() The heartbeat on William's face naturally could not be concealed from Joseph II, and after it seemed that William showed his intentions, Joseph II had a bottom in his heart, and there was a smile on his face "William, you should know that for some reason I have no wife and children, so my first in line to the throne is Anna's father, and once you marry Anna, then your succession in the Habsburg family will be greatly improved, I think you can understand this."
Joseph II's words were tempting, but in William's opinion, Joseph II's pie was a little too big.
Yes, the Habsburg succession was indeed coveted by William, but Joseph II was too general.
Not to mention that Archduke Leopold had several children, and even Joseph II was not only the heir of Archduke Leopold, but under Archduke Leopold, Joseph II had two younger brothers.
Historically, after the death of Joseph II in 1790, Leopold succeeded to the throne, but Leopold only served as emperor for two years, and in 1792, Leopold died tragically.
Although William knew about this period of history, he did not know that history had changed dramatically, and if Joseph II had been able to hold out for two years, then as soon as Archduke Leopold died, Joseph II's first in line to the throne would have become his third brother, Ferdinand, Archduke of Modena.
And during the exchange, William discovered that Joseph II did not look like a man with major physical problems, at least on the surface.
Joseph II is still healthy and strong...
Privately, however, Wilhelm learned about it through Prussian spies lurking in Vienna.
In recent years, Joseph II had been making some more subtle personnel changes to the Habsburg realm, and some of the close associates of Archduke Leopold had been promoted to more important positions.
And although Joseph II did not issue an edict establishing Archduke Leopold as the heir to the throne, on the surface, Archduke Leopold was already an Austrian cabinet adviser and military marshal, so that Leopold's position among the sons of the Habsburg family was almost recognized.
But even so, William's ranking still doesn't know where it is ranked, so William said directly: "Your Majesty the Emperor.
I beg your pardon for your kindness, but the Habsburgs are the best families in Europe, and you have entrusted them with your family.
It's really hard to catch it!
” William's eyes rolled, and his words annoyed Joseph II a little.
The inheritance of the Habsburgs is extremely desired by everyone in the whole world, and William is not tempted to say that he does not even believe in ghosts.
And the reason why he said this was not that he felt that the inheritance he had received was too low.
"Your Majesty.
I don't think you will forget that a few years ago, we reached an agreement on the ownership of the throne, and I think you will remember it vividly, and now I hope that Your Majesty will fulfill the agreement we have reached!
” "William, I have already said that the Habsburgs will not give up the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.
Your insistence on doing so is a complete insult to the Habsburgs!
” As he spoke, Joseph II's face turned redder.
The Emperor looked at William with resentment like an angry lion.
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, you signed the original agreement personally, I think as the emperor of the empire, you shouldn't admit it, right?"
William's rhetorical question made Joseph II a little speechless, it was indeed Joseph II himself who signed the Austro-Prussian armistice, and now if William uses this article to manipulate Joseph II, the emperor has no room to refuse.
If the emperor cheated or even denied it, it would not only be a blow to his own prestige, but also greatly damage the reputation of the Habsburgs.
"Tell me, how can you give up the terms of the original agreement, but I hope you can understand the bottom line in my heart, otherwise the Habsburgs will not mind dying with his enemies!"
Looking at the iron-clad face on Joseph II's face, William knew that it was time for him to make a bid, of course, this price had been thinking about it in his heart for a while, so he said directly: "Bohemia, as Anna's dowry, will accept Prussian rule unconditionally, and from now on, the Habsburgs must renounce the title of King of Bohemia, of course, I can do without the title of Elector of Bohemia, and this electoral right can be returned to Austria.
In Eastern Europe, Austria and Prussia can maintain a certain level of cooperation, knowing that despite the death of the Empress of the East, Russia is still a behemoth, and we must unite to resist the ambitions of these barbarians for a civilized world.
The more than 100 feudal knightly domains in the west of Prussia are too chaotic and chaotic for the entire empire, so I need you to grant Prussia the right to conquer these troubled areas in the name of the Emperor.
In the border area between Prussia and Austria, the two countries should maintain a relatively low level of military presence, and the two countries have the obligation to jointly maintain peace and stability in the border area.
The Holy Roman Diet recognized King William of Prussia as King of Denmark.
After my marriage to Lord Anna, Austria must recognize the succession to the House of Habsburg, and must be third in line of succession, i.e. the Succession is second only to the Archduke Leopold and your other two brothers, and has priority over the children of the Archduke Leopold. ” Saying that, William laughed a little, and then said the conditions of Prussia: In order to marry the lord of Anna, Prussia was willing to give Austria a gift of four million marks.
Prussia supported Austrian rule over the city-states of northern Italy, and Prussia recognized the Italian city-states as the undisputed territory of Austria.
Prussia recognized the succession of Joseph II's three younger brothers to the Holy Roman Empire, and Prussia pledged not to use the electoral rights after the death of the Emperor.
Prussia understood Austria's need for Lower Bavaria and supported Austria's acquisition of Lower Bavaria.
Prussia did not interfere with the Habsburgs' rule over the Austrian Netherlands, and Prussia supported Austria's suppression of the Austrian rebels.
At the same time, Prussia was willing to extend with Austria for a period of ten years the duration of the peace agreement signed a few years earlier.
Before 1800, Austria and Prussia were not allowed to engage in any acts of war.
William's conditions were not very stingy, relatively speaking, even a little lenient.
Seeing William put forward such a condition, Joseph II's heart welled up with an inexplicable feeling.
Joseph II was pleased that William was so knowledgeable, but he also knew that although these agreements looked good, it was completely unknown how much they could be enforced.
Frederick the Great also signed the edict of Charles VI and declared his support for Queen Theresa to inherit the Habsburgs, but what was the result?
It was not only after the death of Charles VI that Frederick the Great was the first to tear up his original promise and send an army to occupy Silesia, the granary of Austria!
And now, William's offer of such conditions seems to be generous, but the men of Hohenzollern have never given up their territorial ambitions, so Joseph II's worries have not decreased but increased, but the emperor is also a little calm in his heart, this is the Hohenzollern people he is familiar with.
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Seeing the change in the expression on Joseph II's face, William sneered a little in his heart, to be honest, he was not ready to admit such an agreement, and now he said it only to reduce the hostility of the Habsburgs.
What Prussia needed was a gradual increase in power, and peace with the Habsburgs could give Prussia a time to accumulate power, but it did not take long.
William had a long-term plan in mind, and by next year at the latest, there would be a drastic change in France, and it would definitely be a good opportunity for Prussia to take advantage of the situation.
And later, if Prussia can achieve great benefits in France, then William will be bound to win the throne of the Holy Roman Empire!
Although it seems that the throne of the Holy Roman Empire is like a chicken rib, and even if he ascends to that throne, William can only rule the area ruled by the Hohenzollern family, but all this can be changed in William's heart.
As one of the two great empires of Europe today, the Holy Roman Empire had a rich history that allowed it to have nominal dominion over most of Europe, and William could use the empire to conquer those regions that did not submit to the king.
Looking at the smile on William's face, Joseph II nodded after thinking for a while and decided to accede to William's request "Wilhelm, you are very good, and in that case, on behalf of the Habsburgs, I agree to your terms, and I hope that there will always be peace between Prussia and Austria."
Saying that, Joseph II took the initiative to stretch out his hands, and William hurriedly stretched out his hands and shook Joseph II's hands tightly.
Smiles appeared on both faces at the same time, but both knew that behind the other's smiles was a series of tricks.