Chapter 2306: Appointment with Glory (Part 2)

The Arenberg family came from Arenberg, a small principality in the Holy Roman Empire, but there was no family named Arenberg before 1547, when they still belonged to the Deligne family. When the Countess of the Delamarc family

After Margaret married Baron Ligne with a dowry, both of them abandoned their original surnames, and from then on their descendants took the surname of Arenberg.

The marriage of Margaret's son Charles and Anne de Croy brought the family a large amount of land in the Netherlands and became a major lord in the Spanish aristocracy. Then through continuous farming and speaking Romansh

The marriage of large families made them the leading wealthy families in the Netherlands. At the same time, the lords of Allenberg were also staunch supporters of the Habsburg emperors and their agents in the Netherlands, so the lords of Allenberg

The family became the first duke of the Habsburg Netherlands, and was also awarded the Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. In 1549, he became high-ranking officials in the provinces of North Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel.

Soon after, the 80-year Dutch War of Independence broke out. Because his mother was from Spain, the first Baron Arenberg remained loyal to King Philip II of Spain and distanced himself from his friend William I of Orange. He

Unable to prevent the spread of Protestantism in the north, he kept them loyal to the crown without any bloodshed. After returning to the south, he joined the army of the Duke of Alba, but opposed the arrest of Elomont and Horn.

Shortly after joining the Duke of Alva's army he was killed while resisting the invasion of Groningen by Louis of Nassau and the brothers of William I of Orange. He was buried in St. Catherine's Church in Zevenbergen.

In 1605, the second Duke of Arenberg bought the land of French King Henry IV in Enghien and made it their main seat in the Netherlands. The first Duke of Arenberg was moved to the family cemetery.

, then inspired by Robert Cecil, the Arenbergs built a garden castle on this land. At the same time, in order to prove their sponsorship of the Capuchins, the Knights established the Arenberg at the monastery in Enghien.

Family cemetery.

The Capuchins are a branch of the Franciscans. They were founded with the approval of Clement VII. They were an important force in the Counter-Reformation movement of the Holy See. In 1619, they became a new group completely independent of the Franciscans.

The biggest feature of this order is to build underground tombs and preserve mummies. They use a method similar to the Egyptians. After removing the internal organs, they place the corpse in a dry place, let it dry naturally, and then clean it.

The body was clothed so it could be displayed along a wall or placed in a niche, and the body was maintained every three years by applying wax to prevent it from decomposing.

At first, this kind of tomb was reserved exclusively for the monks of the monastery, and later it was also open to the public, provided that they contributed to the construction of the Capuchin order, that is, they were the donors of the Capuchin order, and Alembe

Because Duke Ge donated so much, not only could they be buried in this kind of tomb, but they also had a family tomb.

Later, with the arrival of the Duchy of Alscot, in order to maintain their original status, the Dukes of Arenberg bought an apartment in Brussels. After it was destroyed in a bombing in 1695, the Dukes had to settle down in a rented residence.

, until the acquisition of Elomont Palace in 1754, by which time the Duke of Arenberg had extended to the fourth generation.

The fourth Duke of Arenberg was a friend of Voltaire, Rousseau, and an advocate of science. He had six children. The eldest daughter, Marie Victoria Pauline Arenberg, was the wife of the Margrave of Baden-Baden.

The fourth Duke of Arenberg was once the governor of Hainaut in the Netherlands. He served in Savoy on the Rhine during the War of the Spanish Crown. In 1737, he became a field marshal and was appointed supreme commander of the Austrian army in the Netherlands.

.During the War of the Austrian Crown, he established a military alliance between Britain and the Netherlands, and led the Austrian army to participate in the Battle of Dettingen. After the war, he returned to Hainaut and continued to serve as governor, and died in Allenberg Castle in 1754. This is

The castle is located in Leuven.

In order to reward the Arenberg family for their loyalty, the Habsburg Emperor upgraded the Arenberg territory in the Netherlands from "princely county" to "duchy" in 1645, and the Arenberg family ruled in the Holy Roman Empire.

