I recently did this assignment! c: He is implying that God gave him a gift by allowing him to move from his birthplace in Austria to Germany and gain citizenship there. He is also implying that God allowed him to move to Germany so he could add Austria into Germany's kingdom.
Europeans were motivated by Asian wealth, tropical spices, high-demand commodities, international commerce and capitalism, and dissatisfaction with their reliance on the Middle East for passage into Asia.