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Chapter 525 Changes in Western European Countries

Estrada sent someone to inform the nobles to come immediately for a meeting.

He glanced at each general with a solemn expression, and then said in a deep voice: "I just received the battle report...yesterday...Cordoba fell! It was occupied by the Romanians!"

"Sir, is this...is this news true?!" Sampes, whose fiefdom is also in Cordoba, asked with a trembling voice.

Estrada nodded.

The noble generals in the south all clenched their fists at this moment, with shock, suspicion, pain, anger...all kinds of extreme emotions expressed on their faces.

"We must take back Cordoba immediately!" Sampes lowered his voice so hard that his fists bled.

This is not only for their fiefdoms, but also for strategic situations. The Roman army could rely on the Guadalquivir River and the Andalusian Mountains for defense, and Cordoba was only 500 kilometers away from Madrid and Toledo. If they set out north, I don't know what the Congress would say about themselves.

"Of course we have to take it back, and we have to do it quickly," Estrada said.

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Now that the Hussites have made up the majority in Bohemia, once something is done that will trigger a reaction from the people, it is a question whether he, the heir, can succeed.

The king's order caused the bishops to start a discussion. The religious electors were furious. They were the ones who supported Sigismund the most. Now they would just burn the bridge, right?
Moreover, of the compensation of 150 million lei, Burgundy shared 20, the Habsburg and Sauron families shared 30, Frisian merchants took loans of 30, and the remaining 70 were paid by their religious princes. .

"I must ask you to release Hus. Now is not the time for trial."

Moreover, without the support of their religious princes, it is a joke that Sigismund can still control the secular princes.

But Sigismund directly took the Bishop of Mainz to talk for three days and three nights. You must know that the Archbishop is over 70 years old, and he can't stand such an all-night tactic. I can only try to persuade those bishops.

But other things still have to go on. The members of the Ecumenical Council, including many doctors of theology, canon law and civil law, episcopal prosecutors, university representatives, cathedral chapters, provosts, etc., representatives of the electors, etc., all support the abdication of the three popes. . They've had enough of church divisions.

In Constance, Sigismund ordered the bishops to abandon the trial of Hus, at least not for now.

One of the popes, Gregory XII, sent a representative to Constance. He granted the General Assembly the power to convene, convene and preside over meetings; he also submitted his resignation to the General Assembly and resigned as pope. This would pave the way for the end of church schism.

However, another Pope, John XXIII, was uncooperative. Although a large number of Italian bishops who accompanied John XXIII to the conference supported his legitimacy, he gradually lost trust in the conference. Days later he pledged to resign as pope, partly in response to fierce personal attacks by anonymous sources in Italy.

Now that the country is in dire straits, Sigismund needs to regenerate his strength to ensure the safety of HRE, and also to pave the way for the Habsburg family he likes. Hus was released from prison but placed under house arrest. All activities were monitored, and he understood during his days in prison that Sigismund and the others would not give him a chance to argue. If he dies, I hope his friends in Prague can inherit his will; if he is still alive, he must return to Prague.

The religious situation in Bohemia was more intense than imagined. The Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and the Hussites were competing for Bohemia. Wenzel leaned towards the Hussite movement and the Orthodox Church, while the Bohemian nobles supported the Catholic Church. Fighting between various religions is on the rise. After the Roman Empire occupied the city of Rome, the Orthodox Church with Brno as the center preached everywhere, and the ideas it preached were approved by many people.

There were already Orthodox bishops working for Vlad in Berlin, and some northern people converted to Orthodox Christianity. These became the basis for the existence of the Berlin Union.

Sigismund began to concentrate the power of the Holy Roman Empire at the same time as the Ecumenical Council. He saw the benefits of Rome mobilizing resources to carry out huge wars, and decided to follow the example of the other party in making changes.

But for now, local princes are still needed to continue to promote reforms. Wittelsbach and Habsburg became the main forces supporting Sigismund.

Sigismund discussed imperial reforms with his cronies in his palace in Constance. The most important thing was to establish a HRE system that would obey the emperor's orders. But direct discussion was definitely not possible, so it was decided to first carry out centralized changes in the southern region.

Of course, the Battle of Munich and subsequent wars were not without their benefits. Some lords died on the battlefield, and they were also religious princes. Sigismund took the opportunity to occupy a large area of ​​land and connected the land through exchanges and other methods. Improved the strength of the Luxembourg family.

However, if you want to continue to expand, you have to take Bohemia. But the other opponent, Vlad, is not a weakling. If a war breaks out, he may not be able to get back all the things he has accumulated.

After thinking about it, he decided to go see his brother. The two discussed the issue carefully.

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John, the Duke of Burgundy, fought back and forth with the Duke of Orleans in France, but the two sides soon compromised. He also had to make changes when the Duke of Orleans was recognized by John of Gascony.

For Friesland, John was prepared to follow the example of France in establishing the Estates-General. After temporarily satisfying the requirements of these merchants, they will continue to expand the territory and strive to connect the land as soon as possible.

As for diplomacy, John decided to discuss it with Stefan, the King of England and Duke of Normandy. He knew that giving up Gascony was a helpless move, but Stefan was by no means someone who felt at ease in England. He would definitely have thoughts about France. .

Not long after, news came from Scotland in the north. Henry IV forced the Scottish nobles to recognize themselves as the king of England, and the previous Scottish kings and the entire Stuart royal family were imprisoned in the northernmost monastery. No one could look at them without Henry's orders.

Originally, it was easy for the Scottish nobles to expel Henry IV, but when he fled north, he also brought a large number of English nobles and troops, which seriously squeezed the living space of the local nobles. It was quickly captured by Henry IV's army and he obtained a fief.

Since his eldest son had died in England, Henry had to arrange for his second son, Thomas, Duke of Clarence, to be his heir. And let the Duke of York assist the government.

(End of this chapter)