Rise of Australia

Chapter 88 Queen Wilhelmina (please subscribe!)
Arthur looked at Princess Louise in surprise, only to see Princess Louise's face was full of smiles, and said happily: "Queen Emma and I are very chatty, we agree that you and Arthur Queen Wilhelmina has a very similar experience. Arthur, noble marriages are like this, and I think the Kingdom of the Netherlands can be a powerful help for you, and the marriage with Queen Wilhelmina is very good."

Speaking, Princess Louise was still worried that Arthur might not be able to accept it for a while, and added: "Although I really hope to achieve this marriage, the final choice is still yours, Arthur. I support your final decision, and No matter what, I hope you can make a choice that follows your heart.”

Indeed, as Princess Louise said, most marriages between Western nobles are political marriages.

Many aristocrats didn't even meet their marriage partner a few times before they got married, and they got together just because of the approval of their parents and elders.

Arthur, this is already a relatively good situation.The Duke Arthur and Queen Victoria passed away one after another, leaving Princess Louise the only one who could influence Arthur's marriage.

Even Arthur can largely follow his own ideas, without facing the embarrassing situation of getting engaged without seeing his fiancée.

So the question is, what is Arthur thinking?

Being busy with government affairs all the time, Arthur really didn't think about this issue.Even if Emma Queen Mother came to visit, Arthur always thought it was just a normal diplomatic visit of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Facing his marital affairs suddenly, Arthur was at a loss for a while, showing for the first time the immaturity and confusion that he should have at his age.

"Mother, there's no need to be so early! Australia is currently in a golden period of development, and I think my marriage can be postponed until three or four years later." Arthur said with some embarrassment.

"Theoretically, there is no rush, Arthur. But as time goes on, it will be difficult to find a suitable marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina, Arthur. Australia is still too far away from Europe. In the future, you You can't find a local commoner, Arthur." Princess Louis persuaded earnestly.

Although Arthur was born in the British royal family with strong roots, he was the duke of a remote principality.

Although it is not difficult to find a marriage partner who is well-matched in Europe, it is rare for a marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina to have the title of queen and control a second-tier European country.

More importantly, if Arthur can really get engaged to Queen Wilhelmina, then the Kingdom of the Netherlands will also become a marriage country with the Principality of Australia.

Arthur will become Prince of the Netherlands and Queen Wilhelmina will become Duchess of the Duchy of Australia.

This kind of marriage between the highest heads of state is often accompanied by the birth of a union and a commonwealth.

The first offspring of Arthur and Queen Wilhelmina will become the legal heirs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Duchy of Australia.

Of course, there is another factor that can make the Commonwealth and Union come sooner.That is, under the premise that Queen Wilhelmina is willing to rule the Netherlands with Arthur, Arthur has the opportunity to fight for the title of king by the Dutch Parliament.

Only then did Arthur understand why Minister Halbert was so modest when discussing, and why he was very respectful and respectful when facing him.

Everyone knows that Queen Emma and Princess Louise are discussing the marriage between Queen Wilhelmina and Arthur. Once the matter is settled, Arthur will at least become the prince of the Netherlands. Facing his future monarch spouse, no wonder How can Minister Halbert have such respect for a foreign monarch like Arthur?

After much deliberation, marrying the Netherlands is indeed a good choice.Through the marriage relationship with the Netherlands, Australia can also have a certain degree of mobility in Europe, and certain operations in Europe will be deployed more smoothly.

At the same time, the relationship with the Dutch East Indies will also become an ally.Various resources and manpower of the Dutch East Indies can also be easily mobilized. Not only can Australia be developed more easily, but it can also be united with the Dutch East Indies and have considerable influence in Southeast Asia.

Even after thinking about it carefully, this marriage is not harmful to Australia, except for restricting Arthur's freedom of marriage.

Another advantage is the ability to seek higher-level titles.Europe attaches great importance to the concept of jurisprudence, and it is generally very difficult for Arthur, who was born in the British royal family, to advance to become king.

Unless Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand can be completely integrated, and Australia is not weaker than Italy, Spain can have the qualifications to be promoted to a kingdom.

Of course, this does not mean that it is justified.Such a king cannot be recognized by most of the great powers, unless he can have the power to be recognized by the great powers, otherwise he will always be a king with a bad reputation.

Arthur had a headache. In theory, the advantages of marrying the Netherlands far outweighed the disadvantages.

But the problem is that Arthur has never met Queen Wilhelmina, and even knows little about this legendary queen.

Under such circumstances, it is really unacceptable to directly agree to be engaged to Queen Wilhelmina.

Arthur could only answer ambiguously: "Let me think about it, mother. I have never met Queen Wilhelmina, and it is a bit arbitrary to make a rash decision now. Wait until Australia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands establish normal diplomatic relations."

Princess Louise nodded, directly taking Arthur's evasive words as an embarrassed answer.

After all, many European aristocrats are also like this. Before they know their engagement partner, most people can only give such ambiguous answers.

Neither refuse nor agree.Marriages of nobles need to be cautious, especially when both parties are the monarchs of a country.

Arthur was relieved to see that Princess Louise stopped persuading her.

After chatting happily with his two younger sisters for a while, Arthur returned to his room.

I thought the engagement was over for the time being, but I didn't expect that after only a few minutes, Princess Louise sent some photos and portraits of Queen Wilhelmina, as well as Queen Wilhelmina's deeds and some brief introductions .

Looking at the black-and-white photos taken by relatively simple cameras, Arthur actually felt that the people in the photos were a bit good-looking.

Shaking his head and abandoning other thoughts in his mind, Arthur looked at Queen Wilhelmina's introduction, but in his mind was the deeds of Wilhelmina in the original history.

　The third update, please support!I see that many brothers are still talking about the update problem. I am staring at a severe cold and cough and doing three updates a day. It is not easy. After I get better, I will definitely try four updates or even directly daily.I only hope that the brothers can support, the author is very grateful.

　　
　
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