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Chapter 84 Muddy waters

The arrival of Eugen caused a considerable sensation in the Lebre region. His record in the Cassel region and the enthronement ceremony in Schönbrunn Palace were all very good topics of discussion.

Since the Duke of Cagnola was reclaimed by the empire, it has been a pattern of headlessness here for a long time. Most of the remaining nobles in the Duke's territory are the titles of Barons of Viscount, and their surnames are diverse, and each one is very involved.

There were seven electoral princes in the empire, who controlled the eight most powerful vassal states in the empire. The surnames of the eight electoral princes were the most prominent, and the family they represented were huge and even had the power to elect the emperor of the empire.

Among these eight families, the Habsburg family is undoubtedly the most powerful. The imperial emperors for hundreds of years were all appointed by the Habsburg family members, controlling half of the southeast of the empire, and were extremely powerful. However, this emperor, Charles VI, weakened the family's power due to various reasons.

In addition to the Habsburg family, the Hohenzollern family in the eastern Brandenburg - the Prussian monarchy. The family's power is mainly concentrated in the Berlin region, and its power is not much more powerful than the Habsburg family.

The other six major families are equally strong, and the power of a single family may be inferior, but the power of any two family alliance will surpass the Habsburg family.

For example, the Vetina family, who controls the Saxony Electorate, has a capital in Dresden, northeast of the empire. It has an extremely terrifying Saxony cavalry unit, and its military power is the strongest among the other five Marquis.

Then there is the Vettelsbach family in the Principal of Bavaria, Munich, the capital. The area controlled by their family is in the center of the empire and controls the major transportation routes across the country. It can be said to be a concentration of commercial trade. The prosperous trade forces enabled the Vettelsbach family to have far surpassed the other major families, and even the Habsburg family had borrowed funds from the Vettelsbach family.

To the northwest of the empire is the Hannover Electoral State, with the capital in Hannover and controlled by the Welf family. The monarch of the country served as the king of Great Britain since 1714 and had a huge influence on that island. This family can be said to have powerful foreign aid.

In addition, there are three major churches, whose families have close ties with the church, and their family strength is mainly reflected in their influence on the church. Each family has at least one archbishop, and these archbishops have the power to choose an emperor.

For example, the Medici family where Margaret is located has a church Elector, and the city where the Archbishop is located is Florence.

The territory of the Duke of Caniola has huge economic potential, but the Duke himself does not have enough ability to control the land. This has led several major families to focus on this piece of fat. They arranged outstanding members of their families to come to this land to occupy a corner, and use them as spokespersons to expand their strength here.

It can be said that this is a arena for the major families of the Holy Roman Empire, and it is a microcosm of family disputes. On the surface, all the nobles are harmonious, but behind their backs, they use all the extreme suppression of the other party to strengthen themselves.

The original Duke of Caniola could not stop all this, and could only be gradually eroded by power and taken away the land. Later, the Habsburg family took back the land in the name of the emperor, and this form of struggle and division slowed down a little.

The emperor now threw Eugen into this place, and the implicit meaning was that he hoped that as a member of the Habsburg family, he could vigorously clear the chaotic situation here, and it would be best to establish a sufficiently stable Earl Kingdom and enrich the power of the entire Habsburg family.

However, Eugen knew nothing about these things. He was still looking forward to the evening banquet, fantasizing that the nobles and wealthy businessmen in the Lebre area could give him enough support.

"Hehe, there are so many nobles here, and their surnames are very prominent. Let's see... there are Welf and Hohenzollern. I guess they will prepare some great gifts for me, hahaha."

Eugen sat on the bed in the hotel, holding the list of guests invited tonight in his hand, imagining what kind of gifts he would receive.

"Gold coins are the most affordable, but they are a bit vulgar. If it is jewelry, it is not unacceptable. After all, jewelry has a higher value, but it is more troublesome to sell it at that time. But don't be a work of art such as celebrity calligraphy and paintings. I can't appreciate it, and I'm embarrassed to sell it."

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The avenues in the Leibre area are like intricate spider webs, centered on Leibre City, radiating to the surrounding areas, connecting dozens of cities and hundreds of villages along the way.

At this moment, on these roads, a pair of luxuriously decorated carriages followed the fully armed cavalry guards, and were driving quickly towards Leibre City.

The people sitting in these carriages are either rich or noble, and they are all nobles who come from all over the world to attend Eugen's dinner, and the highest title is just a viscount.

However, these viscounts were more powerful when traveling than the Count and Marquis. There was no doubt that they were all powerful viscounts, with a large amount of land under their command and a strong enough army.

Its military strength and economic strength are far more than a viscount can have. Of course, the most important thing is the family power represented behind them, which are the huge families that will shock the entire empire.

Among these carriages, there were two white and fat young men sitting on top, with their cheeks like two white duck eggs. The man looked in his twenties and thirties, and he could be said to be quite young. However, there was a hint of shrewdness in his eyes, and his shallow lips with a faint smile, which made him look a little sinister and untrustworthy.

A man in his fifties-year-old housekeeper sat opposite him, and was slapping the young man with a small fan with a respectful look on his face.

"Butler, do you know what kind of person the Eugen who came this time is? And if he has some secret relationship with that Prince Eugen." The young man was thinking about something along the way, but obviously he did not come up with any answer.

When the butler heard the young man's words, he kept fanning his hand and slowly shook his head and said, "I don't know, the news from the family is very general. It seems that this Earl Eugen suddenly appeared, and his past and rise trajectory are speechless."
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