"Huh?
The rebellion of the Continental Council has actually revived, what are you doing?
Now the crackdown is not going on!
” Hearing the revival of the Continental Parliament in North America, George III's face was irrepressibly angry.
During George III's reign, it can be said that the Continental Congress has always been a part of his heart, and North America was the first British colony to have a large-scale riot, and even with the support of France, the Continental Congress almost overthrew British colonial rule in North America.
Moreover, on the eve of the Continental Parliament's preparation for a reversal with Britain, the Continental Parliament actually sent Franklin to London to conduct so-called negotiations with the British government, which in the eyes of George III was a complete act of contempt for himself.
Just kidding, as a ruler who rules a territory of thousands of miles, how could George III tolerate a small colony and dare to send an envoy to ask for negotiations!
"Never recognize the United States**, and punish their disobedience with a protracted war that will never end" This was George III's attitude towards the North American war.
Hearing George III's question, Augustus did not speak but looked at Fawkes, noticing Augustus' gaze, Fawkes couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
But Fox still replied: "Your Majesty, through the efforts of the government, the continental parliament of North America has been suppressed, but it is ................."
Seeing that Fawkes's expression was a little evasive, and there was some prevarication in his words, George III raised his eyebrows coldly.
"But nothing.
Make it clear!
” "Your Majesty, although the Continental Congress has been suppressed.
But the Prussians took the opportunity to rob us of numerous colonies in North America!
” The news of the suppression of the Continental Congress certainly made George III's expression relieved, but after learning that Prussia had actually invaded his own colonies, George III still frowned and asked: "How many?
Also, How many troops do we have deployed in North America?
How can those generals watch our territory being snatched away!
” Fox was in his heart, he knew that this matter could not be concealed no matter what, not to mention that now that George III had woken up, the future government affairs would definitely have to be returned to George III for handling, so Fox said: "The armies deployed in North America have been almost completely annihilated by the Prussians.
Nearly half of the colonies have also been robbed, and now the government is moving troops to North America on a large scale!
” Hearing Fox say this, George III's hand clenched involuntarily, and at the same time, the back of his hand was even more bruised.
"Didn't the government protest to Brandenburg?
How dare the Prussians do this!
I don't want to hear anything else, I just want to know now how far my country and Prussia have come!
” George III was a very wise ruler, and although mental illness plagued him throughout his reign, it has to be said that during the period of George III's sobriety.
Compared to his sons, he was the perfect example of a good monarch.
"Prussia has already begun to mobilize for war, and in addition, they have hired the navies of Russia and Sweden, and now they have the capital to compete with our navy in the North Sea.
On land, the Prussian army had already begun to build, in addition, according to intelligence.
The king of Prussia, William, who had just been crowned Holy Roman Emperor, officially commanded in the name of his own emperor that many princes in the Holy Roman Empire form a powerful coalition!
” "Damn, I didn't ask about government affairs for a few months, and the situation has deteriorated to this point.
What the hell does your government eat!
Get me little Pete right now, from now on.
Fox, you are no longer the Prime Minister of the government, including the Cabinet officials, all of them go to the Cabinet members I appointed before!
Bring them straight to Buckingham Palace!
” George III lost his temper and ordered Augustus to immediately summon the members of the cabinet of the previous government.
Hearing George III's words, Fawkes almost crushed his teeth, but he could only hold back the anger in his heart, otherwise, the consequences of being wild in front of George III were not something he could bear.
The news of George III's awakening and taking charge of the state here spread throughout London as soon as it came, and less than an hour after the news broke, little Pete's residence in London was already full of guests.
During the reign of George III, the Pitt family's position at the top of the British hierarchy was almost unshakable, first Pitt Jr.'
s father led LinkedIn to win the Seven Years' War, and then Pitt Jr. became the British Prime Minister at the age of twenty-four, in the history of the United Kingdom Pitt Jr. is the youngest prime minister, but also the longest-serving prime minister in the British regime, a total of twenty years as prime minister.
Of course, he was also recognized by later generations as the "first wise man" among all British prime ministers.
Apparently, these guests arrived as soon as they heard the news of George III's awakening.
Everyone knows what George III values Pitt Jr., otherwise, George III would not have used some of his power to make Pitt Jr., who was only 24 years old, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
It's just that unlike the faces of these congratulatory guests, there is no trace of joy on the faces of little Pete, and the same look as little Pete is the members of the cabinet of the previous government.
The present situation is clear to everyone, a war is imminent, and it is clear that once war breaks out between Britain and Prussia, it will be another "Seven Years' War", and in the new war, Britain does not have the same advantage as the last war.
