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07-03-2018, 01:59 AM
Paris, Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth | February 18, 1780
Lord Protector August FitzRoy inattentivelly listened the conversation between Philippe Henri de Ségur and General Henry Seymour-Conway, who seemed disgressing in minor details.
"So could it be done or not?", the Lord Protector asked.
"Indeed", Henry Seymour-Conway replied. "The continental army would be ready to march, even more helped by reinforcements recently come from America".
"It may sound counterintuitive, Your Honourable Excellency", Philippe Henri de Ségur added, "but after the lately fiascos, even a symbolic and worthless victory could help to boost the moral of our men, which is likely to be useful in coming campaigns".
"That's exactly what I am concerned about", Lord Protector August FitzRoy said. "This operation seems highly risky, and a defeat, even a harmless one, would put in a very complicated situation".
"What do we know about that Princess Marie?", FitzRoy impatiently added.
"Well", Antoine Galiot Mandat de Grancey, who had kept silent for a while, replied. "Not much is known about her. She is obviously young and unexperienced. She was never expected to reign, so according to the information of our embassy, she rather had a religious education. She is said to be highly under the influence of his mother".
"What a gamble!", the Lord Protector sardonically added. "The last thing we need is become the unsolicited squire of a young religious zealot dominated by the Catholic clergy".
"Who is the princess married to?", he asked.
"She's married to the Count of Vichy", Mandat de Grancey answered. "His father was said to be a liberal, at least it was said so in Metz, but we don't know much about it. He's not politically involved in Reims, that's all I know".
"Unfortunately, Your Honorable Excellency", Philippe Henri de Ségur intervened, "we may not have another alternative. If the Duke of Charleroi came to the throne...that could put us in a very complicated situation. Not only his cousin is married to the Iberian Queen's daughter, but his own daughter is married to the heir to the Kingdom of Toulouse. The threat of a Burgundy-Touluse-Iberian alliance must be avoided by any means".
"That's my concern as well", the Lord Protector replied. "But the consequences could be unprecedented and unexpected. If this could be secured diplomatically...But you are right, they must be stopped at any cost".
Lord Protector August FitzRoy inattentivelly listened the conversation between Philippe Henri de Ségur and General Henry Seymour-Conway, who seemed disgressing in minor details.
"So could it be done or not?", the Lord Protector asked.
"Indeed", Henry Seymour-Conway replied. "The continental army would be ready to march, even more helped by reinforcements recently come from America".
"It may sound counterintuitive, Your Honourable Excellency", Philippe Henri de Ségur added, "but after the lately fiascos, even a symbolic and worthless victory could help to boost the moral of our men, which is likely to be useful in coming campaigns".
"That's exactly what I am concerned about", Lord Protector August FitzRoy said. "This operation seems highly risky, and a defeat, even a harmless one, would put in a very complicated situation".
"What do we know about that Princess Marie?", FitzRoy impatiently added.
"Well", Antoine Galiot Mandat de Grancey, who had kept silent for a while, replied. "Not much is known about her. She is obviously young and unexperienced. She was never expected to reign, so according to the information of our embassy, she rather had a religious education. She is said to be highly under the influence of his mother".
"What a gamble!", the Lord Protector sardonically added. "The last thing we need is become the unsolicited squire of a young religious zealot dominated by the Catholic clergy".
"Who is the princess married to?", he asked.
"She's married to the Count of Vichy", Mandat de Grancey answered. "His father was said to be a liberal, at least it was said so in Metz, but we don't know much about it. He's not politically involved in Reims, that's all I know".
"Unfortunately, Your Honorable Excellency", Philippe Henri de Ségur intervened, "we may not have another alternative. If the Duke of Charleroi came to the throne...that could put us in a very complicated situation. Not only his cousin is married to the Iberian Queen's daughter, but his own daughter is married to the heir to the Kingdom of Toulouse. The threat of a Burgundy-Touluse-Iberian alliance must be avoided by any means".
"That's my concern as well", the Lord Protector replied. "But the consequences could be unprecedented and unexpected. If this could be secured diplomatically...But you are right, they must be stopped at any cost".