The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1248 Maria Amelia

Maria Amelia was born in Paris on December 1831, 12. Her father was the legendary Pedro I.

Pedro I was once the King of Brazil and also the King of Portugal. In the end, he gave both crowns to his children.

However, Maria Amelia was not so lucky. On the contrary, as the legitimate child of Pedro I, she almost failed to obtain the title of Princess of Brazil.

The Brazilian government was unwilling to pay an annuity for the princess, and it was Pedro II who intervened personally. After more than a year of bargaining, Maria Amelia was given the title of Princess of Brazil.

Maria Amelia and her mother did not have a good life in Portugal. Although her mother claimed that she went to Munich to give her a better education, there were actually not many girls' schools at the time, and most aristocratic women were educated at home.

In addition, Bavaria was a well-known poor and remote area in Germany at that time, so it is hard to say that leaving the Cruz Palace as soon as he had an income was not to escape from Portugal.

Maria Amelia's mother, Amelie de Beauharnais, was the daughter of the French general Eugene de Beauharnais and the Bavarian princess Auguste Amalia Ludovica.

Ludwig I was very kind to his sisters, but he regarded Amelie de Beauharnais as a disgrace to Bavaria.

Fortunately, Ludwig I was indifferent to most things in the world. He only cared about his art and mistress.

In such an environment, Maria Amelia was very hardworking since childhood, which was an extremely rare quality among the royal family and nobles at that time.

Especially women, because according to the tradition at that time, women should be good wives and mothers and should not know too much.

Maria Amelia studied rhetoric, philosophy, history, geography, German literature, mathematics and physics. In addition to Portuguese, she also learned English, French and German, and achieved a high level in drawing, painting and piano playing.

Compared to her, the ladies and socialites in Bavaria's upper society were idiots.

But when idiots become mainstream, then smart people are guilty.

Therefore, Maria Amelia had few friends and was often called a freak behind her back.

Ludwig I's mistress, Laura Munster, was even more arrogant and humiliated the mother and daughter in public, saying that they were secretly reading banned books to relieve their loneliness.

Such arrogant behavior seemed commonplace to Lola Monster. She had done even more blatant actions, and Ludwig I had acquiesced.

Until one day, Maria Amelia and her mother received an invitation from Lady Sophie to have afternoon tea together.

At the instigation of some noble ladies who were not invited, Lola Munster once again prepared to humiliate the mother and daughter in person.

In Lola Munster's eyes, this is just her daily life. Moreover, this is Bavaria's territory. She is the woman of Ludwig I and no one can touch her.

However, Mrs. Sophie just disliked her elder brother very much, and she was even more displeased with the rude woman in front of her.

Mrs. Sophie's mother was the stepmother of Ludwig I, but Ludwig I despised his Protestant stepmother and buried her hastily after her death, with the specifications even worse than those of some wealthy civilians.

Their own children, including Madame Sophie, the Queen of Prussia, and the Queen of Saxony, were not even able to attend the funeral, which caused deep discord between the two sides.

So in 1848, Mrs. Sophie personally organized the abdication ceremony of Ludwig I, which was quite embarrassing and even more bleak than the coronation ceremony of his son Maximilian II. So Laura Munster was arrested before she finished speaking, and Mrs. Sophie directly ordered the soldiers to whip Laura Munster's buttocks with a horse whip in public.

Although Lola Munster was Ludwig I's favorite lover, it was impossible for him to fall out with the Austrian Empire because of this matter.

Laura Monster was also very self-aware. She didn't even make a fuss about it, but continued to be as arrogant as ever, just deliberately avoiding those who might cause trouble.

During the chaos of 1848, Lola Munster went to Italy to seduce Franz, which might have been a form of revenge.

Although Mrs. Sophie's actions may not necessarily be intended to stand up for Maria Amelia and her daughter, her actions did help them.

For Maria Amelia and her daughter, Madame Sophie was one of the few people in the upper class who did not discriminate against them.

As she grew older, Maria Amelia became more and more graceful, and Madame Sophie liked such girls very much.

On the other hand, rumors about Franz spread among the ladies, and his image as a smart, brave, wise and loving person was gradually established.

Coupled with Franz's not-bad-looking appearance, it's easy for people to associate him with beautiful things.

But because of Olga's incident, Madame Sophie had excluded Maria Amelia early on.

In fact, due to the influence of traditional concepts, Mrs. Sophie, like most people of that era, believed that people who were too smart were not suitable to be wives.

Of course, at this time, the parties often ignore themselves and their loved ones.

However, as Russia repeated its actions, Madame Sophie's patience was exhausted, and she began to dislike the old Russian girl from the bottom of her heart.

In Mrs. Sophie's eyes, it is a question whether a 27-year-old woman who has never given birth can give birth to a healthy child.

Neither the Austrian Empire nor the Habsburg family could afford a weak monarch anymore.

Maria Amelia once again entered Mrs. Sophie's sight. Although the former was very smart, the latter felt that she was probably a fool compared to her son, so it didn't matter whether she was smart or not.

Thinking of this, Madame Sophie started to get busy. She first found Maria Amelia's mother, Madame Amelie de Beauharnais.

At this time, Madame Beauharnais only had the title of former Queen of Brazil and did not even have an annuity.

Madame Sophie was Franz's mother. The Austrian Empire was at its peak at that time, having forced Britain to make peace in the Mediterranean naval battle and defeated France on land. Madame Sophie, the Queen Mother of the Austrian Empire, naturally rose to prominence.

The difference in status between the two parties was huge, and Madame Beauharnais was inevitably inferior. However, both parties were sensible people, and Madame Sophie directly gave Madame Beauharnais a batch of gold, silver and jewelry.

Although the latter was a little surprised, she did not refuse. Madame Beauharnais also hoped that her daughter could find a good home, or at least have a stable life, instead of being displaced like herself.

Those jewelries are naturally used for dressing up, while those gold and silver can be exchanged for money to pay for necessary expenses.

When Madame Beauharnais is ready, she will return to Schönbrunn Palace with Maria Amelia.