1669 Stuart luck

Yes. Her mother was pretty ambitious, with wanting to make her a second Dauphine at one point, and if there is a possibility to make her a Queen of England, she would intrigue to make it happen.
 
Yes. Her mother was pretty ambitious, with wanting to make her a second Dauphine at one point, and if there is a possibility to make her a Queen of England, she would intrigue to make it happen.
Alright, I suppose Louis xiv might be miffed by that, whilst the Whigs might be happy about it. I don't think she had any children otl did she?

Edit ah she had the one son
 
She had another son, who lived only one year, though. So the possibilities of other kids is existing. After all, she is from pretty fertile family.
 
She had another son, who lived only one year, though. So the possibilities of other kids is existing. After all, she is from pretty fertile family.
Very true very true. This could make things very interesting in terms of British involvement in the German lands.
 
And the alliance with France is not completely abandoned - after all, the new Queen is the first cousin of Duchess of Orleans, so there are some connections/correspondence to happen there as a route of influence. TTL Charles II would seek totally different grooms for York girls, though, so maybe one of them ends up in France as "consolation" for Protestant match of the Prince of Wales?
 
And the alliance with France is not completely abandoned - after all, the new Queen is the first cousin of Duchess of Orleans, so there are some connections/correspondence to happen there as a route of influence. TTL Charles II would seek totally different grooms for York girls, though, so maybe one of them ends up in France as "consolation" for Protestant match of the Prince of Wales?

Oh interesting what makes you think Charles II would look elsewhere for marriages for York girls? The fact he now has a Protestant heir himself?

Could we see Mary married to the grand dauphin?
 
Bavarian Wittelsbachs relating to Prussia? This is unlikely.
And in fact one of elder York girls marrying to a prominent Catholic may be allowed on condition of marriage of Prince of Wales to a "nice Protestant girl". Maybe a match of Mary or Anne with the Dauphin goes through.
 
Bavarian Wittelsbachs relating to Prussia? This is unlikely.
And in fact one of elder York girls marrying to a prominent Catholic may be allowed on condition of marriage of Prince of Wales to a "nice Protestant girl". Maybe a match of Mary or Anne with the Dauphin goes through.
Alright true, so we have Charles iii marrying his cousin Sophie Charlotte in 1686. Perhaps Louis and Mary marry in 1682? What of Anne who are potential candidates for her? Still George of Denmark? And what of Prussia?
 
Anne or Henriette may well end up in Prussia if there is no need for a match with a prince who will move to Britain (i.e. George of Denmark).
 
Anne or Henriette may well end up in Prussia if there is no need for a match with a prince who will move to Britain (i.e. George of Denmark).
Alright interesting. So Mary to the grand dauphin- perhaps more children for them?- and Anne to Prussia, that could cause issues if Anne can't have a healthy living child. Unless the issue was her husband
 
If Anne can't have a healthy living child, the heir of Friedrich I is this guy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_William,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Schwedt
So nothing scary happens if Anne can't have kids.

As for Netherlands, I can see William III marrying domestically TTL, to his first cousin https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalia_van_Nassau-Dietz_(1655-1695) - the match is close age-wise and can happen anytime in 1670ies. Said cousin was fertile, she had a son and a daughter from her OTL marriage (which happened in freakin' 1690 when she was 35 (!)).
 
If Anne can't have a healthy living child, the heir of Friedrich I is this guy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_William,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Schwedt
So nothing scary happens if Anne can't have kids.

As for Netherlands, I can see William III marrying domestically TTL, to his first cousin https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalia_van_Nassau-Dietz_(1655-1695) - the match is close age-wise and can happen anytime in 1670ies. Said cousin was fertile, she had a son and a daughter from her OTL marriage (which happened in freakin' 1690 when she was 35 (!)).
Philip Willian's moustache is brilliant. And alright that's good for both points.
Re Mary's Protestantism would that be a big issue in franxe?
 
I imagine Mary being forced to convert, but she'll be as much of "Catholic in name only" as her cousin and aunt-in-law Liselotte was (sleeping throgh sermons etc.). This is going to cause a lot of conflict with say Mme de Maintenon.
 
I imagine Mary being forced to convert, but she'll be as much of "Catholic in name only" as her cousin and aunt-in-law Liselotte was (sleeping throgh sermons etc.). This is going to cause a lot of conflict with say Mme de Maintenon.
Alright interesting. Are her chances of having children likely to be higher being married to the dauphin?
 
There is an opinion that her fertility OTL was damaged by miscarriage she suffered early in marriage. Without such accidents she'll be able to have children just fine.
 
There is an opinion that her fertility OTL was damaged by miscarriage she suffered early in marriage. Without such accidents she'll be able to have children just fine.
Alright class. Would four children be alright? Three sons and one daughter?
 
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