AHC: As Many Romanov Royal Families as Possible

The AHC, with a POD of the House of Romanov becoming the Czars/Emperors of Russia, have the Romanovs become the Royal Family of as many nations as possible
 
The AHC, with a POD of the House of Romanov becoming the Czars/Emperors of Russia, have the Romanovs become the Royal Family of as many nations as possible

The Romanovs, through the females, had been members of many royal families. For example, grandmother of Prince Phillip was Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna (Queen of Greece). Grandchildren of marriage between Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna and Duke of Södermanland are still around.
 
The Romanovs, through the females, had been members of many royal families. For example, grandmother of Prince Phillip was Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna (Queen of Greece). Grandchildren of marriage between Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna and Duke of Södermanland are still around.

I don’t mean matrilineal descendants as such. I mean the Royal House is Romanov.
 
I don’t mean matrilineal descendants as such. I mean the Royal House is Romanov.

OK. There were Romanovs - Kings of Poland. With some luck Catherine II could create "Byzantine Empire" for her grandson Constantine. If the Swedes were not that dedicated to the religion issue, there could be Peter Ulrich King of Sweden and Emperor of Russia. We can speculate endlessly about the possibility of the male members of the family becoming the kings of Greece and Bulgaria. Not sure if there were too many potentially available European crowns.
 
You could get Romanov to Greek, Serbian or Bulgarian throne. Perhaps to Romanian throne too. Poland might be possible but religion might be issue.
 
Poland might be possible but religion might be issue.
Romanovs had Poland IOTL, Nicholas I was crowned as King of Poland in large ceremony in Warsaw in 1829. Later Romanovs even obtained Polish coronation sword (Szczerbiec) from Austrians (Nicholas I used Sobieski's sword during his coronation). If you mean separate Polish Romanov branch then religion is even less problematic-Romanov prince is unlikely to convert, but could marry Catholic princess and raise his kids as Catholics.
 
Denmark could be done

Sweden, if Russia decided to Courland them

An eventual conquest of the Straits could lead to a Romanov client state at Constantinople
 
If we tinker with various countries' succession laws to allow for more female heiresses (not absolute primogeniture yet, but at least have women eligible for the throne) and get some minor branches of Grand Dukes willing and able to convert (or at least raise their kids according to their wife's faith) we could try and have the Romanovs acquire thrones Coburg style.
 
I do wonder if we might have seen this in te twentieth century had there been no world war and Russian revolution.
 
Maybe the Hapsburgs take over even more of Western Europe than OTL, and then, due to inbreeding and hemophilia, keep running out of male heirs in each country. Czars start sending their younger sons to marry the crown princesses in those countries.

Has to be far enough back so the sons from those unions take the Romanov name (as opposed to Charles and Andrew being Windsors).
 
I do wonder if we might have seen this in te twentieth century had there been no world war and Russian revolution.

I doubt it (if you are talking about a strict male successions): there were not too many potentially available thrones in Europe and, as far as I can tell, even in the XIX century the Romanovs were not into putting their males on the vacant thrones (not too many of which had been available to start with). In other words, the "restrictions" (strictly males and the thrones separated from Russian Empire) introduced somewhere in a middle of a discussion should be disregarded if you want some realistic results.

The realistic openings for the narrow scenario (with a considerable stretch of imagination but without the ASBs):

1. Peter Ulrich (son of Anna Petrovna so, while his descendants are referenced as the "Romanovs" they are actually Holstein-Gottorp-Romanovs) inherits BOTH Russian and Swedish thrones (the Swedes at that time were under strong Russian influence so skipping the religious requirement is unlikely but not completely impossible). As a result, Sweden and Russia are in a personal union. Then either Peter III has 2 sons or split of the crowns happens after the death of Paul I (unlikely but not impossible).

2. As a result of either 1st or 2nd war with the Ottomans Catherine manages to carve some meaningful peace of the territory in Greece or Bulgaria while the Ottomans are defeated thoroughly enough to acknowledge independence of this territory (possible with some realistic changes). "Idiot's dream" comes true, there is a new "Byzantine Empire" and Catherine's grandson Constantine is a king/emperor of it.

3. When, during certain misunderstanding with their colonies in North America, the Brits are asking Catherine to lend them some troops in exchange of Majorca, Catherine agrees and makes Majorca an independent kingdom with, again, Constantine as a king. Anybody can speculate on the survival chances of this kingdom but, with the Brits and Russians being friendly most of that period, I'd say that they are higher than zero and later you have an established dynasty, legitimacy, etc.

4. Russia may try to negotiate the throne of newly-independent Greece for Russian Grand Duke (unlikely) instead of Otto of Bavaria,

5. As a result of the war of 1877 - 78 Russia may try to negotiate position of the Prince of Bulgaria for one of the brothers of Alexander II (preferably, Konstantine Nikolaevich to save Russia from his "activities" ;)) instead of Alexander of Battenberg. Not likely but if Russia is not trying to renege on its pre-war obligations, then there is no international isolation and probably German support is available (his mother was daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia). Not very likely but non-zero chance.

6. Seriously fantastic but still no ASBs: in 1848 Nicholas I supports Hungarians against Austria with a resulting Hungarian independence. Constitutional monarchy with one of Nicholas' sons as a king. Of course, this would require something like Nicholas being struck on a head with a really hard rock which would result in the improved mental capacities.

7. As further development of #6, Czechia, inspired by the Hungarian success, also revolts and you have one more throne available. :oops:

8. In 1795, the last Duke, Peter von Biron, ceded the Duchy to the Russian Empire. Unlike OTL, Catherine II made it independent state ruled by her grandson.
 
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