Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 769 The balance of power

  Every citizen of the Republic of Florence knows that if the Republic is to be stable, the plots of the Borgia family must be stopped.

However, there have been several popes in the Borgia family. Rodrigo Borgia once said: The real aristocracy will not discuss the moral issues of the citizens. When they begin to care about the moral issues of the citizens, it is the decline of the aristocracy. The day.

  It is really unexpected that even his "sinner" can say such a thing.

  But what he said is exactly the same thing.

At the end of the 15th century, Venice was in the heyday of literature and art, but it was repeatedly defeated in the military. The mercenary system they invented repeatedly succeeded in naval warfare, but profiteers in land warfare were pitted by more cunning Italian mercenaries. Later, the Duke of Milan Sforza once played for Venice. In addition to the super annual salary of 1,000 Ducats per year, they also own thousands of Ducats in Venice.

  The mercenary squad leaders also earn 150 Ducats a year. At that time, Venice’s monthly salary to the noble councilors was only 10 Ducats a month.

Sforza and others were able not only to hold back from Venice, but also to make Venice's war investment worthless. In 1447, Sforza's mercenaries robbed Piacenza to white ground, and made Venice, which had invested a huge amount of war funds, lost all of its money. Return.

  By 1450, Francesco Sforza, one of Muzio's seven illegitimate sons, grabbed the position of Duke of Milan by force and marriage, causing Venice, which tried to annex Milan, to burn millions of ducats in vain.

   Talking about loyalty to mercenaries is simply a dream. By the end of the 15th century, Venice’s debt reached 13 million Ducats, and all the real estate in Venice could not be sold.

  In the day-to-day war, coupled with the city's spending money-like lifestyle, Venice has finally declined.

  The famous Rialto Bridge was burned down in the turmoil of 1310, and another one was built later. This bridge was stepped on by the marrying team, who happened to be named Ferrara.

There are many people who can become aristocrats, but there are very few who are qualified to be in the golden book. He was originally a small figure in the long history, but he is like some kind of omen, connected with a person who indirectly destroyed Venice. This The man is Eugene IV. At that time, the Turkish army had already rushed into the city of Constantinople, and also brought the religious. The leaders of Eastern Christianity also fled to Rome from their capital since ancient times, and discussed with senior priests in the West, hoping to unify Christianity in Greece and Latin. In 1437, Eugene IV ordered the conference to be moved to the northern Italian city of Ferrara to continue.

  Eugene IV was born in the Republic of Venice, but he was not a Venetian. He was elected as Pope shortly after Pope Martin V died on February 20, 1431. Since the age of 18, Francesco has been following his father to fight in the North and South, and soon became famous for being able to bend metal rods with his arms and gradually grew into a tactical expert. After the death of Muzio, Francesco played for the Kingdom of Naples, Pope Martin V and Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan.

  After the death of Martin V, Francesco suspended the contract with the Papal State and led the Milan army to attack Venice. The following year, the daughter of Filippo, Duke of Milan, Bianca Maria Visconti was engaged to Francesco.

  Generally speaking, the object of the pope's coronation is the imperial emperor. The pope is the spiritual leader of the Christian world. The object of his coronation should be the secular protector of the Christian world, that is, the imperial emperor. The coronation ceremony of the king is presided over by the religious leader of the country. The principality is a country governed by the nobles. Need to be crowned, just need to admit it. The Duchy of Milan is an example.

  Filipo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, died because there was no male heir, Milan announced the establishment of a republic.

  At this time, Francesco has acquired several cities in the Duchy of Milan, including Pavia and Lodi, and is joining forces with William VIII, Marquis of Monferrato and Venice, preparing to overthrow the Republic and seize power.

  After years of famine and turmoil, the Milan Parliament decided to appoint Francesco as the Duke of Milan. Although the Italian countries gradually recognized his duke status, Francesco was never officially authorized by the Holy Roman Empire.

  First, the emperor had no jurisdiction. Second, Francesco was originally an illegitimate child, and he became a duke by marrying the daughter of the Grand Duke of Milan. There are many legal grounds to prevent him from being officially authorized.

  From 1433 to 1435, Francesco led the Milan army to attack the Papal State, but after occupying Ancona, Francesco changed his position and accepted the confession of Pope Yukin IV.

  From 1436 to 1439, Francesco played for many parties, including Florence and Venice.

   During this period, Eugene IV’s main enemy was the Ottoman Empire, and there was no time to control the mercenary leader.