They also own many territories. These territories belong to the Arenberg family, but they do not belong to each other. In some places, they have voting rights, and in other places, they only have the lowest judicial power. The higher judicial power is elected by the superior lord.

Master, not qualified to participate in the Imperial Parliament.

According to the primogeniture system, everything from the father is inherited by the eldest son. The father of the seventh Duke of Arenberg is the fifth Duke of Arenberg, and his uncle August was originally unable to inherit anything from the family.

But this kind of big family has many branches. At that time, Count Lamarck was serving in the German infantry regiment, serving France, and he did not have a son yet, so he asked Auguste to come to France to join the army. If so, he would be willing to put his

The legion was handed over to Auguste.

At this time, France and Austria have achieved a "diplomatic revolution", and Marie Antoinette has married Louis XVI. Furthermore, if Count Lamarck dies, young Auguste will obtain Lamarck.

He received the title of count, so Auguste went to France.

As a "sovereign prince", August can serve in any country he wants. This is different from mercenaries, which are the property of the mercenary leader, and are also different from those German farmers who are involuntarily

Different. Germany was very poor at that time, too poor to afford a decent dowry, so Queen Maria Theresa gave an army as a dowry and gave Count Lamarck's infantry regiment to Louis XV.

Prince Auguste was introduced to the Queen, then joined the regiment in southern France, where he stayed for a year before returning to the court.

Although according to the order of succession, the fifth-generation Duke of Arenberg can inherit everything smoothly without any effort, the tradition of the Arenberg family is to join the military. The fifth-generation Duke of Arenberg followed his father on the battlefield for the first time.

The 4th Duke of Arenberg fought together in the Wars of the Austrian Crown, first as lieutenant colonel, then as colonel of the 2nd Walloon Infantry, then as colonel of Baden-Baden, at the Battle of Maastricht in 1748

, he has become a major general because of his outstanding performance in defending France.

During the Seven Years' War, he was active in the Bohemian battlefield, participated in the Battle of Prague, and had a head-on confrontation with Frederick the Great. In 1758, he became the commander of the Austrian Right Army and was awarded the Cross of Merit by Queen Maria Theresa.

In addition to the glory of victory in war, injuries and deaths are inevitable. In the Battle of Torgau in 1760, the fifth Duke of Arenberg was seriously injured and had to retire. He lived until 1777 when he was appointed to the army

Marshal, he died soon after.

The fifth Duke of Arenberg had eight children. Louis was the eldest child. He was born in 1750 and was already 28 years old when his father passed away. According to the legal order, Louis should have become the sixth Arenberg.

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However, relying on his relationship with the court, his uncle August inherited everything from the Duke of Arenberg and also inherited the Spanish military rank. His most heroic performance was a duel with a Swedish officer, because there was

The legion sent to India belonged to Count Lamarck. The Ministry of War appointed a Swedish officer. Later, the Swedish officer resigned from the appointment and Auguste led the army. August was seriously injured in India, and the legion also

After returning to France, the Swedish officer laughed at August's performance at the ball. The two had a duel, and August thrust his sword into the Swedish officer's eye.

However, the Swedish officer vomited a mouthful of blood when he was dying, which injured him. Don't underestimate a person's explosive power when he is dying. In addition, he took some time to recover from the injuries he suffered in India. In 1776, Austria

Gustre got married and lived a happy life, alternating between country estates and balls at the Palace of Versailles.

Originally, the duke's widow and his family members lived in Arenberg Castle, which was not a problem at first, but the experience of being seriously injured may have reminded August of something. Anyway, Austria confiscated Arenberg Castle.

The state was established, so the duchess and her children had no place to live, and Auguste had a lot of wealth. This time the duchess took advantage of Napoleon's tour of Belgium to ask Napoleon to return the former ancestral home to them.

August was Mipolla's friend and the messenger who communicated between Mipolla and the queen. Mipolla was a famous orator. Through Mipolla Auguste entered the National Assembly and became a representative force in the court.

