The Main is a tributary of the right bank of the Rhine, the largest river in Western Europe, and is formed by the confluence of the Red Main near Kulmbach and the White Main near Kulmbach, the largest river in Western Europe, and flows into the Rhine in Mainz.
In the Main River valley there were important cities of the Holy Roman Empire such as Frankfurt, Mainz, and Würzburg, and after Prussia actually took control of Saxony, the road from Prussia to the Main River valley was opened.
The strategy developed by Wilhelm and the Prussian hierarchy was a three-step process, with Prussia annexing the Main River valley and taking large imperial cities such as Frankfurt into its pockets.
The second step was to expand to the Rhine through the Main River basin, and the Rhine states in the lower Rhine were the target of the second phase.
The third step was to unite the forces occupied by Prussia and Austria for the leadership of the German regions.
In William's plan, the three-step strategy was gradual, because Prussia was not suitable to fight Austria in the present situation, and William would only be in the greatest benefit if Prussia had unified most of the states within the Holy Roman Empire and defeated Austria with a landslide advantage.
And now the civil strife in France and Russia undoubtedly brought great convenience to the implementation of William's strategic plan, although there was still a Hanover next to Prussia, but William believed that before France and Russia completely fell, the attitude of the British was undoubtedly biased in favor of Prussia.
And let's not forget, there is still a very important-stirring stick in Austria.
William believed that if the crown of the Holy Roman Empire was exchanged for Austria's acquiescence to Prussia's annexation of the Main, then Leopold would definitely make a deal with Prussia.
Although it was not in Austria's interest to grow up in Prussia, Leopold had no other way at the moment, because if Prussia opposed Leopold's succession to the Holy Roman Empire at the Maximilian Council of the Electors, the imperial crown that had been held by the Habsburgs for hundreds of years would definitely change hands.
This is something that Leopold absolutely did not want to see.
The reason why William did not use this to make a deal with Leopold was that William did not want to do it so obviously, and once the Austrians were threatened, Austria would definitely not sit on the sidelines and turn a blind eye when Prussia seized the Main region.
The reason for the ambiguity of the Elector of Bavaria was that he wanted to make Leopold feel that things were difficult.
Leopold had to be made to understand that without the support of Prussia, he would never be able to put it on his head, even if he was closer to the imperial crown.
Saxony, Dresden Since the Austro-Prussian War, Saxony has become a puppet in the hands of the Prussians, and the current Grand Duke of Saxony has played the role of a seal.
Frederick, the current Duke of Saxony?
August III was not willing to become an obedient lackey of the King of Prussia, but he was powerless to change the status quo of Saxony.
In fact, since the Seven Years' War, Saxony's state has gradually weakened, and Dresden, the capital of Saxony, has become the focus of competition between the armies of various countries, which makes Saxony's monarch feel ashamed but helpless.
And after the Seven Years' War, Prussia and Austria ended in peace.
However, in Saxony, the two countries did not give up the competition, and each country co-opted a large number of Saxon nobles to fight openly and secretly in the government and opposition of the principality.
Just as August III was secretly happy and preparing to fish in troubled waters because of the open and secret struggle between the two forces, his efforts were resisted by the two forces.
In the eyes of Prussia and Austria, it was better for the Saxony to be his puppet, and if he wanted to take power, it would be a fool's dream.
Because no matter how fierce the struggle between the two countries is, this is the consensus.
All the efforts of August III for the country were in vain, which made His Royal Highness fall ill in a fit of rage and urgency, and soon after, Prussia was replaced by a child king, which made the Archduke think that his opportunity had come, and he jumped up and down to recruit the army despite his physical discomfort.
But when the Prussians arrived in Dresden, he sadly discovered that the army he had devoted all his efforts to was nothing more than a show.
After that, Prussia occupied Dresden.
August III made no other political declaration than to come out of the palace and declare Saxony's unconditional alliance with Prussia.
With the help of the good foundation laid earlier, the Prussians took over the power of Saxony smoothly, and the government officials, judges, army, and police of Saxony were all controlled by the Prussians.
Sometimes August felt sad for himself when he thought about it.
The once glorious Grand Duke of Saxony now wants to look at the face of a Prussian child king, which is a big joke, but he has no strength to resist at all.
