

However, Princess Marie is not deaf, and she is on good terms with Catherine de Medici, the cousin of Cosimo I, so she simply rejected the marriage request with the Prince of Spain and invited the Duchess of Palmer to her guest at the court.

The current Duchess of Palma is the illegitimate daughter of Charles V. Although she has no right to inherit the throne, her husband's family can be regarded as a member of the royal family because she married a Portuguese collateral princess.

As early as at the engagement banquet of her young nephew, Princess Mary inspected the young Duke Palmer's conversation and manner, and found that the other was not only more suitable in age with Catherine of Lorraine, but also handsome, separated by a few generations relative.Even if he is a bit disgraceful in his birth (both parents are illegitimate offspring), but compared with the advantages, these small flaws can be ignored.

Although Charles V regretted that Princess Mary rejected the marriage between Princess Lorraine and the Prince of Asturias, he was also happy to see his grandson be engaged to the rich and Catholic Princess Lorraine.

It was just that the news reached Philip II's ears, which made him feel unspeakably humiliated and depressed.

But what made Philip II feel even worse was yet to come.

After learning that Charles V failed to propose marriage to England, João III of Portugal suddenly sent an envoy to England, intending to marry Princess Joan of England for his precious grandson.

Because Joao III's nine children died before their parents, and the only grandson left was that countless people softened God with tears and prayers, and thus received the Lord's charity.

After the birth of Prince Joao's posthumous son Sebastiao, both King Joao III and his younger brother (Cardinal Enrique) breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Portugal was temporarily free from the fate of Castile, but in Sebastian Before Bastiao officially married and had a legal heir, Joao III could not relax his vigilance.

Charles V originally wanted to continue the Habsburg-Portugal marriage policy, but Joao III was already frightened by the disaster of inbreeding, so this time he was unwilling to let his only grandson marry Habsburg cousin.

Therefore, when William III returned to London, not only the King of Portugal and the King of France, but also the Bourbon family of France and the princes and nobles of Germany submitted proposals.