   And Francesco is not an ordinary Wufu. He was the first European ruler to establish a foreign policy based on the balance of power. The confederated land of Francesco is in Naples. In 1440, Francesco's fief in the kingdom of Naples was occupied by King Alfonso V of Aragon. In order to regain the territory, Francesco and his archenemy Filippo Reach a settlement.

Eugene IV is a more serious person. At least he is like a saint like the Pope of Borgia. The Orthodox habit of eating caviar is because fasting does not allow meat. Everyone eats caviar. That is Greece. It was passed over there that Catholicism prohibits marriage, and Eugene IV's desire to unify Latin and Greece in the face of foreign aggression looks very good.

The Basel Conference initiated and ongoing by Martin V is to determine the supremacy of the Pope. The old Pope is dead. Under the planning of the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the bishops of many countries have tried to weaken the power of the Pope for several months. , *** hit Constantinople, and in a rage, Eugene IV announced the dissolution of the Basel Conference and went to Ferrara for a meeting. He hoped that the Roman Church could obtain the prestigious position of Christianity through the Ferrara Conference.

But the reality is that most of the bishops obeyed the order, and 7 bishops were unwilling to go, forming a remnant meeting. The remnant meeting made a resolution: "Eugene IV is a rotten diehard, a desperate messenger, in the church of God. Incurable demagogues who spread malicious speeches and abet people to commit crimes.” Announcing the suspension of Eugene IV’s papal power. Eugene IV expelled these bishops from their religious status, and the bishops declared Eugene deposed and introduced Amedio VIII, Duke of Savoye in Italy, to succeed him as Felix V. He was the last hostile pope in the history of the pope. On February 23, 1447, Eugene IV died. The Holy See elected Nicholas V as the new pope. After Nicholas V persuaded him, Felix V in 1449 Abdicated, the residue meeting ended in the same year.

  How simple and direct the situation is for the Chinese to encounter this situation-soldiers admonish, of course the foreign enemies are currently in unison with the outside world, and how to deal with internal problems after the foreign war is enviable. This is the unity that makes people enviable.

The Black Death broke out again in 1439, and it spread to Ferrara. The Ferrara Conference could not continue. Cosimo de Medici invited the conference to Florence to continue. They happily went, Eugene also went to Florence. .

  Cosimo de Medici invited the conference to move to Florence to continue. They happily went, Eugene also went to Florence. Cosimo and his friends respected them very much and treated them with great hospitality. Eugene also asked his secretary, Frevio Bondu, Leonardo Brunni, and other Italian writers to participate in the meeting and negotiate with the Greeks in Greek. The homeless theologians finally agreed to the organization and dogmatic unity of the Greek and Roman churches, but the priests and people of the Eastern world opposed this agreement.

  Eugene IV relied on the achievements of Ferrara's conference in Florence and declared that "the demons of the world gathered in the Basel Bandit Den", determined to abandon the remnant conference and rebuild the authority of the Pope.

  Joan of Arc is a French military strategist, a Catholic saint, and the goddess of liberty in the hearts of the French people. Regarded as a national hero by the French, she is also the only girl in history who can command the country's army at the age of 17.

  In the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, she led the French army against the British invasion, supported the coronation of King Fachary VII, and made great contributions to the victory of France. Later, he was captured by the Principality of Burgundy, and soon he was purchased by the English for a large sum of money. The Inquisition under the control of the English authorities was framed as a heresy and a witch and sentenced to fire.

  The one who burned her to death was Eugene IV.

   In 1441, Francesco and Bianca married. Eugene IV did not recognize his status as the successor to the title of Grand Duke. This was also the inducement of the subsequent civil war by the Marquis of Monferrato, William VIII and Venice, to seize power.

  After the end of the civil war, under the rule of Francesco, the Principality of Milan developed rapidly. He promoted agriculture, ended the famine, and established an effective tax policy that brought a lot of income to the Principality.

   But Francesco has never been officially authorized by the Holy Roman Empire. This situation lasted until 1494, when the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I officially awarded Francesco's son Ludovico Sforza the title of Duke of Milan.

  His son, nicknamed "The Moors", he tried his best to protect artists and scientists, making the Milan court the most brilliant place in Europe. Artists, poets, and musicians have come to an end, including Leonardo da Vinci and architect Donato Bramante.

