Vol 3 Chapter 610 Italian monarchs in Sicily

On October 9, 1869, King Willem IV of the Netherlands and Queen Isabella II of Spain held secret talks in Palma, the capital of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean.

After the meeting, Spain announced that it would send four warships to the north to join the combined Nordic alliance fleet composed of the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.

The Dutch government announced that Spain had become a new partner of the Nordic Union, the same status as Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary.

The Netherlands did not directly confront France, but the movements in their hands were continuous.

On October 10, 1869, the Italian royal family, who had just received William IV in Sicily, announced that Italy, after the Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, became the most powerful organization in the Far East Pacific region, the Deep Blue Pacific Partnership. “Partner countries, the organization’s members are the Netherlands, Spain, the United States of America, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, the organization plus Spain also has three partner countries Tsarist Russia Empire, Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary Empire.

Plus the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

It seems that the United Kingdom, like France, is about to be isolated from the world. It is no wonder that the United Kingdom is in a hurry recently and sent Foreign Secretary Russell to visit Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, to seek Dutch support for the United Kingdom to join the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Italy, Sicily, the temporary residence of the King of Italy on the capital Catania.

Italian Prime Minister Marco Mingetti and Italian Crown Prince Umberto sitting in front of Italian King Emmanuel II.

Crown Prince Umberto said in surprise: “Perhaps 10 years ago, no one could have imagined that a medium-sized European country like the Netherlands would one day be so important to a European power. France is struggling now, and now there are many people in France. I hate the Netherlands to the core.”

Prime Minister Marko Mingotti also sighed: “At present, the Netherlands is clearly on the side of Prussia, while Sweden and Denmark behind the Netherlands are on the same side as the Netherlands. The most surprising thing is that Denmark is willing to let go of its prejudices and support Prussia’s attack on France. , which is the most puzzling. Perhaps the role of the Netherlands in this is far more important than we think.”

Crown Prince Umberto, born in 1844: “The Netherlands has threatened France by doing this. Will France ignore the threat of Prussia and insist on retaliating against the Netherlands?”

Emmanuel II suddenly asked: “If you were Napoleon III, how would you take revenge on the Netherlands at this time?”

Crown Prince Umberto seemed to have a case for a long time, and blurted out: “The army is mobilized and goes all out to fight against Prussia in the east. If possible, even use this as an excuse to directly send troops to occupy Luxembourg, which does not border the mainland of the Netherlands, when repulsing Prussia. Principality.

In addition, the French navy was dispatched from the sea to directly bombard the Belgian coastal areas, and even to the north to carry out oppressive shelling on the Dutch mainland. In this way, I think the Netherlands will eventually taste failure and regret.”

Marco, Prime Minister Mingotti and Emmanuel II looked at each other and sighed, the crown prince was still a little more tender.

Crown Prince Umberto looked at the two people in front of him in puzzlement, and was very puzzled that they seemed to have forgotten to evaluate. However, he was smart, and after a while, he understood that his answer did not seem to be in line with their wishes.

However, he was still unconvinced and thought: “I don’t believe that I would be wrong in doing this.”

Emmanuel II suddenly asked again: “If King William IV of the Netherlands is going to pass by land to our Italy, do you think you will agree?”

Marco Mingotti is keeping an eye on Crown Prince Umberto.

The latter was shocked when he heard the words, and looked at Emmanuel II in disbelief.

Emmanuel II said again: “Avoiding French interception, this Dutch king wants to pass directly through our territory, pass through Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Prussia, and finally return to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. You are willing to let Italy be one of the stops. ?”

Crown Prince Umberto said hesitantly:

“After passing through Italy, France will settle accounts in the autumn. Italy seems to have more losses than the gains, but helping William IV when he encountered difficulties at this time seems to make the Dutch royal family owe us a favor, and the Dutch will be full of Italians. . This choice depends on the attitude of Italy to the post-war France in the future.”

He continued: “At the same time, it also depends on what we estimate the outcome of the war between France and Prussia to be able to treat William IV.”

Marco Mingotti said in a timely manner: “It’s not wrong for the crown prince to be worried. I think other parties should also be worried about it.”

However, the words of the two did not dispel Emmanuel II’s doubts. He always felt that things were not so simple, because it was not like the William IV in his impression.

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On October 11, 1869, the Dutch Foreign Minister Hesbert Feng announced the cancellation of the embassy in France. At the same time, for the sake of safety, he called on all Dutch or Dutch people in the French Empire to return to the Netherlands. He called for at least to leave the French territory~ www.readmtl.com ~ keep yourself safe.

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And William IV, who was preparing to land in the Port of Athens in Greece, was content to accept his own younger brother, Prince Frederick of Greece, the protagonist of the wedding, and Demetrios Wu, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Greece. Algaris greeted him at the port.

Looking at the Greek Crown Prince Frederick, who was about the same height as himself, William IV’s face was immediately filled with a smile due to the connection of his family’s blood, so he took Prince Albert off the boat and walked over.

The silent brothers of William IV and Prince Frederick come for a solid hug.

Prince Frederick’s words came from William IV’s ears.

“My brother is getting stronger and stronger. No wonder the Kingdom of the Netherlands shocked the whole European countries even more than when my father ruled.”

William IV still hugged him and said: “No way, the mission dictates, but the future stage of the Kingdom of Greece can also allow you to display your ambitions.”

After speaking, their hands loosened, and the two gentlemen looked at each other and laughed. Looking at it from a distance, the whispers of the two brothers just now revealed a deep brotherhood.

But only two people know, they have something to say.

“Uncle Frederick”

Prince Albert stepped forward with a gentleman’s new European etiquette, which made Crown Prince Frederick laugh. He picked up the 4-year-old little guy, and turned back to William IV and pointed to the next door. Prime Minister Demetrios Vulgaris introduced: “This is our Prime Minister of Greece”

But what he didn’t notice was that William IV and Demetrios Vulgaris showed a mysterious smile at the same time, as if they were very familiar with each other.

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