On April 10, 1790, Leopold was crowned at the Imperial Palace in Vienna, and representatives from all over Europe went to Vienna to observe the ceremony, and even France and Russia, which had rebelled at home, sent congratulatory envoys.
Among them, the French envoys were the largest and the most high-standard, and King Louis XVI of France sent his own government prime minister and foreign secretary, while Britain and Prussia were lower in standard.
However, there was one person who stood out in the Prussian delegation, and that was Leopold's daughter, Lord Anna.
Anna's arrival in Vienna was her first appearance on the international stage as the fiancée of the King of Prussia.
Surprisingly, however, some of the princes within the empire did not send their envoys to Vienna, including Cologne and Mainz, and neither of the two electors sent anyone to attend the ceremony, and this situation stirred the hearts of the major powers who were always watching the Holy Roman Empire.
The Holy Roman Empire was nominally the most extensive empire on the entire European continent, and a strong and concerted Holy Roman Empire would make all the countries around him wary, but now, as the next heir to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, Leopold did not have the approval of the two electoral states, which made some people's hearts feel excited, because they saw their opportunity.
The newly crowned Habsburg ruler showed his approachable side throughout the ceremony, and the emissaries of various countries were greatly shocked by the collective allegiance of representatives of Hungary, Croatia, Milan and other Habsburg dependent territories at the coronation ceremony.
After the coronation, Leopold held a grand ball in the palace, at which Leopold and Anna officially announced to the European delegates that the wedding of King William of Prussia and Lord Anna would take place on June 15 of this year.
Originally, William was not going to get married so early.
Originally, William thought that his wedding with Anna should be best held before Christmas at the end of the year, but Louise put pressure on William on this matter.
In the eyes of Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, William is also twenty years old this year, as the lord of a strong country.
William's marriage is the attention of the whole Europe, you must know that in the Sanssouci Palace outside Potsdam, the existence of Karina's three daughters is also a big problem, so only William gets married as soon as possible so that others will not spread any unfavorable rumors.
Of course, in Louise's heart, there is also a desire to hold her grandson as soon as possible.
Another important reason was Louise, whom Anna had asked to see before coming to Vienna, at the behest of the Austrian envoy.
She tactfully expressed to Louise her desire to marry William as soon as possible.
Anna's idea made Louise overjoyed, because it coincided with her, so when William didn't know anything, Louise set a date for William and Anna's marriage in front of Anna, and after that, Louise only told William her decision and the date of the wedding, and didn't even give William a chance to refute.
Although William went to talk to Louise for a while afterwards.
But the Queen Mother obviously would not change her original intention, she directly told William that her decision had been told to Anna, and the matter was a foregone conclusion, and there was no possibility of change.
Under such circumstances, William had to accept it with a wry smile.
After that, Louise's decision caused a stir throughout the Brandenburg court.
All the high-ranking officials and nobles of the entire Prussian upper echelon took action, and the Prussian government headed by Locks also urgently convened a meeting to discuss the venue of Wilhelm's wedding and the necessary preparations.
With the aristocratic officials eager for Wilhelm's attention strolling through the streets, Wilhelm's wedding was a great opportunity for them to show themselves, and they had to seize it, and the luxury merchants in Prussia were unable to close their mouths with a smile lately.
The reason why Anna went back to Louise and asked for her marriage to William to be finalized as soon as possible was because of Leopold's instructions.
It is undeniable that because of the Maximilian affair, Leopold's prestige suffered a great crisis, and prestige is the basis of a king's rule.
If there is no prestige, then this king is not far from stepping down.
So in such a situation, Leopold had to use something to establish his prestige, and Anna's marriage played such a role.
The strong rise of Prussia in recent years is visible to all, and now France and then Russia are plunged into civil strife.
The national power of both countries has been weakened to varying degrees, and in such a situation, a strong and prosperous Prussia is enough to make everyone fearful.
After all, if someone wants to deal with Leopold, in addition to considering that he is the monarch of Austria, he also needs to think that the king of Prussia is his son-in-law, which is bound to make many people jealous.
Sure enough, when Leopold officially announced the marriage of Anna and William, the envoys of many countries present showed strange expressions on their faces, originally because of the rumors specially created by Maximilian, many people were full of joy to watch Leopold make a joke, because in this way, they could snatch some benefits from the sidelines.
But now the Austrians have drawn Prussia to their side by marriage, and although Prussia does not necessarily wear the same trousers as the Austrians, if the Prussian king can't stand the power of the pillow wind, it will not be enough for everyone to make such a fuss at that time.
Of all the envoys, the envoys of France and England were undoubtedly the most apprehensive of the news.
You must know that in the wars of recent decades, Britain and France have always stood on opposite sides, and as a staunch ally of the British, Prussia has always been against France.
Needless to say, Leopold had a relationship with Queen Marie, and those who knew knew that Mary could be called a queen in France, and as long as she insisted, Louis XVI would not object.
If Prussia had really been pulled by Austria over a marriage contract, it would have been bad news for England, and it would not have been a happy thing for France, since Prussia had embarrassed France just a few years earlier during the North American War.
In Brandenburg, the British ambassador never gave up his efforts, he kept walking around the upper echelons of Prussia to communicate, but William's attitude was quite ambiguous, which created an illusion for the British, so later for Anna's marriage, the British thought that it was just a Prussian ploy.
But now Anna and William's marriage contract was held up by Leopold, and the signature of Queen Mother Louise was so dazzling that the British were almost angry.
While Bryverde was still basking in shock, Charles, the British ambassador standing beside him, pulled him by the sleeve and led him to a place with fewer guests "Lord Bryverde, what the hell is your government thinking!
Do you Prussia want to abandon the Anglo-Prussian Pact signed between our two countries?
” In the face of the angry Charles, Blypold was also embarrassed, you must know that if Leopold had not taken out the marriage certificate with the signature of Queen Mother Louise, Blypold would have wondered if Leopold had lost his mind, because even he, the Prussian ambassador to Vienna, had not received any news about this matter.
But now that Leopold had taken out something, if Blyverde had told the angry British ambassador Charles in front of him at this time that he was completely unaware, then there must have been no other consequence than to make the British even more angry, so Briewald wisely did not explain that he did not know, but smiled awkwardly: "Sir Charles I think you have misunderstood, as the most staunch ally of the British people, Prussia will not change its position, but I think you know that as early as last year, His Majesty the King and His Majesty Joseph II signed the Austro-Prussian Peace Agreement, one of which was about our Majesty marrying the Lord of Austria, Anna, so I don't think there is any doubt about today's events."
"Lord Brightway!"
Charles let out a hideous roar "You will not forget that just over two months ago, your country swore to our country that the relationship between your king and the lord of Austria Anna will not be determined in a short time, and that it will not be until next year at the earliest.
But it has not even been three months since your country has reversed its commitments, which has completely nullified some of our previous deployments!
I need an explanation from your country so that I can convince my Majesty the King and the Government!
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” As mentioned above, a large number of British volunteers have appeared in the rebellion of Calais in France, and now because of this incident, the British are constantly quarreling with the French in the international arena, and if the French use Leopold's relationship to pull Prussia to their side at this time, then the British will be in a disadvantageous position in the world.
Moreover, the continental policy of the British has always been to support the second power to strike the strongest, but now with the Habsburgs as the link, France, Austria and Prussia, the three continental powers, have gradually entered the trend, which is the situation that the British are most unwilling to see.