And in such a state of mind.
Auguste III's health deteriorated, and even more sadly, Augustus III had no heirs at all, and the Prussians were adamantly opposed to Augustus taking an heir from the family line.
Augusta III knew what the Prussians wanted to do, but he had no other way than to recognize the reality of the situation.
The difference between Saxony and Denmark is that the Prussian army entered Dresden and was peacefully liberated, while Copenhagen was captured by the Prussian army, so soon after the conquest of Denmark, Wilhelm would immediately go to Copenhagen to proclaim the crown of the Danish king.
But for Saxony, Wilhelm could not do this, because Saxony was involved in the Austro-Prussian War had his helplessness, if in such a situation, Wilhelm hurriedly snatched the crown of Saxony, then Prussia's international reputation is bound to be greatly affected.
Fortunately, Augusta III had no heirs, which gave Wilhelm a golden opportunity to direct a play such as "The Edict of the Grand Duke of Saxony" or "The unanimous request of all the people of Saxony to annex Saxony to Prussia" as long as August III died.
In this way, not only will it not affect the national prestige of Prussia, but it will even greatly increase the prestige of Prussia. ............................................
After a week of fierce quarrels, the Holy Roman Diet in Frankfurt finally made a decision on Maximilian's decision to convene the Imperial Electoral Council, and the Imperial Assembly agreed that Maximilian, the Elector of Cologne, would convene a Council of the Imperial Electors to decide on the Imperial throne "with the sacred rights conferred on the Elector of Cologne by the Holy Roman Empire under the witness of God"!
Maximilian was greatly encouraged by the news, and at this moment Maximilian had already won the support of the Elector of Mainz through his unremitting efforts, and there were signals from the Elector of Trier and the Elector of Bavaria that they were still considering possible support.
According to Maximilian's vision, if all goes well, then he can definitely overwhelm Leopold.
In fact, if you calculate carefully, the current empire actually has nine electors.
During the Thirty Years' War of 1623, Emperor Ferdinand II transferred the electoral rights of the Count of the Rhine to his cousin, the Duke of Bavaria.
In the Treaty of Westphalia signed after the end of the war in 1648, an eighth Elector was created to compensate for the Count of the Palatinate.
However, in 1777 the Bavarian branch of the Wittelsbach family in Bavaria became extinct, and the inheritance of the domain was handed over to Charles with Prussian intervention, who was replaced by Etans because of his opposition to Prussia.
Charles is not only related to the Wittelsbach family, but he is also a close relative of the Palatinate family.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
In order to completely eliminate the opposition in the country after coming to the throne, this Itans eliminated the direct line of the Palatinate after coming to the throne, and then Itans also inherited the position of Elector of the Palatinate as a collateral person.
Therefore, Itans is equivalent to having the votes of two electors, but later, due to the interference of the Imperial Diet, the two electors in the hands of Itansi were reduced by one, leaving only the Elector of Bavaria.
And in 1692, the ancestor of the Habsburgs, then Emperor Leopold I, conferred on the Duke of Hanover Ernst?
August I was the ninth elector, although it was not recognized by the Imperial Diet until 1710.
And this Ernst August I was George I, who later succeeded to the throne of England.
Although the Imperial Diet recognized George I as the Elector, the Elector of Hanover was an outlier to the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, so if there was anything to be reconciled between the Electors, Hanover would often be informed of the results later.
So, in fact, it was the same seven people who participated in the electoral meeting convened by Maximilian: Maximilian, Elector of Cologne, Elector Eltal of Mainz, Karl Joseph, Elector of Trier, Elector of Bavaria, Elector Itans, Elector Auguste of Saxophone, Elector Wilhelm of Brandenburg, and Elector Leopold of Bohemia.
After a bitter quarrel among the diplomats of various countries, the date for the convening of the Electoral Council was set, and of course, in respect of the British Elector George III of Hanover, the Imperial Parliament decided that the Electoral Council should be convened as soon as possible.
A few days later, the proclamation of the Imperial Diet was delivered to all the electors.
On May 28, 1790, the Holy Roman Empire will convene a Council of Electors to decide on the throne of the Empire!