The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 563

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Marshal Pétain was being escorted to the Palace of Versailles by the armed forces of the Skeleton Division, others, including President Roosevelt, also set off under strict protection!

In the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, Mainz, dressed in military uniform, was already ready, and beside him, the Pope, dressed in a white robe, stood trembling on the side, lowering his head, not daring to look up at the most powerful man in Europe beside him.

The Pope was actually not very happy to come here.

The Eiffel Tower City was not an auspicious place for the Popes.

When Napoleon was crowned, he did not respect them at all, and directly reached out to snatch the crown and put it on his own head.

This move made the Pope lose face, and his influence in the world completely declined. He quickly went from a powerful person to a symbol of religion.

Back in the Middle Ages, the power of the pope was so great that he could see everything. The Crusades were the best evidence. With one order from them, all European countries had to send out their armies to help them fight the pagans!

And now?

All parts of Europe don’t listen to their orders at all. Their words have completely fallen to the point where no one listens. This huge gap makes the popes very uncomfortable.

The main reason for this situation is Napoleon’s attack on the Papal States.

After Napoleon became emperor, the French army invaded the Papal States many times. After the Papal States were destroyed, they were forced to wander.

As a landmark event, the scene of their humiliation at Napoleon’s coronation ceremony accelerated the decline of the influence of the Holy See. Therefore, they really couldn’t like the sad place of the Iron Tower City! The cardinal in white is like this, and the cardinal beside him is even more unbearable.

The cardinal is just a bishop in Gaul, and he is obviously much weaker than the pope in terms of his low position.

The person standing in front of him was not a Gaul at all, but a Hans, which made the Gaul cardinal very embarrassed.

“I heard that the Italian government is very strict with the supply of materials to the Papal States. Many foods and medicines are in short supply. There is a shortage of materials in the Papal States and prices are rising. Is this true?”

Although the Papal States were essentially destroyed by the Italians, the Pope was still entrenched in Rome, the capital of Italy, occupying a small high ground, which was known as the Vatican City in later generations.

Strictly speaking, the Papal States were still at war with Italy at this time, and the two countries had not signed a peace treaty.

Historically, it was not until 1929 that the two countries formally signed a peace agreement.

The Papal States recognized Italy’s independence and recognized Rome as the capital of Italy, while Italy also recognized the independence of the Vatican City as the Papal States.

After the signing of this peace treaty, relations between the two countries were normalized, and the influence of the Holy See in the world was gradually restored.

However, it was still 1927, and the situation of the Papal States was still difficult. Mussolini had never been a pushover, and his attitude towards the country within the country had always been very tough, so cutting off the supply of materials and restricting the import of materials from the Papal States were just routine operations.

“”Yes, it is very difficult. If some good disciples hadn’t donated some supplies, we would have starved to death!”

Mainz had just asked casually, but Mainz intended to give them justice, so he was extremely moved, his nose was sore, and tears were about to fall!

It’s been so many years, it’s been so many years since someone has cared about their lives!

Since the destruction of the Papal States in 1870, until now, they have not had a stable place to stand. They have been isolated and hostile to the Italians for almost sixty years!

When the Pope thought of these sixty years of hard times, and the hardships he had suffered since he was a child, he felt very aggrieved in his heart!

When the Roman Empire still existed, they had never suffered such Are they feeling wronged?

Even after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, there was still the Byzantine Empire to support them.

After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, they looked for the Holy Roman Empire as a backer.

As a result, the Byzantine Empire was destroyed by the Ottomans, and the Holy Roman Empire was destroyed by Napoleon. Their last two backers were gone!

Since the demise of the Holy Roman Empire, the days of the Papal States can be said to be getting worse day by day. After struggling for decades, they encountered the Italian unification war. As a result, they were defeated by Sardinia as a big villain and the country was destroyed. Not only did they lose most of their territory, but even the Pope himself became… Prisoners were kept like prisoners in the Vatican, a country within a country, for decades!

This era can be said to be the darkest era for the Holy See.

That’s why the Pope is so sensitive to Mainz’s words. After all, Mainz represents the most powerful country in Europe at that time – Germany!

And Germany used to be their father who protected them!

The empire that Mainz is rebuilding now is called the Third Reich, and before him, there are the First German Empire and the Second German Empire.

The origin of the Second Reich is well known. It was founded by Emperor William I.

But there may not be many Few people know the origin of the First Empire!

The definition of the First Empire in Hans is the Holy Roman Empire of the year!

The name of the Holy Roman Empire in the early 100 years was actually the Roman Empire. Its origin was in 962 AD, when the Pope crowned the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I in Rome and let him inherit the throne and become the Roman Emperor.

In order to distinguish it from the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, Frederick the Great changed its name to the Holy Roman Empire!

With such a history, the Pope is still full of goodwill towards the German and Italian people. After all, compared with the Gauls who beat them many times, Hans still has a good relationship with them.

In 1870, the Italians took advantage of the Franco-Prussian War that caused the two major European powers to be tied up to launch a war of unification. When attacking them, the Papal States had planned to ask for help from Hans, who had just rebuilt the Second Empire.

However, before their letter for help was sent, the Papal States had been defeated, and Hans had no interest in crossing the Alps and then heading south to expedition to Italy. With the Papal States already destroyed and all wars to be fought by Hans himself, this was obviously a thankless job, so Emperor William I did not send troops in the end.

This decision deeply disappointed the people of the Papal States. Hans was unwilling to help, let alone other countries. The British Empire had always been very wary of the influence of the Holy See and could not help. Gaul had always had a bad relationship with them, and it was even less likely to help. The

Austro-Hungarian Empire had the idea of helping them, and had been repeatedly pulling with Italy in the northern region for decades. Unfortunately, the country’s internal problems were too serious, and it disintegrated after World War I before they could liberate the Papal States.

So looking around the world, no one could help them!

The only one they can count on is the successor of the Holy Roman Empire, the current Hans!