  Everyone knows the Mona Lisa, in addition to "Mona Lisa", "The Woman Holding Silver Rat" is also very famous, she is Ludovico Sforza's mistress.

  Rodrigo Borgia used his property to facilitate his future purchase of the Pope’s position. At the same time, he regarded himself as the ruler of the Holy See, and lived a life of extravagance and luxury with his mistress, Vanoza Catane.

His previous **** history has left him many children, and Vanossa has added four illegitimate children to him in the following 20 years. The corrupt life of Alexander VI is well known to everyone on the streets of Rome. His dishes are studded with gold ornaments, and his clothes are all made of embroidered silk. His collection of books is especially in line with the identity of the emperor or pope. His luxurious bed decorations, horse gear and other gold and silver jewelry, silk satin and silk People are dazzled.

  After the coronation ceremony of luxury and obscenity, Alexander VI began to use his fists in his new position. He replaced his long-standing mistress, Vanoza Catane, with the younger and more agile Julia Farnese. The girl was 16 years old, and the pope was already a 60-year-old. The Romans immediately nicknamed Gijulia such as "The Pope’s Bitch" and "The Bride of Christ", but her position accumulated a certain amount of power for her, allowing her brother to find a well-paid job. Bishop, her brother later became Pope Paul III.

  Use the method of appointing a new bishop to grab money. It is said that once the other party paid the money, the pope would use "Borgia poison" to poison him, so that he could spare his seat and let others buy it. The exception was Caesar Borgia, the son of Alexander VI, and he had a share. Became a bishop without a flower.

  The sudden death of a cardinal named Ferrari, which gave the family of Alexander VI 500,000 ducats. In April of the following year, the **** of death suddenly took away Cardinal Mikieki. When the pope’s troops rushed into his courtyard and snatched his property of about 150,000 ducats, the body of the dead was still cold.

  In order to invade the territory of a secular duke, the pope uses marriage, and when the time is right, he tries to merge, and if he encounters resistance, he uses murder to solve it, and then transfers his daughter to another hunted target. This daughter has been married 2 times and married 3 times.

  "Borgia Poison" is that Pope Alexander VI used the opportunity of hosting a banquet to put poison in the guest’s wine, poisoning the other party. This is a strategy of the pope, in order to seize the property of some cardinals of the Holy See for himself, to make a fortune by selling the vacated teaching posts, and to transfer the richest churches of the dukes and their property in accordance with the law. Return to oneself, all of this is aimed at satisfying one's own extravagant life and licentious indulgence, as well as being obsessed with the military expansion of the papacy.

  In 1503, the 73-year-old Pope died bizarrely. His assistant John Birchard vividly recorded the scene.

"The Pope was tossing back and forth on the bed, swallowing difficulties, his face rose to the color of mulberries, the skin all over his body began to fall off, the fat on his stomach turned into water, and his intestines poured out. Alexander VI struggled for several hours before he died. But the humiliation he needs to face has only just begun. Just as his dark body began to flow, his tongue suddenly swelled and opened the top of his mouth."

  The ambassador of Venice wrote: “It is the ugliest, weirdest, and most terrifying corpse that people have ever seen.

  As if the devil showed its prototype.

  Some people can't believe the devil's words, but sometimes he still tells the truth.

  Popular people learn from the lives of nobles, what a noble is, what a commoner is, just like a child is a mirror of a parent.

"Do you like this kind of bed?" Severus asked in her ear with his arms around her waist while visiting the bedding in the palace. They had a very ordinary double bed in front of them, without a four-poster bed. So gorgeous, it looks cold and unpopular.

   "I think their purpose of showing us these is not to make us yearn for the noble life, but to take a warning."

  He kissed her earlobe, as if he didn't hear what she was saying.

   "Why do you end early today?" she asked.

   "Your ears are very hot," he said.

   "That's because there is black magic on the earrings you gave me." She said.

"not comfortable?"

   "A little bit, it's still within a tolerable range."

   "Me too." He whispered, "Still within a tolerable range."

   "This is a public place." She reminded.

  "This is a bedroom, how could it be a public place." Severus said.

  "Want to go to the pharmacy upstairs to watch an episode?" she asked.

   "Why is there a pharmacy in this home?" Severus asked.

   "How do I know this!" she roared.

  After Florence is over, Venice is still lingering. Maybe, Borgia changed her name and ran to Venice?

  This is just a guess, maybe she thinks too much, she thought anxiously, if it was true, it would be terrible.

  (End of this chapter)