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For a royal family with so many princes and princesses at the turn of the nineteenth century, the Hannoverian dynasty in Great Britain almost withered to extinction over the next few decades. So great were the hopes heaped on the Prince Regent's sole child, Princess Charlotte that there seem to have been few thoughts as to what would happen should she die. Her death in 1817, after giving birth to a stillborn infant, left the dynasty with no leigitimate grandchildren of King George III, let alone great-grandchildren for which Charlotte, and her husband Leopold, had been striving. At her death, only two of George III's other sons had married, the eldest, the Duke of York, a long time ago and having failed to produce an heir. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland was the only other, having wed Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1815. As yet they had no living heir either.
Charlotte's death thus set in motion of scramble for marriage, and the production of an heir. In 1818 both William, Duke of Clarence and Edward, Duke of Kent (the third and fourth sons of George III) found themselves wives, both ditching long-time mistresses so to do. Before the year was out William's wife Adelaide had produced only a stillborn child.
1819 was to see some real movement in the race for the succession. First, on the 24th May Edward's wife Victoire (anglicised to Victoria) produced a living daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria. Three days later, Ernest Augustus's wife Frederica produced a living son, Prince George. William's wife also produced a live daughter, Princess Charlotte Augusta, but she soon died an infant.
1820 saw the death of Edward, Duke of Kent at the start of January, only a couple of weeks before his father, King George III finally passed away, bringing with it the accession of the Prince Regent as King George IV. William's wife Adelaide gave birth to another living daughter, Princess Elizabeth Georgina, but again she did not prove strong enough to long survive the birth.
At this stage, the history given is as per OTL. There are some discrepancies among sources for the stillborn children of William and Adelaide, and also on how many and when Frederica had similar.
Grey Wolf
For a royal family with so many princes and princesses at the turn of the nineteenth century, the Hannoverian dynasty in Great Britain almost withered to extinction over the next few decades. So great were the hopes heaped on the Prince Regent's sole child, Princess Charlotte that there seem to have been few thoughts as to what would happen should she die. Her death in 1817, after giving birth to a stillborn infant, left the dynasty with no leigitimate grandchildren of King George III, let alone great-grandchildren for which Charlotte, and her husband Leopold, had been striving. At her death, only two of George III's other sons had married, the eldest, the Duke of York, a long time ago and having failed to produce an heir. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland was the only other, having wed Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1815. As yet they had no living heir either.
Charlotte's death thus set in motion of scramble for marriage, and the production of an heir. In 1818 both William, Duke of Clarence and Edward, Duke of Kent (the third and fourth sons of George III) found themselves wives, both ditching long-time mistresses so to do. Before the year was out William's wife Adelaide had produced only a stillborn child.
1819 was to see some real movement in the race for the succession. First, on the 24th May Edward's wife Victoire (anglicised to Victoria) produced a living daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria. Three days later, Ernest Augustus's wife Frederica produced a living son, Prince George. William's wife also produced a live daughter, Princess Charlotte Augusta, but she soon died an infant.
1820 saw the death of Edward, Duke of Kent at the start of January, only a couple of weeks before his father, King George III finally passed away, bringing with it the accession of the Prince Regent as King George IV. William's wife Adelaide gave birth to another living daughter, Princess Elizabeth Georgina, but again she did not prove strong enough to long survive the birth.
At this stage, the history given is as per OTL. There are some discrepancies among sources for the stillborn children of William and Adelaide, and also on how many and when Frederica had similar.
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