After a while, a royal attendant hurried to the home of little Pete and conveyed the order of George III to see him. .............................................
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Frankfurt, December 24, 1794 Wilhelm held a grand banquet in the Emperor's palace, which was attended by the princes of the Holy Roman Empire who had arrived in Frankfurt and the Prussian high-ranking officials.
In the list of princes present.
William didn't see Sunigo's name, which made William's heart feel a little uncomfortable.
"Hasn't Sunigo arrived yet?"
"Yes.
Your Majesty, according to our information, now His Excellency Sunigo has just led his army to Bensheim!
” "Damn, order Ferdinand to lead two divisions to meet the Duke of Hesse at once, and at the same time tell Ferdinand, disarm all Sunigo's escorts!
Let the Imperial Diet immediately order the arrest of Sunigo for disobeying the Emperor's orders!
” Although the roads and means of transportation are not as developed as in later generations, it is clear that it will not take ten days to get from Hesse to Frankfurt, and even the Hungarian Grand Duke Ferdinand, who is nearly twice as far as Hesse, has already arrived.
William didn't believe Sunigo could have any excuse to delay his trip.
Although Sunigo is William's uncle, Sunigo has never recognized William's legitimacy, and even when Prussia launched the Mainz Raid, Sunigo also led the Hessian army to join the hostile camp with Prussia.
After that, faced with Prussian solicitation.
Sunigo has always been unapologetic.
Such behavior made William no longer have the slightest affection for this uncle.
"Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too much, after all, Sunigo is the brother of Queen Mother Louise, and ..............."
Hearing William's words, Locks, who was standing beside William, hurriedly spoke.
But William didn't have Locks's words, only to see William wave his hand and say: "I have made it very clear in the order.
That is, all the princes of the empire, except for the city-states of northern Italy and Switzerland, must arrive in Frankfurt by December 25!
And now, except for Sunigo, the rest of the princes are well following my orders!
There was only one Sunigo, whose territory was not far from Frankfurt, but who dared to openly disobey my orders.
As the emperor of the empire, he is not severely punished.
How I rule the Empire!
Tell the Imperial Parliament that Sunigo's sin is unforgivable!
” William's voice was not deliberately lowered, at least the imperial princes around him could hear it clearly.
Hearing William's merciless treatment of Sunigo, the hearts of these imperial princes became a little frightened.
William's attack on Sunigo is also a strategy to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, after all, Sunigo is blatantly disobeying William's orders at the moment, and everyone knows the blood relationship between Sunigo and William, in this case, since the chicken has jumped out, then William naturally does not have to show mercy to his subordinates.
At least in William's opinion, the effect of this trick is still very significant, at least after William's order was issued, the surrounding princes looked at William with more fear.
"Okay, everyone is Christmas Eve, you can relax to your heart's content, you don't need to stay here all of you!"
With that, William smiled and let the princes disperse.
This time, William came to Frankfurt, in addition to leading the royal guards and the 25th division that had just been reorganized, and asked Ferdinand to lead two divisions from Stuttgart.
As for the expected Anglo-Prussian war, in William's imagination, Dessau's nine divisions must be the main force, and then William's own royal guard and 25 divisions, plus 30,000 imperial princes, so that the army that could be used to fight the British reached 170,000.
And such a scale is only William's advance plan, in William's mind, once the war is in a stalemate, then William needs to draw at least 100,000 troops to participate in the battle.
Although Britain is not an army power, its army strength has never exceeded the scale of 100,000 people, but this does not mean that the strength of the British army can be underestimated.
As a large empire with tens of millions of people under its rule, if Britain is really ruthless, then the number of troops can definitely exceed 100,000 in a few months, and even if there is a war of alluring the country, then Britain's military expansion will definitely not be less than Prussia.
And if the Anglo-Prussian war breaks out, then there is no doubt that it will be a war for the country.
The reason why these princes did not levy more troops was because William did not want these princes to get out of his control, and each prince had his own mind.
If these princes lead too many troops, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not have undesirable thoughts.
Carl had been silently watching William from the side.
Previously, Karl had guessed that William must have had unusual intentions for such a large-scale gathering of princes, and when he arrived in Frankfurt, his bottom uneasiness became even stronger.
However, Karl was not worried that William would wipe out all these princes.
After all, Prussia and England were now close to seeing the real thing, and if William dealt with these princes at this time, it was obvious that the Holy Roman Empire would be in chaos.
In this case, it is also contrary to the interests of Prussia.
December 25th.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the Imperial Diet Hall in Frankfurt.
