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06-16-2018, 02:36 AM
Kingdom of Burgundy | January 22, 1780
"It's been a quite hot day, isn't it?", Nicolas Luckner said. "I am feeling rather hungry, and thirsty".
"Don't worry, sir", the coachman said. "We will stop in the next village. I know an excellent inn there. Some people say it is even difficult to find a place in Charleroi where you are able to eat better food than there".
"Let's see if that's true", Luckner replied.
Luckner was considerably exhausted after a long travel. They had visited Dublin and York, in an official delegation from the Kingdom of Burgundy. Their ship had left York and arrived to Amsterdam, where they were forced to stay three days until they were able to find a good enough carriage. Now, they stopped in Montigny-le-Tilleul, a very small town -barely a large village- in the middle of their journey to Reims, the capital city of the Kingdom of Burgundy.
Nicolas Luckner, born in Bavaria, had started his military career in the Bavarian, Austrian, and Dutch armies before joined the armed forces of the Kingdom of Burgundy with the rank of lieutenant-general in 1759. He was quickly promoted, becoming one of the top officers of the Burgundian army in the mid-1770s. He had gained the confidence of both King Louis Joseph I and the Chief Minister, and he started to play a more active political role in recent years. However, with important political changes in the Kingdom of Burgundy predicted in the coming years, he started to wonder if the end of his career was approaching.
"The wine is certainly extraordinary", Luckner told Captain Jean-François de Remy, "but the stew is not impressive, considering the price...barely edible". His stomach was not as resistant as it had been in the past.
The captain nodded in silence, while finishing his beer. Jean-François de Remy had become one of Luckner's most valued officers, becoming his personal assistant since a year ago. Jean-François suddenly felt something behind his boots. He saw then a dirty newspaper, which he picked up.
"Is that any interesting?", Luckner asked.
"It is a newspaper from Charleroi", Jean-François answered. "It is from two days ago. Probably some traveller left it here. It is mostly local and business news...".
"Alright, if you are that bored...", Luckner replied.
"Wait...", Jean-François suddenly said. "Had you read this...?"
"I can't read with this light", Luckner said. "I forgot my spectacles. What is it?".
"Louis Joseph deprives the Duke of Charleroi from the Burgundian crown", Jean-François said, "that's the headine".
"What?", Luckner asked. "Continue...".
"Sure", Jean-François replied. "Increasing rumours were confirmed last Thursday, as it was published a decree signed by King Louis Joseph I of Burgundy, replacing the Salic system with a new mixed succession system", he continued reading. "Until this month, succession to the Burgundian throne to the direct male line. As Louis Joseph had no surviving son, it was Duke Louis Jean Marie who was the next in the line of succession when Louis Joseph abdicated or died, which reign we sincerely hope we will celebrate for at least a few happy decades more".
"The decree", Jean-François continued after a pause, "officially is know as the Succession Sanction, which was signed a week ago in Reims, and published on January 18 in the Official Gazzette of the Kingdom. As consequence, Princess Marie de Bourbon, the oldest daugther of the king, is expected to inherit the throne and crowned queen upon the death of King Louis Joseph I...therefore removing Duke Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, as the next in the line of succession...the next on the line of succession will be Princess Marie's sister, Louise Adélaïde...and only then, in third line of succession, Duke Louis Jean Marie will follow...".
"Uhm...", Luckner grumbled. "I can't believe this...This won't be well-received in many places".
"Didn't you hear anything about this, sir...?", Jean-François asked, timidly.
"Many things are heard", Luckner replied. "Who knows what kind of problems we may be forced to face soon...Let's better leave now, we must arrive there as soon as possible", he added.
"It's been a quite hot day, isn't it?", Nicolas Luckner said. "I am feeling rather hungry, and thirsty".
"Don't worry, sir", the coachman said. "We will stop in the next village. I know an excellent inn there. Some people say it is even difficult to find a place in Charleroi where you are able to eat better food than there".
"Let's see if that's true", Luckner replied.
Luckner was considerably exhausted after a long travel. They had visited Dublin and York, in an official delegation from the Kingdom of Burgundy. Their ship had left York and arrived to Amsterdam, where they were forced to stay three days until they were able to find a good enough carriage. Now, they stopped in Montigny-le-Tilleul, a very small town -barely a large village- in the middle of their journey to Reims, the capital city of the Kingdom of Burgundy.
Nicolas Luckner, born in Bavaria, had started his military career in the Bavarian, Austrian, and Dutch armies before joined the armed forces of the Kingdom of Burgundy with the rank of lieutenant-general in 1759. He was quickly promoted, becoming one of the top officers of the Burgundian army in the mid-1770s. He had gained the confidence of both King Louis Joseph I and the Chief Minister, and he started to play a more active political role in recent years. However, with important political changes in the Kingdom of Burgundy predicted in the coming years, he started to wonder if the end of his career was approaching.
"The wine is certainly extraordinary", Luckner told Captain Jean-François de Remy, "but the stew is not impressive, considering the price...barely edible". His stomach was not as resistant as it had been in the past.
The captain nodded in silence, while finishing his beer. Jean-François de Remy had become one of Luckner's most valued officers, becoming his personal assistant since a year ago. Jean-François suddenly felt something behind his boots. He saw then a dirty newspaper, which he picked up.
"Is that any interesting?", Luckner asked.
"It is a newspaper from Charleroi", Jean-François answered. "It is from two days ago. Probably some traveller left it here. It is mostly local and business news...".
"Alright, if you are that bored...", Luckner replied.
"Wait...", Jean-François suddenly said. "Had you read this...?"
"I can't read with this light", Luckner said. "I forgot my spectacles. What is it?".
"Louis Joseph deprives the Duke of Charleroi from the Burgundian crown", Jean-François said, "that's the headine".
"What?", Luckner asked. "Continue...".
"Sure", Jean-François replied. "Increasing rumours were confirmed last Thursday, as it was published a decree signed by King Louis Joseph I of Burgundy, replacing the Salic system with a new mixed succession system", he continued reading. "Until this month, succession to the Burgundian throne to the direct male line. As Louis Joseph had no surviving son, it was Duke Louis Jean Marie who was the next in the line of succession when Louis Joseph abdicated or died, which reign we sincerely hope we will celebrate for at least a few happy decades more".
"The decree", Jean-François continued after a pause, "officially is know as the Succession Sanction, which was signed a week ago in Reims, and published on January 18 in the Official Gazzette of the Kingdom. As consequence, Princess Marie de Bourbon, the oldest daugther of the king, is expected to inherit the throne and crowned queen upon the death of King Louis Joseph I...therefore removing Duke Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, as the next in the line of succession...the next on the line of succession will be Princess Marie's sister, Louise Adélaïde...and only then, in third line of succession, Duke Louis Jean Marie will follow...".
"Uhm...", Luckner grumbled. "I can't believe this...This won't be well-received in many places".
"Didn't you hear anything about this, sir...?", Jean-François asked, timidly.
"Many things are heard", Luckner replied. "Who knows what kind of problems we may be forced to face soon...Let's better leave now, we must arrive there as soon as possible", he added.