Its very difficult.Under what circumstances could this be achieved?
This one: https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...sian-tsaritsa-shaped-the-modern-world.368984/We have a timeline for it, @DJP wrote
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Perhaps such an encounter could still occur and then lead to marriage if William IV had left legitimate issue. We'd fulfill the challenge if that branch of the family subsequently died off too rapidly to take *Alexander III out of the succession sometime after his parents died.*A marriage between Empress Victoria and who would be later Alexander II of Russia would not happen, but they did meet.
"Bowled over by a grand duke
Victoria became Queen in 1837. Two years later, Tsar Nicholas I sent his heir Tsarevich Alexander to England. Despite reservations about meeting him, Victoria was bowled over by the handsome Alexander during balls at Buckingham Palace.
“I really am quite in love with the Grand Duke,” the twenty-year-old Queen wrote. But the Tsar quickly summoned his heir home: there could be no question of a marriage between the Queen of England and the heir to the Russian throne."
Maybe Henry VIII could convert to Orthodoxy instead of creating Anglicanism.
Having the same religion would help to have marriages between the two royal/imperial families. Then, just have the right people die at the right time.
Why didn't he convert to Orthodoxy IOTL? We would need to get rid of this reasonMaybe Henry VIII could convert to Orthodoxy instead of creating Anglicanism.
Having the same religion would help to have marriages between the two royal/imperial families. Then, just have the right people die at the right time.
Well they would need to suck it up and deal ITTL I supposeWe have to considered whether other countries would allow that to happen.
Two powerful empires coming together?
Hanover only didn't have union because Victoria was a womanGeography is the biggest issue. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Different government styles, different religions, and different agendas. Britain and Hanover couldn’t get into a union even though Hanover was way smaller.
Both countries had radically different countries. One a constitutional monarchy the other absolute. Not even the male monarchs could bring them together.Hanover only didn't have union because Victoria was a woman
If she was born male then there would be