The princes of the empire were gathered together, and at this moment, William, escorted by a group of Prussian guards, walked to the center of the council hall and stood still.
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"As Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, I am now applying to the Reichstag for a change of the name of the country, and the name of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation is no longer appropriate for the present situation.
The new Imperial name should be a simplified German Empire!
” William's words caused a huge ripple in the council hall, and the members of the Imperial Diet and many princes of the empire were dumbfounded by William's words.
Holy Roman Empire.
This country name has been used for thousands of years, but at this time, as the emperor of the empire, William actually proposed to change the country name, which is even more amazing than changing the emperor of the empire!
A new empire will inevitably have a new form of government, and for these imperial princes.
They were more concerned about the impact of William's proposed change of country name!
However, there were two people in the council hall who reacted very differently from the other princes, and these two men were Karl and Ferdinand, two brothers.
The Holy Roman Empire had a special meaning for the Habsburgs, even though the current emperor was Prussian, not Habsburg.
But it has to be said that Wilhelm first borrowed the name of Habsburg.
Don't forget, William's purpose in marrying Anna in the first place.
It is precisely in order to render a Habsburg halo on his body.
Because of this, Wilhelm's ascension to the Holy Roman Empire was largely due to the strength of Prussia, but the reason why he was able to be accepted so quickly by the Holy See and the international community was that the aura of Habsburg also played a great role in it.
After all, in the eyes of many, the struggle between Prussia and Austria for the throne of the Holy Roman Empire was, after all, an internal struggle between the sons-in-law and sons of the Habsburgs.
But now William's demand for a change in the name of the country is tantamount to a complete denial of the status of the Habsburgs in the Holy Roman Empire.
The new state will inevitably be ruled by a new dynasty.
In other words, no matter how the new German Empire develops, the Habsburgs will lose their right to inherit the empire without using force.
"I protest that the name of the Holy Roman Empire has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for nearly a thousand years, and changing the name of the country at this time will undoubtedly cause unrest among the people of the empire and even lead to turmoil in the empire, which is the root cause of cholera!"
Before Karl could speak, a minor prince who was related to the Habsburgs stood up and spoke.
In Europe, blood ties are far less heavy than those of families.
In other words, even if a person is not related by blood in the slightest, as long as he is adopted or added, then he has the right to inherit.
This can be seen from the Seven Years' War, where Teresa and Frederick fought to the death just to allow Teresa's husband to inherit Teresa's father's empire.
"Times are different, the new situation needs a new empire, there has never been a thousand-year empire in the past, even the Eastern Roman Empire has now become a thing of the past, and Constantinople is occupied by pagans, so I think His Majesty's proposal is very correct!"
As soon as the little prince had finished speaking, the Count of Bayreuth, who was also of the House of Hohenzollern, spoke.
However, the Habsburg princes did not give up, and they could ignore the previous struggle between Wilhelm and Austria for the position of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, but now in the interests of the entire Habsburg, these princes naturally cannot ignore it.
"No, how can the country name be changed easily!"
"The Holy Roman Empire and the German Empire of the German Nation, in fact, are only simplified in the name of the country, and therefore completely acceptable!"
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In the end, the meeting of the day ended without a hitch, and for all this, William watched from the sidelines like a person who did not care about himself after throwing out the bill.
And except for William, several great princes of the empire did not speak.
However, this situation changed the next day, and the whole scene was almost one-sided.
Eventually, the Reichstag announced by decree that the name of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation would be abolished with immediate effect and that the name of the German Empire would be changed to the German Empire.
This also meant that Christmas Day became the founding day of the German Empire on December 25, 1794.
And Wilhelm also decreed as the first emperor of the German Empire that the German Empire inherited everything from the Holy Roman Empire, and the empire no longer divided the princes from the date of its establishment, but at the same time guaranteed the subordination between all the princes of the Holy Roman Empire and the central government of the empire, and the central government of the empire will continue to recognize the semi-** nature of these princes.
The new imperial capital was Brandenburg, with Frankfurt as the imperial capital.
The head of the Reich was the Emperor, who was held by the King of Prussia and had the power to appoint prime ministers and senior officials, convene and dissolve parliaments, declare war, make peace, and was the supreme commander of the Imperial Army.
The Chancellor of the Reich was the Prime Minister of Prussia and was accountable only to the Emperor.
The legislative power of the Reich was vested in the Reichstag, which consisted of a merger of the Reichstag and the Senate of the Prussian government, which was limited to less than one hundred and fifty members, and the Federal Parliament, which consisted of 58 deputies appointed by the state governments.