The Youngest Prince Of The English Royalty House [EN]: Chapter 184

184. Marriage Alliance with Spain (2)

“Hahaha. A prince as capable as I am… has no limits!”

Seeing Charles laughing so happily with my future in-laws from Spain, I was reminded of another ‘Charles.’

In the distant future, King James I of the Stuart Dynasty in England had a very hard time marrying off his son, Charles I.

‘Hmph! I am Charles, the great Crown Prince of England! How dare you look at me like that? How impudent!’

That Charles’s personality, so intoxicated with his own brilliance, was so arrogant that his future father-in-law was angered to the point of saying, ‘I quit!’ Well, that’s why he ended up getting ‘Whitehall-ed’ [executed at Whitehall] in the Puritan Revolution.

Of course, I’m not in a position to talk about others right now.

“Your Majesty, Princess Isabel has fallen for my face. It’s no coincidence.”

“Be quiet.”

My second son is also named Charles, and he’s just as intoxicated with his own brilliance as Charles of the Stuart Dynasty. The height of arrogance, you might say?

“Yes, Your Majesty. I’ll be quiet.”

Of course, he listens well.

“John, we must entertain our guests now.”

“Of course.”

“I’ve prepared a good seat for the Queen of Spain.”

“Mary, I’m really looking forward to it.”

My sister Mary took her away, so I was relieved.

“John, you will talk with me.”

I have to deal with the King of Spain.

I met my brother-in-law and we drank wine.

In Europe, whether in the Middle Ages or modern times, building friendships over wine at receptions was fundamental.

“…”

However, we were silent. Ha, I have nothing to say.

Still, this awkward silence didn’t last long. It was because my soon-to-be in-law spoke.

“How do you think the war with the Mongols will unfold?”

“Unless the two Roman Empires fall, the Mongols cannot conquer the West.”

“Two Romes…”

The two Romes were, of course, the Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire [Byzantine Empire]. Of course, my brother-in-law knew that.

The Mongols are strong.

From the beginning, their very existence is about conquest, and above all, they are a superpower that has almost conquered the East. But the Mongols are also human, so there must be limits. From what I’ve heard so far, there seem to be difficulties with command confusion and supply.

“But I heard that the Eastern Roman Empire is acting independently.”

“They want to show that they can defeat foreign enemies without relying on the West. And there must be internal problems as well.”

“I know that.”

But it was true that the two Romes were not cooperating.

Of course, the Holy Roman Empire is cooperating with us for various political reasons, but the Eastern Roman Empire is showing independent movements.

“Anyway, I want to talk about us, not foreign powers. I know your thoughts well. Spain is needed, isn’t it?”

“It’s just that Isabel is beautiful. Isn’t she a suitable bride for my handsome son Charles?”

“And you’ll give Spain to Charles as a gift?”

“From my point of view, it’s about gaining an ally.”

“For free?”

“Of course, there must be a price to pay.”

“Yes, I’ve been waiting for that.”

Fernando I’s eyes flashed sharply.

His political skills were evident in ascending the unstable throne of Castile to stably rule the kingdom, and in having the beautiful and wise Eleanor as his wife through a ‘compromise’ with King Henry II of England at the time.

‘The more I think about this person, the more amazing he is.’

Considering that he changed his name to the three-stage Alfonso-Felipe-Fernando, I first thought that this person was not normal.

Actually, I didn’t expect to have this conversation.

“I’ll tell you after the wedding mass.”

“Hahaha. After the wedding mass. Well… maybe that’s why I like you.”

“Me?”

“Your sister also likes you.”

My sister Eleanor? Really?

Is this political rhetoric?

* * *

-Rouen Cathedral-

The formal dress for my second son Charles was something I got myself. It’s blue silk from the Eastern Roman Empire.

Charles’s eyes sparkled.

“It’s really cool. It must have been very expensive?”

“I wouldn’t begrudge spending money on my son.”

“Your Majesty, I’m getting married now.”

Hearing my son’s emotional voice, my heart became complicated.

“Yes. You’re becoming someone’s husband now.”

Charles was already engaged to Isabel, but marriage is different.

The engagement is a promise to marry, and the wedding is when you officially become husband and wife.

The wedding mass began under the auspices of the Archbishop of Rouen.

It was a different feeling from when I married off my eldest son James.

‘I’m going to have another niece as my daughter-in-law.’

I received the blessings of Ruth and Jacob, the embodiments of incest in the Old Testament, in my dream, but.

I have no intention of marrying relatives from the ‘next generation’ onwards. Otherwise, they might turn into people with great ‘chins’ like the Habsburg family in the original history.

The sound of the organ and the hymns.

It’s the second time I’m marrying off my child, but every time, I feel like I’m sending my child far away, and my heart swells.

-The Lord be with you!

“And with your spirit!”

-Almighty God! Cleanse my heart and lips. Just as you cleansed the lips of the prophet Isaiah with burning coal, cleanse me with your generous mercy, so that I may worthily proclaim your holy gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

“Amen.”

Hearing the Archbishop’s words, I and the guests then drew small crosses on our foreheads, lips, and chests and answered.

In order to remember God’s bestowal, grace, and mercy, I looked at the cross on the altar and stood up again, listening to the hymns ringing in my ears.

-The reason you have come together in this cathedral today is to have your intention to marry solemnly confirmed by the Lord before the priests and community of the Church.

-Christ will abundantly bestow the blessings of marital love upon you, and will especially enrich and strengthen you, who have been consecrated by holy baptism, with the sacrament of marriage today, so that you may keep faith throughout your life and fulfill all the duties of married life.

