Anne I has a son in 1700

So according to her wiki, Anne of Great Britain had a stillborn son on the 24th January, 1700. What I am wondering is what happens if that son survives?

Let's say the boy is born healthy and hale, that would likely butterfly away the hannoverian succession. What would the boy be called, he'd have had two older brothers who predecased him named William And George, so would those two names be out? And saying his mother dies as otl in 1714, is there a regency council? Does he rule by himself with advise from
Ministers?
 
William and George are dead anyway, so maybe this new one gets the latter's since William's death is too recent. For starters, as you said no Hannoverians, without Hanover Britain is less attached to the continent, it has some big consequences (one of the motives for the alliance with Prussia was the latter's ability to protect Hanover better than the Habsburgs), also without the electorate the French will develop another strategies to deal with Britain, since they no longer prey on the UK's continental possession to get a leverage.

Another is that this Oldenburg Britain may form stronger relations with Denmark and Sweden, but my knowledge there is sparse.
 
Okay interesting what ither names are there for the kid?

And alright interesting so the house of Stuart formally comes to an end with Anne?

Could there be greater support for thenjacobites with a boy on the throne Instea of an adult?
 
The English wiki has this to say about Anne's final pregnancy: "Contemporary sources say Anne gave birth at seven and a half months, after the foetus had been dead for a month."

No sex of the child is mentioned, but this same pregnancy does indeed result in a healthy son, than it would be a son born between March and April or so.

William, Duke of Gloucester, doesn't die until July that year, so his name is definitely out. Butterflies might even take care of the acute bacterial pharyngitis and buy the little duke some extra time, but his hydrocephalus will likely wind up killing him sooner or later.

George only lived a few minutes. It's worth noting Anne recycled the name Mary twice - it was first used for her oldest girl who died of smallpox and then again on a short-lived girl three years after the first Mary's death. The name George might get a second chance too. James seems out of the question, but maybe Charles or William would be other possible choices.

14 seems a bit young to be ruling a massive empire by oneself, so I imagine there would be some form of a regency for at least the first couple years of this kid's reign.
 
Alright makes sense, so perhaps George or Robert?

And true, could we see the boy's father take an active role in the regency Alingside Marlborough ?
 
Perhaps Arthur as a name? I know it's not a traditional British Royal name, but it's a nice one. Robert, Henry, or Edward? There are many English language names not used by English monarchs that could be realistically used here, like Matthew, Joseph, Oliver, Gregory, etc.
 
Perhaps Arthur as a name? I know it's not a traditional British Royal name, but it's a nice one. Robert, Henry, or Edward? There are many English language names not used by English monarchs that could be realistically used here, like Matthew, Joseph, Oliver, Gregory, etc.
I feel like Oliver might have a bit of a negative association for the Stuarts, no?
 
Lol at Oliver for a name aha.

And true, personally Robert seems a good choice, harken back to the Bruce which will be important in Scotland, and also a strong name.

So Oxford potential as head regent I suppose the council would last for around a year or two?
 
I once had the idea for a TL in which Anne's daughter, Anna Sophia survived infancy and wound up Queen of Great Britain, but I never did much with the idea beyond jotting down a few notes and a working title called 'The British Oldenburg'
 
Okay interesting what ither names are there for the kid?

And alright interesting so the house of Stuart formally comes to an end with Anne?

Could there be greater support for thenjacobites with a boy on the throne Instea of an adult?

Anne AFAIK had a son named Charles, so we could see an earlier Charles III. But, Anne, in 1700 is also 36, and only her first two live children (Mary and Anne Sophia) were anywhere near pristine health. It was smallpox IIRC that carried them off. So chances are good that this boy has some health-problems - maybe not as severe as Gloucester, mind you, but some, nonetheless.
 
Anne AFAIK had a son named Charles, so we could see an earlier Charles III. But, Anne, in 1700 is also 36, and only her first two live children (Mary and Anne Sophia) were anywhere near pristine health. It was smallpox IIRC that carried them off. So chances are good that this boy has some health-problems - maybe not as severe as Gloucester, mind you, but some, nonetheless.

Hmm, though would basing the perception of health issues on his sisters dying of small pox not be a good thing though?
 
The autopsy of the one (can't remember which) showed that in spite of the pox, the child had been in good health. One of Anne's other shortlived children was found to have a lung that had not inflated properly
 
The autopsy of the one (can't remember which) showed that in spite of the pox, the child had been in good health. One of Anne's other shortlived children was found to have a lung that had not inflated properly

Alright so a fifty fifty split then eh aha. I suppose this means George of Hannover might be looking nice, and the Jacobite might consider their chances?
 
Is it possible that Robert, might be move willing to listen to the Scots and their complaints than his mother or the hanovers?
 
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