Bavaria is located in the southeast of later Germany. The northwest of Bavaria borders Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Saxony, and Hesse, the east of Bavaria borders the Czech Republic, and the south of Bavaria borders Austria. Munich is the largest city in the country. Bavaria has a large population, convenient transportation, and developed agriculture. It can also threaten Austria from the side.
The Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled Bavaria had always been close to Prussia, not to mention that the Duke of Bavaria was one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
In 1356, Emperor Charles IV of the Luxembourg Dynasty formulated the famous charter "Golden Bull" in Nuremberg in order to seek recognition from the princes for his son's succession to the throne, formally confirming the legitimacy of the feudal princes' election of the emperor.
The edict established seven electors of the empire based on the seven deadly sins against the secular world. They were three church electors: Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop of Cologne, Archbishop of Trier, and four secular electors: Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Margrave of Brandenburg, Count of Rhine-Pfalz, and King of Bohemia.
In fact, the person elected by the seven electors could only be called "King of the Roman People". Only after marching into Rome and being crowned by the Pope could the "King of the Roman People" use the title of "Holy Roman Emperor". The three church electors were the oldest, richest and most powerful archbishops in Germany.
Among the four secular electors, Saxony can now be said to be a puppet of Prussia, while the elector of Bavaria (the branch of the Counts of Rhine-Pfalz) must be controlled by Prussia, so that a political force can be formed in the Holy Roman Empire to oppose the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II of the Austrian Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty.
But the Austrians would never sit idly by and watch the Prussians obtain the title of Elector and the vast territory of Bavaria, so this battle was foreseeable.
"William, if we go to war with Austria, how do you think our army should advance?" asked Frederick the Great.
"I heard that Elector Karl Theodor of Palatinate-Sulzbach was flirting with the Austrians. Elector Karl Theodor is the first in line to the Bavarian throne. If our army marches directly to take Afaria, it will be unjust.
It is better to divide our army into two groups. One group will go south from Silesia and attack Bohemia. The other group will start from Saxony and attack Bohemia from west to east. The army going south can be used to confuse the Austrian army. We don't seek results, but only to advance steadily. The other group will concentrate its main force and move fast. When the Austrian army confronts our army going south, we will appear behind them unexpectedly, attack from both sides and eliminate the enemy in Bohemia, so that the queen will lose a crown.
"Then the whole army will head west to Austria. If God blesses us, we will not only win, but also gain Bohemia. In that case, even if Elector Karl Theodore gains Bavaria, our army will be able to occupy Bohemia," William vowed.
"Yes, that's interesting. Let me think about it carefully. If you were an Austrian, what would you do?" Frederick asked with interest:
"Concentrate our main forces and gather them at the border of Bohemia, aiming directly at Brandenburg to threaten our rear. This will be a competition between us and the Austrians to see who is faster," said William.
"William, you really impress me. This time I plan to lead the army myself, but you are still young so I won't take you with me. You must listen to the teacher I arrange for you and learn something well, okay?" Frederick said to William. After William responded, Frederick waved his hand and asked him to leave.
Not long after he left, he saw you, Louise, running towards him, shouting:
"William, my little William, come here quickly"
William ran over quickly.
Louise took William's hand and said:
"Great, my Prince of Brandenburg, you are great." Louise was obviously very excited after hearing Frederick the Great's order. Yes, Frederick's order was too unexpected. The Prince of Brandenburg was equivalent to the position of the Crown Prince, which greatly increased William's chance of inheriting the King of Prussia. Louise's status also rose with it. It would no longer be possible for her to be laughed at by a little mistress like when William first came into this world.
"William, come on, I'll take you to see your brothers and sisters." Louise took William's hand and walked to the left side of the palace. Usually, the crown prince and his family lived on the left side of the Sanssouci Palace.
"This is your elder sister Friederike Charlotte Ulrich Katharina, this is your younger sister Friederike Christiane Emilia Wilhelmine, this is your younger brother Friederike Ludwig Karl, and this is also your younger sister Friederike Louise Wilhelmine," Louise pointed at several children, big and small, and introduced them to little William.
Her elder sister, Friederike Charlotte Ulrich Katharina, was ten years old this year. She was the daughter of Frederick William II and Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and was born to Elizabeth, but they divorced in 1767.
Her younger sister, Friederike Christiane Emilia Wilhelmine, is five years old.
His younger brother, Friedrich Ludwig Karl, is four years old.
The youngest sister, Friederike Louise Wilhelmine, is three years old.
Although the parents' relationship is not very good, this child is not necessarily a small number, William thought to himself.
After thinking, little William bowed to his sisters, and his elder sister Charlotte returned the bow gracefully, while his younger brothers and sisters also bowed with the help of the maids. It is true that the genes of the nobility are good, and no one in the family looks disappointing.
"William, your room is on the right. That's where His Majesty lives. You have to listen to His Majesty, okay? Come over more often and play with your sisters in the future, okay?" Louise taught William.
"Got it, mother." Seeing William agreed, Louise said happily to her children:
"You must be obedient when you get along with each other in the future. William must give in to his younger brothers and sisters, and you must listen to William." Everyone responded with a promise. Hearing the children agree, Louise walked out with satisfaction.
As soon as she left, the children dispersed. Charlotte sat by the window with a book, Emilia ran to the drawing board and started painting, while Ludwig and little Louise were taken away by the maids because they were too young.
William had a headache looking at the children. It seemed that the relationship in the family was not very harmonious. He bowed to the two sisters and asked the maid to take him to his room.
At this time, where is our Crown Prince? It turns out that His Royal Highness is walking in the garden behind the palace with a beautiful woman. If William were here, he would definitely recognize this woman. This woman is the mastermind behind his leaving Sanssouci Palace and Frederick William II's mistress Wilhelmine von Lichtenau.