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When the royal family became desperate, Auguste left France and entered the Austrian army as a major general, but never served, but served as a diplomat on various occasions.

As the Napoleonic Wars were victorious and Austria was in danger, he wanted to join France and serve, but Napoleon refused.

Napoleon not only returned the castle to the fifth Duke of Arenberg, but also returned the dukedom to Louis, even though August, the sixth Duke of Arenberg, was still living in Vienna.

The Treaty of Campo Formio stipulated that the land owned by Archduke Charles in the Netherlands still belonged to him. Napoleon spent one million francs to purchase the land near Brussels near Liechen Castle. The other lands of the Archduke were owned by the Duke of Saxony. The Duke of Saxony also

There are two titles: elector and duke. This is because the elector of the Duke of Lüneburg failed in the battle against Charles V in 1547, and Charles transferred his title to the Duke of Saxony.

After Louis became the seventh Duke of Arenberg, he transferred part of the land in the Holy Roman Empire, such as his uncle August's part, to the Duke of Saxony. The Duke of Saxony transferred the land of Archduke Charles in Belgium to Allen.

Duke of Berg, the "procedure" is over.

At present, the land of Louvain is owned by France in the Treaty of Campo Formio. If we use a relatively easy-to-understand method, it is the country of the Knights of Malta. They had no territory in the 20th century, only a building in the Vatican, but

It remained a sovereign state, as stipulated in the Peace of Amiens, although the Order lost all its territories, including the final island of Malta.

This form of sovereignty is recognized by Britain, France, Russia, Austria, Prussia and other countries, except Spain, which may not have participated in the signing of the peace treaty.

Is the Kingdom of the Knights of Malta a special case? It was not written in the peace treaty, just like the French constitution stipulated that the First Consul was not allowed to lead the army, but it did not say that he could not accompany the army, and then Bertie became the nominal commander-in-chief.

Orphans and widowed mothers are always bullied, and the seventh Duke of Arlberg himself is also a victim. The orphans are not as rich as him, but they still have surplus value that can be plundered.

The Knights of Malta are actually very wealthy. They own hospitals and schools in many places. Their main source of financial resources is donations. This is a legacy from the Crusades. Rich people only need to donate money to be regarded as participating in the holy war. Because of this, donating to the Knights

It can be regarded as conferring titles such as knights. It can be a king, president, or actor. Anyone who donates money is considered a knight.

Even if it's not the Arenberg Castle in Leuven, it can be the Edmont Palace, or the new knights can rent a house like the Knights of Malta as their "government department", and Georgiana manages Napoleon's properties in Belgium.

, she can be rented to the Industrial Credit Bank or to the Knights. 500,000 francs is not money at all to these rich people. They still provide military expenses for Georgiana's Mamluk cavalry.

But she didn't know all this until after the ceremony. They were very happy, as if it was fun to play her around.

There are many things that, despite good intentions at the beginning, will change later.

She does not want the Knights to become a human trafficking organization in the future, because the objects they help are "valuable" women and children.

Maybe those who support slavery don't realize that if you continue to allow slavery to exist, you will be like Andromache after the defeat of Troy, turning from a female noble to a female slave, giving birth to children for your enemy.

You also have to smile at him and please him, so that you can gain his inheritance.

She had this idea because she had read Persian letters, although the slave in red clothes in it was not a subjugated princess.

And Philly, Georgiana remembered how cautious she was when she first came, and Philly was also transferred there and here.

She is living a good life now, but the same cannot be said for other slaves. People work hardest for themselves. Although Georgiana is just a puppet and is manipulated, she also designs slogans, flags, etc. for the Knights.

Power. "Guarding the faith and aiding the suffering" sounds very holy and has a healing effect, but she doesn't think it is necessary.

Directly banning the slave trade would definitely anger Bonaparte, who was already very unhappy...

"Georgina!" shouted her "guardian knight," the Duke of Arenberg. "Come on, let's go up to the tower."

"Here we come!" she said with a smile on her face, and followed with light steps.
Chapter completed!