Vienna, Hofburg Palace.
The overwhelming majority of the participating nations belonged to the Holy Alliance, and their relations with the Austrian Empire were exceedingly close, so naturally they would not oppose it at every turn. As a result, the peace conference proceeded at flying speed.
And the Austrian Empire's approach gave the British no reason to object. After all, compared with a personal union with Spain, the House of Habsburg merely obtaining the Two Sicilies did not seem so unacceptable.
According to Franz's proposal, Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies, would be crowned King of Spain, and would announce the transfer of the throne of the Two Sicilies to the House of Habsburg.
There were also some other details. The Duke of Parma renounced Parma, and in exchange received the Duchy of Liège as compensation.
The Duke of Modena, meanwhile, was sent by Franz back to his ancestral lands in the Swiss mountains. The latter promised that he would build a railway for the former to make his travels easier.
In addition, ownership of Spain's overseas colonies was formally transferred to the Austrian Empire. The Austrian navy could also be considered to have settled down in Ceuta Port, facing the British navy at Gibraltar across the sea.
As an extension of the Austrian Empire's maritime power, the Canary Islands would greatly strengthen the radiation range of Austrian naval power, helping to safeguard sea routes and control western Africa.
The positions of islands such as Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam were also crucial, and their resource output was fairly abundant as well, but they still had to be occupied slowly.
In reality, because he feared that the British might suddenly enter the war, Franz had never dared to disperse the strength of the Austrian navy. Although he did