Leopold I of the United Kingdom

[Douglas]

With a POD no earlier than January 1, 1900, put a Leopold on the throne of England by December 31, 1999.

One rule: your POD can't involve royal parents who didn't name any of their children Leopold in OTL deciding to name their children Leopold in TTL.

[xphile2868]

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, does not die of haemophilia aged 30 in 1884. His older siblings have either died or become King/Queen of other countries and he becomes King Leopold at Queen Victorias death in 1901.

[Cicero the Younger]

When I first saw the thread title, I thought it was going to be about this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium) being put on the British throne. And the thought of that made me throw up in my mouth a little. :eek:

[David S Poepoe]

When I first saw the thread title, I thought it was going to be about this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium) being put on the British throne. And the thought of that made me throw up in my mouth a little. :eek:

Well, then maybe there is a way to get him on the British throne. Emperor of India and the Congo? Could be a younger brother of King George V, son of Queen Charlotte. In true Georgian fashion the brother succeeds the brother.

[Analytical Engine]

United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Belgium! :eek:

:cool::cool::cool:

But Leopold was a Catholic. :(

[euio]

Prince Charles renames himself Leopold.






:p

[Hapsburg]

But Leopold was a Catholic. :(
He can convert.
Or they could change/abolish the Act of Settlement.
Shouldn't be too difficult to get Parliament's approval for that, since Belgium and the Congo were rich in resources that Britain would have valued a lot more than some old law.

[1940LaSalle]

He can convert.
Or they could change/abolish the Act of Settlement.
Shouldn't be too difficult to get Parliament's approval for that, since Belgium and the Congo were rich in resources that Britain would have valued a lot more than some old law.

You can bet conversion would have been pushed, and pushed hard. A Catholic on the throne of Great Britain a century ago would not have been popular, to say the least: the Orange Order in Ulster and Scotland would not have taken that lightly at all. They likely would have exerted their not-inconsiderable economic muscle for starters. I also wouldn't have put some sort of armed protest past them, either.

Short version: unless Leopold converted, there would be major civil unrest in much of Scotland and Ireland.

[Douglas]

With a POD no earlier than January 1, 1900, put a Leopold on the throne of England by December 31, 1999.

That is all.

Any efforts?

[Hapsburg]

...A Catholic on the throne of Great Britain a century ago would not have been popular...unless Leopold converted, there would be major civil unrest in much of Scotland and Ireland.
It is a really sad reflection on human history that they would actually give even half a shit over if he was Catholic or not.
I mean, shouldn't they be first and foremost, Britons, and loyal to the monarch and all that jazz?

[Douglas]

Not quite necromancy, but a good solid bump. Especially since no one actually gave the challenge a try the first time around. :rolleyes::p