Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 74 Urging marriage
Carlo was in a very good mood when he returned to Italy.

There are not so many intrigues in Italy, and the relationship with the brothers is very stable. It is much better than the terrible situation in Spain.

After returning to the room where he lived before going to Spain, Carlo's mood finally calmed down for a while.

The fatigue from the journey made Carlo very sleepy, so Carlo decided to enjoy a good night and reminisce with his father and brothers the next day.

This time when Carlo came to Italy, the two maids also came with him.

After all, they are also Italians, and the purpose of their trip this time is to take their families to Spain. After all, they don’t know when they will return to Italy next time.

Carlo has many maids, but Anna and Alice are not ordinary maids.

They are only responsible for Carlo's daily life and help Carlo solve some personal matters. Their status is more like Carlo's lover.

Although I cannot give them a legitimate status, I can still provide their families with a wealthy life.

If Carlo has more lovers in the future, he will be treated the same way. After all, Carlo is not a heartless person. Money is just something that Carlo can easily get.

After falling asleep peacefully and enjoying a wonderful night with the help of his maid, Carlo met his father Vittorio Emanuele II early the next morning.

Although it had been less than a year since he went to Spain, Carlo felt that his father, Vittorio Emanuele II, had changed a lot.

This is normal. Vittorio Emanuele II was born in 1820 and would have turned 50 this year, which is considered old in this era.

In addition, the unification of Italy made people relax, so the change of status was natural.

If Carlo remembered correctly, it seems that King Vittorio Emanuele in history did not live past 60. If the difference is not too big, it may be just a few years.

"Father, how come you look much older after not seeing you for more than a year?" Upon seeing his father Emanuele, Carlo began to care about his health and brought the two closer together.

"I am 50 years old, Carlo." Vittorio Emanuele II walked up to Carlo, touched his head affectionately, and said with a smile: "Thank God, my child is still fine.

You didn't suffer any injustice in Spain, did you? If you can't hold on any longer, remember to have Loren send me a telegram and I'll send the navy to welcome you back."

Carlo nodded. Vittorio Emanuele II's concern for him was clearly visible.

Although Carlo was a time traveler, he had no disrespect for his adoptive father, Vittorio Emanuele II. Instead, he was quite respectful and recognized him.

No matter what the king's reputation was in Italy, at least to Carlo, he was a qualified father, a single father who did his best to give his children all the care and love.

"I'm doing well in Spain, father." Carlo smiled and said, "The Carlos rebellion has been put down, the Cuban rebellion is over, and Spain will usher in a period of peace.

With the help of Duke Primo and Archduke Serrano, I am safe in Spain, you don't have to worry about me."

Hearing Carlo's words, Emanuele II first looked at his son seriously, then nodded heavily, with a proud smile on his face, and said: "That's good, Carlo.

But I still want to say that we will always be a family and I will always be your father, Carlo.

"Leave it to the officials to discuss any issues you have when you come back this time. I will ask Giovanni to help you as much as possible. You should live in the palace for the time being. You probably haven't met Rosa yet, right?"

Rosa was the second wife of Victor Emmanuel II. Before that, she had always been with Victor Emmanuel II as a mistress. From this point, we can see how normal it was for European nobles to have a mistress at that time. This was not only not a stain among nobles, but even became a topic of discussion among nobles.

Nobles who did not have mistresses would be suspected of being in poor health. After all, even a queen like Isabelle had countless lovers.

However, there was a tacit understanding among the nobles. Most mistresses were of lower status, and even if one eventually became a queen like Rosa, her offspring would not have the right to inherit the throne.

Queen Rosa gave birth to a daughter, Victoria, and a son, Emanuele, for Emanuele II, but only the son Emanuele was awarded the title of Count of Fontanafredda.

All the sons born to his first wife Adelheid were dukes, and the only earl died young and did not have time to be promoted to duke.

This also shows Emanuele's attitude towards legitimate sons and illegitimate sons and the importance that European nobles placed on bloodline.

Even if Carlo and all his brothers had an accident, the throne of Italy would not fall on Emanuele, born to Rosa.

Carlo had no objection to Emanuele marrying Rosa. After all, whether as a mistress or as a queen, it would not harm Carlo's interests at all.

Seeing Carlo nodded in agreement, Vittorio Emanuele II smiled and said, "You are almost 20 years old, it is time to find a suitable marriage.

Carlo, I believe you also understand that a suitable wife can not only keep your palace in order, but also bring a lot of help to the development of the country.

It's a pity that Adelheid is no longer with us, or she would have chosen a beautiful queen for you."

Things like this kind of marriage arrangement are usually handled by the mother, who usually organizes a large banquet, invites potential marriage partners to attend, and then looks for the girl of his choice at the banquet.

But because Carlo's mother, Queen Adelheid, died too early, matters concerning the marriage could only be arranged by Carlo or the Spanish government.

Although Rosa was also the Queen of Italy, she was not Carlo's mother, and she was a queen who had married a nobleman. The banquet she prepared might not necessarily invite the royal families of the powerful countries.

The nobles still attach great importance to these. Carlo's best marriage partner is the princess of a powerful country, who can bring practical and effective help to Carlo.

The next class are the princesses of European kingdoms. At least their aristocratic blood is recognized by other European countries, so there will be no problems with their bloodline.

When it comes to his marriage problems, Carlo is also very troubled.

With Carlo's good looks, wealth and status as the King of Spain, it should be no problem for him to find a girl he likes.

But Spain's requirements for the queen are not just that Carlo likes her, but also that she has to be of noble blood and that the country behind her can help Spain.

This is already a very small range, and it is still very difficult to find a suitable candidate for queen in such a small range.

The most suitable ones at present are the royal families of Britain or Germany. Britain is the most powerful naval power, and Germany is the most powerful land power, and both can provide sufficient help to Spain.

But thinking of Queen Victoria's famous hemophilia gave Carlo a headache. If the Spanish royal family was unlucky enough to inherit hemophilia, it would be really bad luck.

Hemophilia is one of the main reasons for the extinction of European royal families, and even in later generations there is no proper cure.

The Spanish royal family only has Carlo as its only heir. If the next generation inherits hemophilia due to the marriage with the British royal family, the Savoy dynasty's rule in Spain would probably be counted down.

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