Chapter 92 Restoration
It should be quite grand to escort the coffins of Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Alexandra Fedorovna, Crown Prince Alexey, and three female grand dukes Tatyana, Maria and Anastasia to Tallinn. Berlin was too chaotic after the November Revolution and there were no grand conditions. Fortunately, Riga was quite stable, so Hessman asked the Kurland Autonomous State and the Defense Army to provide assistance. A very large funeral team was sent, led by Baron Pierborg, Prime Minister of the Kurland Autonomous State, and Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher, the Chief of Staff of the Defense Army. Thousands of elite officers and soldiers of the "Iron Division" were also dispatched to escort them with the vehicle. On the morning of November 30, 1919, he arrived in Tallinn, the new capital of the United Principal of Polo.
The train dragged white smoke and let out a panting roar, slowly sailing into the platform, suddenly steadily as the smoke filled the smoke. The tune of the national anthem of the Russian Empire, "The Tsar of Heaven" suddenly sounded. Amid the melodious national anthem, soldiers wearing yellow-green Kurish defense army dresses, carried a coffin covered with the flag of the Russian Empire, and walked off the train one by one.
Hessman looked at the platform through a car window. He saw many people wearing military uniforms and black mourning clothes standing there, farther away, full armed Russian soldiers. Hessman already knew that these people were selected from the Belarusian youths who came from all over the country, known as the "Thombea Guards". The commanded by the Duke Yusupov, the relative of the female grand duke Oliga, exceeded 5,000 people.
The female grandfather herself is now wearing military uniforms, which are exclusively for European noble women. She is wearing a blue military dress, a ribbon and medal, a feathered leather hat on her head, and a long skirt on her lower body. Beside her was an elderly woman, holding a handkerchief in her hand and wiping her eyes from time to time.
"When the eldest daughter is around the queen mother, Queen Mother Maria Feodorovna." Chloe leaned into Hessman's ear and whispered. "She came from Copenhagen with the Danish prince Frederick."
The Russian Empress Dowager is the mother of Nicholas II. She is a princess of Denmark. She originally planned to marry Alexander II's eldest son, Grand Duke Nicholas (Crown Prince). As a result, Grand Duke Nicholas fell off the horse and was seriously injured. He then suffered tuberculosis and died (if he didn't, he would be called Nicholas II). Before he died, Grand Duke Nicholas entrusted his fiancee to his younger brother, Alexander III. He asked his younger brother to marry the Danish princess, and then created the unlucky Nicholas II...
This miserable woman lost two sons, one grandson and three granddaughters in the storm of the Russian Revolution. However, her luck was better than in history. At least she had Oliga, the granddaughter who was likely to become the queen.
The two sisters of Tsar Nicholas II, the Grand Duke of Zeniya and the Grand Duke of Olga, also brought their own husbands, one of whom was a member of the Romanov family of Alexander III, and the Grand Duke of Alexander Mihailovich who looked very similar to Tsar Nicholas II.
In addition, there were several grand dukes of the Romanov dynasty who escaped by chance. The female grand dukes arrived in Tallinn and now surrounded Oliga in military uniform. Obviously, this woman is now the co-lord of the Romanov family.
"Is Oliga qualified to be the queen?" Hessman asked in a low voice.
"It is a bit difficult to follow the Law of Succession of the Throne promulgated by Paul I in 1797." Chloe said. She was a noble countess and had some understanding of the inheritance laws of European countries.
"This "Inheritance Law" is a semi-Saxon method," Chloe explained. "Strictly speaking, the great-grandchildren of Nicholas I and Alexander II should be more qualified than Oliga."
Saxony is a woman without inheritance, and a half-saxony is a daughter who can inherit her if her father's line is cut off. Now the descendants of Alexander III and Nicholas II have been cut off. Nicholas II actually has a nephew, the son of Grand Duke Mikhail. However, he was born of "intermarriage from noble families" and has no inheritance.
Chloe also said: "But Oliga now has a principality, and the other Romanov grand dukes have nothing."
A group of royal descendants who were exiled overseas were all the people who were in vain. How could they compete with Oliga, who had troops and territory for the right to inherit the throne? Moreover, several Belarusian generals immediately expressed their support for Oliga - probably they were afraid of another war of succession to the throne.
"The Romanov family has recognized it, and there should be nothing to say in Britain and France!" Hessman stood up, put on his yellow and green colonel uniform, and the expression on his face became extremely solemn. He paused and said, "It's time for us to get off the car now, I really don't know how to comfort her..."
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"My Majesty, I didn't expect this to be the case. It's so regrettable..."
On the platform, Hessman kissed Oliga's fingertips again, and he was the only one who kissed the female grandfather.
"I still have to thank you, Ludwig. If I hadn't left Russia, I would have been shot." Oliga's face was very pale, and his lips trembled slightly as he spoke. "Now I am still alive, I have escaped two deaths! This must be God's will... God does not want the Russian Empire to perish, he wants me to take this responsibility!"
It seems that this is the case! Hessman thought about it. Oliga was rescued for the first time because Chloe was too much and mentioned the tragic situation of the Tsar family to the German queen and princess. Then the German emperor had a whim and asked him to find Lenin to ask for people. This time, Oliga did not die because there was a preparatory plan in the "Kurland Plan" he formulated to make her the monarch of Polo.
And now, Oliga is not only the monarch of Polo, but also the queen of Russia!
The female grandfather had turned around and began to walk outside the Tallinn Railway Station. Hessman hurriedly followed and asked in a low voice as he walked, "Your Majesty, are you planning to inherit the throne?"
"Yes," replied the female grand duke. "This is the unanimous opinion of the family members... and the common opinion of the generals."
Hessman nodded. The Tsar is not a good job today. No one without territory or army can do it. Oliga is really the only suitable candidate!
"What about Britain, America and France?" Hessman asked again, "Do they support you?"
"They?" Oliga shook his head, "and didn't say anything, but what reason do they have to object?"
Is there any reason to object? Hessman couldn't think of it. Now that the empress has not ascended the throne, several Belarusian generals who don't buy into each other can't wait to express their loyalty. This shows that the Romanov dynasty's appeal to the White Guards generals was very strong, just like the German emperor's appeal to Junker.
"General Yudenic told me that there are 100,000 elite soldiers in Kurland, one of which can match at least three Red Army soldiers." The female grand duke suddenly stopped and looked at Hessman seriously. "The general is sure to summon 100,000 White Guard soldiers before the arrival of next spring... The Northern Russian government in Murmansk also has at least 100,000 people, and there are also British, American and French coalition forces stationed there. It is still very certain that the three sides attack Petrograd together. If I succeed next spring, I will be crowned in Petrograd. At that time, you will be the general and prince of Russia. In addition, I will speak for Germany at the meeting of the Germans and support the restoration of William II!"
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Chapter completed!