Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

"Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was the first to enter. It is said that she was accompanied by British Foreign Secretary Russell; the second to enter the Swedish palace was King Christian IX of Denmark, also accompanied by Foreign Minister Meck; the third It was His Majesty William IV of the Netherlands, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hesbert von.

I noticed, why are you bringing the Foreign Secretary this time? "

"Huh, isn't that simple? This is a summit of Germanic leaders. Naturally, it won't just be a gathering. This requires coordination from all countries. What to coordinate, naturally it won't be military. After all, the military of all countries is different. It is an important weapon and will not be activated easily. On the contrary, it is diplomacy and can be launched first, so diplomacy will be the theme of this meeting."

"This gentleman has such a clear mind. Where can I find a job?"

"Haha, it's easy to say. I'm in Luxembourg's European Times now, and I'm just here to prepare for an interview. How about you, sir?"

“I am from the British Empire Financial Times”

"I am from the Kingdom of the Netherlands "Echo"

"I am from the French Empire Le Figaro"

"I am from the Kingdom of Spain "La Pioneer de España"

"I am from the Tsarist Russian Empire"Voice of Tsarist Russia"

"I'm from the Northern Commonwealth of America "New York Post"

“I’m from the Confederate States of America, The Richmond Newspaper.”

"I am from the Kingdom of Italy "Milan newspaper"

"I'm from the Austrian press"

"I am from the Kingdom of Prussia Berliner Zeitung"

“I am from Sweden’s Domestic Post”

Everyone looked around at these European and American newspaper "colleagues" and were filled with tension and hostility for the first time.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Look, that's William I of Prussia and Prime Minister Bismarck"

"Why did Prime Minister Bismarck come along? Where is their foreign minister?"

"Then you don't know? The current prime minister and foreign minister of Prussia are Bismarck, so it is not wrong for the king and the prime minister to come together this time."

The architect of the Swedish Royal Palace came from Milan. After the then Carl XIV. John inherited the throne of Sweden, he invited Milanese to participate in the renovation. Eventually, the generalissimo of Napoleon I was killed by the Swedish king who had no heirs in 1809. Carl XIII invited him to Sweden from France and adopted him as his adopted son and became the Crown Prince of Sweden.

In one fell swoop, the Swedish Bernadotte dynasty was established, which has continued ever since.

Therefore, to be precise, the royal family of this country does not actually belong to the Germans, but to the French.

However, from the time Bernardo became the Crown Prince of Sweden, he acted from a Swedish standpoint, including when he led Sweden across the Baltic Sea and served as a vanguard in Europe. He was more active than Prussia in fighting against Napoleon I. This made everyone in Sweden extremely satisfied. recognized his identity.

Later, after defeating the northern French army, he turned back to attack the Kingdom of Denmark, which supported Napoleon I, and Denmark finally agreed to transfer Norway to Sweden. This completely established Bernardo's status as heir to the Swedish throne.

When Karl XIII died in 1818, he succeeded as King of Sweden and officially ruled Sweden as a Frenchman.

But hearts can change, but customs never change at will. For all purposes, the current Swedish royal family is the same as the French royal family. Even the only son of the queen, Oscar I, is also the granddaughter of Napoleon I, Queen Eugène and her ex-husband, and their adopted son Eugène. The daughter of Prince Ren.

As for Karl XIV, his wife was the fiancée of Napoleon I.

So he and Napoleon I really had a lifelong "unfortunate relationship between kings and kings".

Thinking of this, William IV walked into the banquet hall that Karl XV had already arranged with ambiguous thoughts.

Karl XV had already seen William IV, and the two men looked at each other from ten meters away and smiled gentlemanly.

Next to Karl XV, in addition to Sweden's Foreign Prime Minister Ladwig, there were also Queen Victoria, Foreign Minister Russell, Christian IX, and Danish Foreign Minister Meck.

Joseph I of the Kingdom of Austria and Emperor of Austria-Hungary and his Foreign Minister Reichberg were also among them,

As the host, Karl XV came over after seeing him, smiled and said to William IV: "How have you been these two days? Isn't Stockholm more interesting than Amsterdam?"

William IV: "It's interesting, but I think Amsterdam gives me a better night's sleep"

"I think you are not used to it because Alexandra is not around."

After saying that, King Karl XV nuzzled his lips to Christian IX next to him and said jokingly: "Your Majesty Christian, look at how wonderful this son-in-law is. Alexandra is so happy."

"Hahaha"

Several people laughed softly

Christian IX showed a satisfied smile.

William IV was embarrassed.

Queen Victoria's eyes flashed with a hint of complexity, thinking of Alice.

So she smiled and said: "His Majesty William IV is waiting too late. He will be ready to smooth over our waiting later. You can tell yourself, should you be punished?"

William IV smiled helplessly and said: "It is indeed worthy of punishment."

Queen Victoria smiled and asked: "Then what do you think the punishment should be?"

William IV rolled his eyes, pretended to look around, and said dissatisfied: "Someone is later than me. I have to ask the person behind me how to punish him later. Her Majesty the Queen and everyone, you will definitely give it to me later. Testify, I am not the last one."

Everyone rolled their eyes, secretly thinking that the Dutch king was too cunning.

William IV said: "When you punish him later, I will admit half of my guilt."

"That's more like it." Queen Victoria had just finished saying that William I walked in. At this moment, Karl XV walked over quickly, obviously more active than when William IV came.

William IV and his father-in-law Christian IX looked at each other secretly, and both saw the bitterness in each other's eyes. Obviously, Queen Victoria's treatment just now should not be worse than William I's.

William IV walked in next to Christian IX and said softly: "Alexandra asked me to say hello to you. She and Albert are both in great health."

Christian IX nodded, his expression lightened, and he continued to have a gentleman's expression on his face. He looked at the door and said softly: "Today's meeting will not be a good party. There are many positions in various countries, so be careful."

William IV also looked at Karl XV and William I who were chatting next to the gate. He also looked at Queen Victoria and Joseph I who were more than ten meters away. He nodded to them and whispered to Christian IX next to him: "It doesn't matter what the wind and rain are, as long as the management is firm and wise, father-in-law, don't forget that the three major countries now correspond to our three small and medium-sized countries, which can be regarded as a kind of balance."

With William I of Prussia in place, Karl XV led everyone directly to the conference table that had been prepared, a long oval table.

The short side is the host Sweden, and the long side is close to Karl XV. On the right is Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and next to her is Russell, the Foreign Secretary.

Opposite were Prussia's William I and Prime Minister Bismarck.