Chapter 88 Queen Wilhelmina (Please Subscribe!)

Arthur looked at Princess Louise with a surprised look on his face, and saw that Princess Louise's face was full of smiles. She said happily: "Queen Mother Emma and I get along very well. We both agree that you, Arthur, have very similar experiences with Queen Wilhelmina. Arthur, this is how noble marriages are. I think the Kingdom of the Netherlands can be a strong helper for you, and your marriage with Queen Wilhelmina is pretty good."

Speaking of this, Princess Louise was still worried that Arthur would 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 nobles have not even met their marriage partners a few times before getting married, and they get together only because of the approval of their parents and elders.

Arthur, this is already a relatively good situation. The close relatives, Duke Arthur and Queen Victoria, died one after another, and the only one who can influence Arthur's marriage is Princess Louise.

Arthur could even follow his own ideas to a large extent, and did not have to face the embarrassing situation of getting engaged without meeting his fiancée.

So the question is, what is Arthur's idea?

Arthur has been busy with government affairs, so he really has not thought about this issue. Even when Queen Mother Emma visited, Arthur always thought it was just a normal diplomatic visit from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Suddenly facing his marriage, Arthur was a little at a loss for a moment, and for the first time showed the immaturity and confusion that he should have at this age.

"Mother, there is no need to do it so early! Australia is currently in its golden period of development. I think my marriage can be postponed to three or four years later." Arthur said a little embarrassedly.

"In theory, there is no rush, Arthur. But as time goes by, it will not be easy to find a suitable marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina, Arthur. Australia is still too far away from Europe after all. You can't find a local civilian in the future, Arthur." Princess Louise advised earnestly.

Although Arthur was born into the British royal family, he is a duke of a remote principality.

Although it is not difficult to find a marriage partner of equal status in Europe, it is rare to find a marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina, who has a legitimate title of queen and controls a second-rate European country.

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

Arthur will become the prince of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Queen Wilhelmina will become the duchess of the Principality of Australia.

This kind of marriage between the highest heads of state is often accompanied by the birth of the Union and the Commonwealth.

The first offspring of Arthur and Queen Wilhelmina will become the legal heir of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Principality of Australia.

Of course, there is another factor that can make the Commonwealth and the Union come faster. That is, on the premise that Queen Wilhelmina is willing to rule the Netherlands together with Arthur, Arthur will have the opportunity to strive for the title of king by the Dutch Parliament.

Arthur then understood why Minister Helbert was so humble during the discussion and 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 a prince of the Netherlands. Facing his future monarch spouse, it is no wonder that Minister Helbert can respect a foreign monarch like Arthur so much.

After thinking about it, marrying with 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 it will be smoother to lay out certain actions in Europe.

At the same time, it will become an ally with the Dutch East Indies. Various resources and manpower in the Dutch East Indies can also be easily mobilized, which can not only develop Australia more easily, but also unite with the Dutch East Indies and have a considerable influence in Southeast Asia.

Even thinking about it carefully, this marriage has no disadvantages for Australia, except for restricting Arthur's freedom of marriage.

Another benefit is that it can seek a higher-level title. Europe attaches great importance to the concept of legal principles, and Arthur, who was born in the British royal family, wants to be promoted to king, which is generally very difficult.

Unless Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand can be completely integrated, and Australia can be developed into a country that is not weaker than Italy and Spain, it can be qualified to be promoted to a kingdom.

Of course, this does not mean that it is legitimate. Such a king cannot be recognized by most of the great powers. Unless he can have the power to make the great powers recognize him, he will always be an illegitimate king.

Arthur has a headache. In theory, the advantages of marrying the Netherlands are far greater than the disadvantages.

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

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

Arthur can only answer ambiguously: "I'll think about it, mother. I haven't met this Queen Wilhelmina, and it's a bit arbitrary to make a rash decision now. Let's talk about it after Australia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands establish normal diplomatic relations."

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

After all, many European nobles are like this. Before they know their betrothed, most people can only give such ambiguous answers.

Neither refused nor agreed. The marriage of nobles needs to be cautious, especially when both parties are monarchs of a country.

Seeing that Princess Louise no longer persuaded, Arthur was relieved.

After a pleasant chat with his two sisters for a while, Arthur returned to his room.

Originally thought that the engagement was over for the time being, but unexpectedly, just a few minutes later, Princess Louise sent someone to send several photos and portraits of Queen Wilhelmina, as well as Queen Wilhelmina's deeds and some simple introduction.

Looking at the black and white photos taken by a relatively simple camera, Arthur actually thought that the people in the photos were pretty.

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

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