Julius II's throne ceremony was scheduled for September 28. Although he was elected as the pope on the evening of August 26, is it necessary to invite monarchs or envoys from surrounding countries to come to watch the ceremony?
Moreover, there were no airplanes and cars in this era. It would take at least ten or twenty days for the monarchs or envoys from neighboring Italian countries to arrive in Rome. Therefore, even though people were sent to inform them at all speed, those monarchs or envoys would not arrive in one month.
Julius II's throne ceremony mainly invited the monarchs of the Italian states, the Emperor of Shenluo, Maximilian I, King of France, Louis XII, the Spanish King, the King of Portugal, and the three archbishops of the electorate in Germany.
Of course, as the monarch of the great power, King Louis XII of France and the two Spanish kings may not come in person. Maybe a foreign minister would be sent to pass by, and Portugal could barely have the qualification to show off.
But Maximilian I, the boss of Marin, had no confidence. Because his Emperor Shenluo had not been crowned, he still asked to be on the Pope.
Therefore, it is very likely that Maximilian I will come to Rome in person to attend the throne ceremony of Julius II. After all, Maximilian I still expects Julius II to help him officially crown him.
As for Archbishop Cologne in Germany, Archbishop Mainz and Archbishop Trier three electorals, because they are direct subordinates of the pope, they must go to Rome to support them as long as they are not seriously ill. As for Bishops from other small bishop states in Germany, they may not be qualified to participate in the Pope's throne ceremony...
Other secular princes in Germany might be invited. If they have a good relationship with the Holy See, they may be invited. If they have a bad relationship with the Holy See, they will naturally not be invited.
After sending off the bald Aben, Marin summoned his men and gathered 300 cavalry as escorts to escort him south to attend the throne ceremony of Julius II.
Julius II was his father-in-law, and Julius II's army attacking Rome was also his own subordinate. Therefore, it was normal for Marin to get an invitation letter. Even before Julius II headed south, he had already written the invitation letter, but the date was not filled out.
However, the distance from Orich to Rome is already very far away. Generally, countries that are too far away are not invited to the Pope's throne ceremony. For example, countries such as Britain and Denmark rarely receive invitations.
Marin estimated the distance between Orich and Rome, which is about 1,600 kilometers. If you ride a single horse, it may take about 20 days to run seventy or eighty kilometers a day. But if you ride a single horse, it will take about ten days to complete.
So, Malin and his soldiers rushed south without stopping. Moreover, in order to save their energy, no one wore a full set of plate armor, but only wore three-quarters of the breast plate armor.
In just 13 days, Marin and 300 men ran the 1,600-kilometer long distance from Orich to Rome. However, it was really hard to ride a horse. After rushing to Rome, Marin was already exhausted by the time he arrived in Rome.
Fortunately, it was September 24 when he arrived in Rome, and there were 4 days left before the throne ceremony, so he had time to rest more.
In fact, there is something very important to do when Marin came to Rome this time. First, Marin brought Stade over to replace Schwarz.
Stad was also an important general under Marin and was fully qualified to command the 7,000 Eastern Friesian army. Moreover, Stad himself was very willing. Because as long as he replaced Schwartz, Stad could temporarily become the interim supreme commander of the Pope's army. Before Julius II selected the new supreme commander, Stad was the supreme commander of the Pope's state. This was a very glorious resume. Therefore, when Marin talked to him and asked him to replace Schwartz, Stad agreed without hesitation.
After all, in this era, the authority of the Holy See was still very high. Being able to serve as the highest military chief of the Holy See for a period of time was extremely attractive to devout believers like Stade.
In addition to replacing Schwartz, another important task of Marin was to accept the public thanks from Julius II on behalf of the Vatican. What are you grateful for? Thanks to Schwartz for leading the East Friesian army to escort him into Rome safely...
In fact, this thanks was just a prelude. Marin's ultimate goal was to give Julius II an excuse to give Bishop Munster to himself after the army helped the Pope to capture Florence.
So, when he came to Rome this time, Marin actually showed his face. And let everyone know that the new pope's army was supported by himself. In this way, when his army helps the pope conquer Florence and is "given" to the Bishop of Munster, it will not seem so abrupt.
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Moreover, Julius II was also very interested in Marin's idea of ​​"exchanging Italian territory for the German bishops".
The so-called "exchange Italian territory for the German bishop state" means that after a certain country helped the Holy See conquering an Italian state, the Holy See was willing to take out the territory of a certain bishop state in Germany as a reward and reward it to a certain country.
Julius II was a pope with great ambitions. His wish was to unify the entire Italy. Originally, Julius II's plan was to strengthen the army of the Pope and conquer the Italian states with an invincible army.
However, the method proposed by Marin to "support the Pope to conquer the Republic of Florence in exchange for the Bishop of Munster as a reward" gave Julius II a great inspiration.
Julius II discovered that there was a way to unify Italy without doing it yourself...
The bishop states in the German region belong to the Holy See in name but in fact, they are controlled by the Archbishops of the three electoral emperors. Although these bishop states also pay a lot of "tith tax" to the Holy See in every year, for the Roman Catholic Church, those bishop states far away in Germany are not as affordable as an Italian state.
Because the Holy See could not reach the hands of those bishops far away in Germany. If it had an Italian state beside the Pope, the Holy See could easily control it.
Therefore, whether it is Julius II or the cardinals of Rome, they are happy to exchange for an Italian state that is beyond control.
For example, the Republic of Florence, which is the Grand Duchy of Tuscany controlled by the Medici family, was a very prosperous secular state in Italy.
The prosperity of this country made the greedy cardinals of the Holy See drool. At present, the development of commerce and handicrafts in the Republic of Florence is second only to Venice, Geneva and Milan, and is even more developed than the city of Rome.
If Marin's army, in the name of Marin, conquered the Republic of Florence and exchanged it for the Bishop of Munster, this would be a good deal for the Pope. After all, the business prosperity of the Republic of Florence had a lot of taxes. For Julius II and the cardinals of the Holy See, it would be a big piece of fat!
For Marin, there is one thing that is also very important when destroying the Republic of Florence. That is, the army can catch a person in the city of Florence. The name of that person is Machiavelli...
Yes, this guy is Machiavelli who wrote The Prince, one of the greatest thinkers and politicians in Europe in the early 16th century.
Now, this guy is probably the chief of the Second Office of State of the Republic of Florence and the secretary of the ruling committee, and can be regarded as a senior official of the Republic of Florence.
Before, Marin had thought of trying to win over this person. However, he was already a high-ranking official of the powerful Republic of Frelence and still wanted to go to the East Frisland State?
However, if Marin's army destroyed the Republic of Florence, then Machiavelli, a senior official of the Republic of Florence, would lose his support for survival.
As long as his troops were allowed to catch this person and bring him back to East Friesland, Marin had time to wait for him to be loyal to him...
Moreover, Machiavelli was not a desperate mind of "one minister will not serve two masters". After the demise of the Republic of Florence, in order to survive, Machiavelli served his former mortal enemy, the Medici family, and also offered charm to the Holy See.
Chapter completed!