Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

v3 Chapter 302: National mourning in the Netherlands

Seeing Queen Alexandra trembling and wanting to speak, but holding back, the old lady Anna gave her an admiring look. It happened that this scene was caught by William IV. The old lady Anna, who did not give him a good face, motioned him to sit in.

It seems to say, I help you teach your wife.

William IV shrugged helplessly.

"However, you know what your husband is like. He actually said that he has someone he likes. Well, I remember that the year was 1861, so under my questioning, he told me about you. At that time, I was against it. After all, your father was only a little prince at that time, but a kind of branch, but your husband claimed to be very optimistic about your father. He even put dirty water for this reason. It was spilled into the house of Queen Victoria of England."

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Queen Alexandra was a little sad when she heard about her father's status, but she couldn't help showing curiosity when she heard that William IV had Victoria's daughter going home.

The old lady Anna seemed to have known that she would be like this. She looked at William IV dotingly, and then her face was full of smiles and said with a smile: "What did this guy say that our Dutch royal family is now at home and everything is going well, we should find someone A happy family is the only way to get married, so he doesn't want to find a member of the royal family of Queen Victoria who has just become a widow to come to the Dutch palace, listen, this reason is too far-fetched"

Queen Alexandra heard the words, a warm current in her heart poured straight into her chest, and she was full of love when she looked at William IV.

The results were remarkable. The old lady Anna gave William IV a wink, and William IV rolled his eyes.

The old lady Anna saw that she had achieved her goal, so she asked Queen Sandra to go out as well.

When the door closed, there was no smile on the old lady's face, and her face was extremely pale.

Seeing this, William IV was extremely worried.

"People are old, that's the way they are. 70 years old is considered a long life in Europe, at least better than my father Paul I, and longer than my grandmother Catherine II. Not to mention my brother Niko. It's been a lifetime."

Speaking of this, the old lady Anna said again: "Graduation great-grandfather William I was 71 years old, not to mention your grandfather lost at 47 years old. Therefore, I lived a few more years than them, and I earned it, at least they didn't see their great-grandchildren. Appear"

When William IV heard the words, he was silent.

"You are a talented person. Since your grandfather William II died in 1849, you have almost grown up by my side since the age of 9. I watched you grow step by step, a small sapling, and now a towering tree The Netherlands has also changed from a country that was almost dismembered to an extremely powerful country today. Although it is not comparable to the five traditional powers in Europe, the five major countries did not completely evolve overnight, do you understand?"

William IV hurriedly nodded, looking at the tiredness on the face of the old lady Anna, he couldn't help worrying: "Grandma, you should rest."

The old lady Anna shook her head and said, "Grandma knows her situation, maybe she will lie down and won't be able to get up. Well, listen to me."

When William IV heard the words, he immediately stopped to persuade him again.

The old lady Anna asked: "Alexander II is my little nephew and also your cousin. A few days ago, he came to visit me in Amsterdam in person. What do you think?"

William IV pretended to say: "Grandmother, Alexander II is concerned about you, the only pro-elder"

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The old lady Anna couldn't help but glared at William IV: "You care, don't pretend to be stupid for me."

William IV then said solemnly: "Grandmother, your nephew is planning to join forces with your grandson to resolve the current image problem of the Russian Empire."

The old lady Anna nodded and sighed: "The Tsarist Empire drinks too much spirits, and it goes straight, and there is indeed less of the corners and corners of the south."

William IV smiled bitterly: "Grandmother is saying that we are scheming."

The old lady Anna did not continue to entangle this, but said: "You know the relationship between the Russian Empire and the Netherlands, the two royal families have been friends for generations, and this friendship must last forever."

William IV understood that this was one of the main reasons for keeping him today.

I wanted to say that the Netherlands does not have the ability to do it, and differences of interest will also appear, but when I saw that the wrinkles on the face of the grandmother who used to be very energetic had already covered her cheeks, she could not cover it up despite her pretense. Unable to keep his body's functions at a low level, William IV nodded involuntarily.

"The Netherlands and Tsarist Russia will remain friendly"

When William IV said this very solemnly, the Empress Anna showed a relaxed smile on her face. However, the smile gradually disappeared. In the end, William IV turned pale, and Empress Anna closed it. Eyes, that is the kind of eyes closed for a lifetime.

On May 25, 1867, the old lady of the Netherlands passed away at the age of 72 when she received her nephew, Emperor Alexander II of the Russian Empire and many members of the Dutch royal family, at the Royal Palace of the Netherlands.

National funeral of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Netherlands mainland, western Netherlands Greenland, Australia, East Indies, New Guinea, Phu Quoc, Hawaiian Islands, South Pacific Islands, Alaska Peninsula and Alexander Islands, Netherlands Suriname, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Islands, Netherlands Congo, Netherlands Tanzania, Netherlands Kenya, Netherlands Zambia, Netherlands North Mozambique, Netherlands United Arab Emirates, etc.

All Dutch overseas territories mourned for three days.

In addition to the Netherlands and abroad, the Russian Empire even mourned at the request of Alexander II, showing respect to the old Dutch queen who still retained the status of Grand Duke Anna Pavlovna in the Russian Empire.

In addition, the good governments of the royal families in Europe, America and Asia have sent representatives to the royal family and government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to attend the funeral. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Even Louis I of Portugal and Napoleon III of France, who did not deal with the Netherlands, joined in this time.

It seems that this funeral has become an opportunity to ease the relationship, and William IV is willing to accept this good offer regardless of whether it is public or private.

So if you please, the international relations of the Netherlands will soon improve again. It has to be said that the world has undergone many changes. Former friends may suddenly become enemies, and enemies sometimes become friends who know the truth.

William IV was not surprised by this.

The funeral was carried out in accordance with the etiquette of the highest member of the European royal family, and William IV did not come out of this sadness until August 20, 1867, because, just this month, a new member of the Dutch royal family appeared, Alexandre Queen La gave birth to a princess. After William IV negotiated with Queen Sandra, and obtained the consent of William III, in order to commemorate the recently lost old lady Anna Padrovna, the newly born queen was baptized. The eldest princess of the Dutch royal family was named Anna.

Even, William IV seemed to express his love for her by naming her as the Grand Duke of Phu Quoc, a territory in the Far East that he just bought just after he was born.