Of course the Russians were reliable in suppressing the revolution. Who didn't know that Nicholas I hated revolution the most, and he was even more interested in being a European gendarme than being a tsar. But what Frederick William IV was really worried about was not
This question is because the Russians, who are very reliable in suppressing the revolution, are not necessarily reliable in cheating Austria.
What he really wants to know is whether the Russians really have an evil intention to plot against Austria. If the Russians are unreliable and Prussia joins in foolishly, it is very likely that they will lose their wives and lose their troops!
Frederick William IV was not a particularly courageous ruler. Although he was a romantic, he had no interest in liberalism, so he was very conservative, but at the same time he lacked the ability to suppress revolutions due to his character shortcomings.
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This makes him a very contradictory existence. He always handles national affairs in a bad way, which often makes people feel a little unreliable.
So just seven or eight years after he took the throne, the domestic situation became out of control, especially after his brother William I, whom he relied on the most, was beaten to the point where he could not hold his head up by the mob in Berlin. The irritation to him was not ordinary.
After that, he fell into a state of helplessness and hesitation. On the one hand, he had to bow to the mob and was forced to convene the Constituent Assembly and the National Assembly. On the other hand, he always thought about overturning all this and returning to the old conservative path.
So after the Camphausen cabinet successfully confused things, he immediately dissolved the Constituent Assembly and Parliament and prepared to create a conservative version of the imperial constitution to fool things again. At this moment, William I received a letter from Russia
To be honest, he really couldn't handle it.
Frederick William IV felt that these things were too dense and complicated, which burdened his not-so-smart brain. Sometimes he even wanted to leave this mess behind and just be out of sight and out of mind.
But he was reluctant to part with this family property, and to be honest, he had no children. If he wanted to give up his son, it would mean that he would have to pass the throne to his second brother William I. But at present, the country is very disgusted with William I. If he is this
Abdicating the throne at the right time will only cause the already restless mob to rise up again, because no matter how you look at it, the passing of William I is like the beginning of the liquidation of the previous revolution.
So he couldn't put down this mess even if he wanted to, so he could only try to support it. Now the only person he could trust and the only person who could give him the courage to support him was his uncle and the current Prime Minister Friedrich Wilhelm von.
Count Brandenburg.
Don't wonder why Brandenburg is only an earl, because this guy is an illegitimate child. He is the child of Frederick William II and his mistress, so he cannot have the title of prince, and can only be mixed with the title of earl.
Not only did the Earl of Brandenburg not have a flashy title, but his ability was actually just that. This brother was not a senior general, let alone a famous general. In fact, he was not promoted to major general until 1839, when
The commander of the garrison in Silesia was actually a minor player before he was ordered to form a government in 1848. He became prime minister because he performed reasonably well in the revolution, because he commanded the suppression of the revolutions in Baden and Pfalz.
Because of these few bright spots and his hidden identity as a member of the royal family, he was trusted by Frederick William IV to become the new prime minister at this sensitive moment. However, this guy actually does not have much political skills and is very impetuous in handling things.
, a bit dazed.
For example, not long after he became Prime Minister, he fully implemented the wishes of Frederick William IV, mobilized the army into Berlin, disarmed the National Guards in Berlin, and later forced the National Assembly to move from Berlin to Brandenburg.
, in fact it was disbanded on the spot.
In Hong Kong, each of these actions is equivalent to checking the gunpowder magazine with a torch, and a slight mistake will trigger a full-scale conflict. Fortunately, the Prussian bourgeoisie is already relatively satisfied with the results of the revolution, and the bourgeois liberals
There was no strong resistance, which allowed him to pass the danger.
It's just that although this series of adventurous actions passed the test, it also left a very bad impression on the old stupid young Count Brandenburg, making him think that politics is just that, as long as you are brave enough to weld detonators and saw light bulbs.
It was easy to catch him. Then this guy hit the iron wall and was about to leave Austria to carry out the Little Germany plan. However, he was jointly beaten by Austria and Russia, and was forced to sign the very embarrassing "Olmitz Agreement". In the end
Before the ink on the agreement was dry, the old man was so angry that he died suddenly.
This guy is a shooting star in the political arena. He rises quickly but extinguishes even faster. Just when people had high hopes for him and thought he could do a great and vigorous career, this guy left the scene sadly. It is really a disgrace.
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Of course, this is what will happen in the future. For the time being, Frederick William IV is still very satisfied with this uncle. After all, he "single-handedly" dissolved the National Assembly and disarmed the National Guard, which somewhat turned the tide.
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At least in the eyes of Frederick William IV, who also had a low political level, this uncle was still very capable, even more capable than his brother William I, who always seemed very capable.
After all, William I and his army were disgraced by the National Guard and forced into exile, but Count Brandenburg was able to disarm the opponent without firing a single shot. Isn't this ability much better!
From this we can also see how bad the political level of Frederick William IV was. He did not understand the situation at all and did not understand the difference between one moment and another. If he had not satisfied the bourgeois liberals, Brand would have
At Count Denberg's level, he was still beaten by the National Guard. Maybe it would be even worse!
However, Count Brandenburg felt relatively good about himself at this time. He became prime minister overnight and solved the double troubles of the National Guard and the National Assembly that were troublesome for the king overnight. He also felt that he was very powerful and quite
It's a bit like the chosen one.
So I heard that William I was planning to negotiate cooperation with Russia and cheat Austria together. He was quite interested in this. In his opinion, if Austria could fall into chaos, he could first unify northern, central and western Germany and create a small German Empire.
It's a very good choice.
If it is done, Frederick William IV will be the Emperor of the German Empire, and he will be the Prime Minister of the Empire. His status will suddenly reach a higher level. This will make people jealous!