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Chapter 14 Bavaria


Bavaria is located in the southeast of what is now Germany, bordering Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Saxony, and Hesse to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the east, and Austria to the south.

Munich is the largest city in its territory.

Bavaria has a large population, good transportation and a well-developed agriculture, and it can also threaten Austria from the side.

The Wittelsbach dynasty, which ruled Bavaria, had always been close to Prussia, not to mention that the counts of Bavaria were also one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire.

Emperor Charles IV of the Luxembourg dynasty, in order to seek the recognition of his son's succession to the throne by his princes, formulated the famous charter "Golden Seal Edict" in Nuremberg.

The legitimacy of the election of the emperor by the great feudal princes was officially confirmed The edict was based on the seven deadly sins of the world as a religious basis, establishing the seven electors of the empire.

They were three ecclesiastical electors: the Archbishop of Mainz, the Archbishop of Cologne, and the Archbishop of Trier, and the four secular electors: the Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg, the Marshal of Brandenburg, the Count of Rhine-Palatinate, and the King of Bohemia.

In fact, the people elected by the Seven Electors could only be called "King of the Roman People", and only after marching on Rome and being crowned by the Pope could use the title of "Holy Roman Emperor".

The three ecclesiastical electors were the oldest and richest and most powerful archbishops in Germany.

Saxony was now the puppet of Prussia among the four secular electors, and the Electors of Bavaria had to be in Prussian hands in order to form a political force in the Holy Roman Empire against the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty in Austria.

But the Austrians would never sit idly by while the Prussians acquired the name of the Elector and the vast territory of Bavaria, so this battle was to be expected.

"William, if there is a war with Austria, how do you think our army should advance?"

asked Frederick the Great.

"I have heard that Elector Karl Theodor of the Palatinate-Sulzbach is at odds with the Austrians, and that Elector Carl Theodor is the first in line to the throne of Bavaria, and that if our army marches directly into Afaria, it will be lacking in righteousness.

It is better for our army to divide into two large armies, one to the south through Silesia, to attack Bohemia.

All the way from Saxony, from west to east to Bohemia.

The army going south can be used to confuse the Austrian army, not seeking results, but only steady and steady fighting.

On the other hand, the main force should be concentrated quickly, and when the Austrians confronted our army going south, they appeared unexpectedly in their rear, and attacked the enemy of Bohemia in front and back, leaving the queen with a crown on her head.

Then the whole army went west to Austria, and if God forbid, not only victory, but also Bohemia, so that even if Elector Karl Theodor won Bavaria, our army would be able to occupy Bohemia," Wilhelm said with a swearing.

"Yes, it's kind of interesting, and when I look back, what would you do if you were an Austrian?"

asked Frederick with interest: "Concentrate the main forces, concentrate on the Bohemian border, and aim directly at Brandenburg to threaten the rear of our army, so as to see who is faster between us and the Austrians," said Wilhelm "William, you really impress me, this time I am going to go to the expedition in person, you are still young and I will not take you with me, you have to listen to the words of the teacher I arranged, learn something hard, you know" Frederick said to William, William answered and Frederick waved his hand to let him retreat.

Not long after he walked, he saw you Louise running towards him and shouting as she ran: "William, my little William, come here" William hurriedly ran over.

Louise took William and said: "Great, my Prince of Brandenburg, you are wonderful" Apparently Louise was overjoyed when she heard the order of Frederick the Great.

Yes, Frederick's order was so unexpected that the Prince of Brandenburg was equivalent to the status of the crown prince, so Wilhelm's chances of succeeding to the Prussian king were greatly increased.

Even Louise's status has risen, and it is no longer possible to be ridiculed by a little mistress as William did when he first came into the world.

"William will take you to see your younger brothers and sisters," said Louise, taking William's hand and walking towards the left side of the palace, where the crown prince's family usually lived.

"This is your sister Frédéric Charlotte Ulrik Katarina, this is your sister Frédéric Christine Emilia Wilhelmina, this is your brother Frederick Ludwig Karl, and this is your sister Frederick Louise Wilhelminne," Louise introduced to little William, pointing to several children, large and small.

The elder sister, Frederick Charlotte Ulrik Catarina, is ten years old and was born to Elisabeth, the daughter of Frederick William II and Karl I, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttle, although they were divorced.

The younger sister, Frederick Christine Emilia Wilhelmina, is five years old.

The younger brother, Frederick Ludwig Karl, is four years old.

The younger sister, Frédéric Louise Wilhelmina, is three years old.

Although the relationship between the parents is not very good, this child is not necessarily less, William thought to himself.

After thinking about it, William the Younger saluted his sisters, and the elder sister Charlotte returned the salute gracefully, and the younger siblings also saluted with the help of the maids.

Sure enough, the genes of the aristocracy are good, and there is no one in the family who is sorry for the audience.

"William, your room is on the right, and it is His Majesty's residence, do you want to listen to His Majesty?

Come and play with your sisters more in the future, you know" Louise taught William.

"Got it, mother," Louise said happily to her children, seeing that William had agreed: "You must be obedient in the future, William will let his brothers and sisters in the future, and you must listen to William," everyone agreed, and the children agreed, and Louise walked out satisfied.

As soon as she was gone, the children were scattered, Charlotte took a book to the window, Emilia ran to the drawing board, and Ludwig and little Louise were taken down by the maids because they were too young.

Looking at the children, William had a headache, and it seemed that the relationship between the family was really not very harmonious.

Thinking of this, he bowed to the two sisters and asked the maid to take him to his room.

Where is our Crown Prince at this time?

It turned out that His Highness was walking in the garden behind the palace with a beautiful woman, who would have recognized William if he was here, this woman was the person behind his departure from Sanssouci and the mistress of Frederick Wilhelm II, Wilhelminny Hittenau.

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