-Charles and Isabel, do you intend to marry without any compulsion and with complete freedom?

Charles and Isabel answered in unison.

“Yes! We do.”

-The Lord will make this agreement, which you have confessed before the Church, firm with His grace and will bless you abundantly. What God has joined together, let no one separate.

“Yes! We do.”

-May the Lord bless this sacred marriage, the couple Charles and Isabel!

With the Archbishop of Rouen’s last words, Isabel and Charles became husband and wife, and the wedding mass ended.

Isabel and Charles will now procreate and multiply as a new couple.

‘And Spain and England will become blood allies.’

In this era, the most certain way to guarantee friendship is through a ‘marriage alliance.’ In the 21st century, even conglomerates use marriage as a basic method of alliance between companies.

“Father, did you feel like this at my wedding mass too?”

James, who was the groom marrying Adelaide last time, but is now a guest, asked me.

“Yes, I felt all sorts of things.”

“I think I know how you feel.”

With the wedding mass over, I went to Fernando I and said.

“Brother-in-law, our England wants Spain to become the Kingdom of the Sun.”

“This is… that map of the East?”

I showed Fernando I a map.

* * *

-Kingdom of France, Paris-

France, the land of the golden lily. Once a traditional powerhouse in Western Europe, it was now working day and night to regain its former glory.

Crown Prince Louis of the Kingdom of France was running the state affairs on behalf of his father, King Philip II.

“I wonder if my father is okay?”

The French royal family is not a dysfunctional family like the English one.

Trust between sons and fathers, and between brothers, was a matter of course.

That’s why the Crown Prince was worried about the safety of his father, who had left for Poland to show the presence of the Kingdom of France.

“Your Highness, something terrible has happened.”

“Could it be that something has happened to my father?”

At the words of Crown Prince Louis, who could never accept his father’s death, Duke of Bouillon shook his head and replied.

“Fortunately, that’s not it, but it’s urgent news related to England.”

Crown Prince Louis asked the Duke of Bouillon, who was showing a complicated face while trailing off.

“Then what is it?”

News of the marriage between Spain and England came from Rouen Cathedral. At the Duke of Bouillon’s words that the alliance between England and Spain had been solidified by the marriage of Prince Charles and Isabel, Crown Prince Louis sighed and said.

“Hmph, it’s become complicated…. Of course, my father expected it too.”

In fact, the Kingdom of France also knew that Charles and Isabel would marry. What is an engagement in the first place? Isn’t it a rehearsal before getting married?

But I didn’t know they would proceed with the ‘wedding mass’ so quickly.

“I wanted Spain to be neutral, but it was too greedy.”

From the Kingdom of France’s point of view, it was good to have a foreign power to check England. But the French royal family knows the ways of the world well.

The problem was that the Queen of Spain was Eleanor. Spain, which had been ‘slightly’ favorable to England since before, would eventually bend its arm inward [favor England]. But with this marriage, the relationship between Spain and England will become even stronger.

“Anyway, the work has been done, so we must achieve our goals. First, call the envoy who wants to contact us.”

“Yes, I understand Your Highness’s will.”

* * *

-Throughout Poland-

Around the time John was solidifying the relationship between England and Spain with the marriage of his second son. On the large battlefield of Poland, the main forces of the Western army and the Mongols were having a proper showdown.

Of course, Temujin [Genghis Khan] and Richard, the commanders who actually led them, were strangers to each other.

But that didn’t mean they were having a weak man’s fight, cautiously approaching each other.

As you know, Temujin and Richard were both manly men.

“Charge!”

-Break the cavalry!

Was that why?

It was truly a great battle between the Mongols and the West that didn’t ask or demand anything.

Of course, what they were muttering in their respective camps couldn’t be heard by the other side.

However, the commanders were speaking with ‘armies.’

In fact, this battle was a preliminary battle, a cavalry battle.

Just as the Mongols were most confident in their sacred cavalry, England also had indomitable knights who had experienced many battles.

Of course, it wasn’t just the English army that was fighting the Mongols. It was a battle involving what was called the Western army or the Western coalition,

[Polish army English army

Holy Roman Empire army French army.]

The battle they participated in was more intense than expected.

“For the Great Khan!”

“For the peace of Europe!”

The elite cavalry, delivering shocks to each other, bravely collided even with death before their eyes.

-Bang.

In addition to the elite cavalry charge, there was a tremendous shooting battle between longbowmen and light cavalry.

-Swish.

The shield bearers struggled.

-Thud.

But the biggest difference between the Mongols and the Western army was.

-Thud.

There were musketeers holding newly supplied Charleville 1204s [early muskets].

“Muskets….”

Due to the limitations of gunpowder, they couldn’t fire indiscriminately, but the English army actively used muskets whenever they had the chance.

Temujin was not familiar with the muskets of the English infantry. But he knew that it was an improved version of the gunpowder weapons used by the Han Chinese….

“It’s a variant of a weapon I’ve already experienced.”

But the Mongols, who had already faced similar weapons from the ‘Han Chinese,’ calmly responded by taking advantage of the subtle gaps in the musket’s range, reload speed, and wind direction.

The real battle of wits took place in the shelling.

-Bang.

Both the Mongols and the English knew how to utilize the usefulness of ‘artillery’ in some way.

As the smell of gunpowder spread thickly.

“I am Temujin, Emperor of the Christian Empire.”

“Richard, Guardian of the West.”

-Clang.

Temujin’s spear and Richard I’s halberd collided.

Of course, the sky didn’t split, but the soldiers watching this fight felt their hearts swell.