Another unifier of Germany?

In a very technical sense, maybe Hanover can pull this off if British Queen Victoria is a boy (and has no hemophilia gene).

The mutation happened with Victoria (either in her mother's egg or father's sperm). There is no evidence of hemophilia among her maternal relatives, including her older half-brother and half-sister, and of course Edward of Kent didn't have it.

After all, this would mean that the union of the British and Hanoverian Crowns doesn't end in 1837--which in turn might mean that "King Victor" might be considered to be a good compromise candidate by the Frankfurt Parliament to lead a united Germany in 1848-1849 after the King of Prussia refuses to accept a "crown from the gutter."

But absolutely no one in Britain will support any such entanglement for the British monarchy. Even if Victor thinks it's cool, everyone else will say "No!"

Now if Victor has a younger brother, it's possible that at William IV's death, Hanover would be spun off to him, and by 1848 he could be the favorite of German liberals.
 
Frankfurt, I mean, sort of.

Technically the Frankfurt Parliament was held in the state of Frankfurt.

If you have more successful revolts in an 1848 situation choose a German monarch who does take up the 'crown from the gutter', then that monarch's state would likely become the core of a unified German bureaucracy - maybe even gaining their capital as the German capital. While not quite what I think is being suggested, it could be argued that that stare in question had led the unification of Germany. Possible non Prussian/Austrian contenders I suspect would be Bavaria, Saxony, maybe Hannover and maybe Württemburg - but it depends on who their monarchs are if/when a revolutionary parliament offers the crown.

In a non-revolutionary situation, I'm seconding Bavaria as the most likely unifier of Germany.
 
Even if a King Victor abdicated as King of Britain, this new German nation is one founded by liberal revolutionaries and nationalists, ie. the things that East Europe's monarchs were willing to go to war to suppress (Nicolaus I of Russia, Gendarme of Europe, was considering war with Belgium just for the sake of killing off revolutionary spirit in Europe, if not for revolt, disease, and France). Austria can't afford to let a nationalist movement actually form a major nation because that'll encourage nationalist groups in a country comprised of a dozen different ethnic and linguistic groups. So Germany formed that way would incur a war with the reactionary powers, British involvement or not. Russia and Austria will not suffer a nation formed by liberal nationalists and, at this point, they have the forces to enforce their will.

As for France, Anglo-German relations will be absolutely lovely due to the new German Kaiser being from Britain and likely retaining some affection for his homeland, if not his direct family and house still ruling over the country, and France will not be so eager to see that. And the abdication would be spitting in Britain's eye, as it would be saying that the German throne is worth more than the British one to most.

Hanover alone in 1848 probably won't be able to inspire the German states to unite, take back S+H, keep Prussia, Austria, and Russia from barreling down (because Prussia's not going to bow to Hanover alone). And maybe France, depending.

But other than Bavaria and Hanover, there's not many choices. Maybe Saxony if it doesn't get dismantled by the CoV. But most of the German states are too small and weak to make anything happen and Prussia and Austria are too big.
 
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