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It might. The question of course would be why? If Anne can become electress of Saxony or electress of Brandenburg, I'd say Saxony is more likely. Saxony is richer and more important than Brandenburg IIRC.

Brandenburg could go through as a pro-French match. Louis XIV/Charles II are perhaps aware that another French-English match won't be popular, so Louis offers a proxy prince (Brandenburg). The erbprinz of Saxony will probably be the imperial proxy in said scenario.

James II was dreaming big, however, since he wanted Mary to get the dauphin and Anne to get D. Carlos II of Spain
Interesting, and of course any Spanish king would likely marry French. I couldn see Brandenburg as then frebxh proxy, after Mary married the dauphin. Though Charles might want to balance things so saxony could Ben good
 
Sophie Dorothea of Celle isn't going to anyone but Georg I. She was supposed to marry the duke of Brunswick but on the day of the engagement her father cancelled it so she could narry Georg I. Sophie fainted. There were offers from Maximilian II of Bavaria, Sweden, Denmark and somewhere else to wed her, too, but because of what she stood to inherit, no way are the Welfs (i.e. Georg's parents) letting her marry outside their charméd circle
Well maybe Sophia's father can care more for his daughter's happiness (she was totally against the match) than to keep happy his sister-in-law and so marry her to someone else
 
Well maybe Sophia's father can care more for his daughter's happiness (she was totally against the match) than to keep happy his sister-in-law and so marry her to someone else

It was HIS idea IIRC. Ernst wanted to get Hannover primed to be made an electorate. Sophie's dad was the last holdout (and head of the family). He made his support for Ernst's scheme conditional on their kids getting married. Ernst-Sophia didn't want to originally (for the same reason that Georg turned down Anne Hyde's daughter), until the duke offered a large sum for Georg (10,000 crowns?) if he'd agree. Suddenly everyone (except the two Sophies) lost their objections. Sophia didn't approve, but she acknowledged the necessity of the match. Sophie didn't want to because Georg was ugly and she didn't like/was afraid of Sophia.
 
It was HIS idea IIRC. Ernst wanted to get Hannover primed to be made an electorate. Sophie's dad was the last holdout (and head of the family). He made his support for Ernst's scheme conditional on their kids getting married. Ernst-Sophia didn't want to originally (for the same reason that Georg turned down Anne Hyde's daughter), until the duke offered a large sum for Georg (10,000 crowns?) if he'd agree. Suddenly everyone (except the two Sophies) lost their objections. Sophia didn't approve, but she acknowledged the necessity of the match. Sophie didn't want to because Georg was ugly and she didn't like/was afraid of Sophia.
So is that likely still a go
 
Unless Sophie Dorothea is born male, that's one match that's pretty much set in concrete IMO
Alrighty, so we have Charles marrying Sophia Charlotte, Mary marrying Louis le Grand dauphin, Anne marrying the elector of saxony. Just need to get marriages for James and Edgar now
 
With Charles marrying a Protestant would James other sons need to marry Protestants also?
Protestant would be better, but Catholic also would be fine... they likely would be less important princess considering they are not marrying the heir presuntive of England or that would be matches for consolidating alliances...
A dutch match for either would not be a bad idea so either a relative of William or his first daughter, if England is willing to wait, for Edgar

James can marry either Marie Amalie (b. 1670) or Elisabeth Sophie (b. 1674) of Brandeburg, both half-sisters of the future Fredrick I of Prussia
 
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Protestant would be better, but Catholic also would be fine... they likely would be less important princess considering they are not marrying the heir presuntive of England or that would be matches for consolidating alliances...
A dutch match for either would not be a bad idea so either a relative of William or his first daughter, if England is willing to wait, for Edgar

James can marry either Marie Amalie (b. 1670) or Elisabeth Sophie (b. 1674) of Brandeburg, both half-sisters of the future Fredrick I of Prussia
Interesting, could Edgar marry a domestic noble lady such as Elizabeth Percy?

Marie Amalie for James could be good
 
Interesting, could Edgar marry a domestic noble lady such as Elizabeth Percy?

Marie Amalie for James could be good
Maybe but a Dutch match is still a better option for Edgar (or James if we exchange the matches)...

William of Orange had some cousins (daughters of his father sisters) who can be interesting:
a surviving Wilhelmina Sophia Hedwig of Nassau-Dietz (born in 1664)
Elizabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1665)
Henriëtte Amalie of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1666) OTL wife of Henry Casimir of Nassau-Dietz
a surviving Louise Sophie of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1667)
Marie Eleonore of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1671)
Henriëtte Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1674)

A surviving Amalie of Brandenburg (born in 1664) full sister of Fredrick I and cousin of William of Orange also can be an interesting option for either James or Edgar
 
Maybe but a Dutch match is still a better option for Edgar (or James if we exchange the matches)...

William of Orange had some cousins (daughters of his father sisters) who can be interesting:
a surviving Wilhelmina Sophia Hedwig of Nassau-Dietz (born in 1664)
Elizabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1665)
Henriëtte Amalie of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1666) OTL wife of Henry Casimir of Nassau-Dietz
a surviving Louise Sophie of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1667)
Marie Eleonore of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1671)
Henriëtte Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (born in 1674)

A surviving Amalie of Brandenburg (born in 1664) full sister of Fredrick I and cousin of William of Orange also can be an interesting option for either James or Edgar

Amalie of Brandenburg for James I think. Louise Sophie or anhalt dessau for Edgar
 
Interesting, could Edgar marry a domestic noble lady such as Elizabeth Percy?

Marie Amalie for James could be good

Elizabeth Percy, Diana de Vere (daughter of the Earl of Oxford), Isabella Bennet (Css of Arlington), and those are just the heiresses that Charles II's bastards snatched up. Either way, a domestic marriage to an heiress means that a) James II/Charles III doesn't have to alienate lands from the crown for his brother; 2) the royal dukedoms that they were given return to the crown; and 3) most importantly, a wealthy wife means that Parliament doesn't have to pay out to support the prince - which means that the king doesn't have to ask parliament for money (for that, anyway).

A Brandenburger girl seems unlikely - Friedrich Wilhelm hated his stepmother (and by extension his half-sisters), he wouldn't want his stepmother to be getting all high and mighty because her daughter might end up as queen of England or at least (for a while) the second lady of the realm
 
If James marry Amalie she can cover both Brandenburg and Netherlands freeing Edgar for a domestic match
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Elizabeth Percy, Diana de Vere (daughter of the Earl of Oxford), Isabella Bennet (Css of Arlington), and those are just the heiresses that Charles II's bastards snatched up. Either way, a domestic marriage to an heiress means that a) James II/Charles III doesn't have to alienate lands from the crown for his brother; 2) the royal dukedoms that they were given return to the crown; and 3) most importantly, a wealthy wife means that Parliament doesn't have to pay out to support the prince - which means that the king doesn't have to ask parliament for money (for that, anyway).

A Brandenburger girl seems unlikely - Friedrich Wilhelm hated his stepmother (and by extension his half-sisters), he wouldn't want his stepmother to be getting all high and mighty because her daughter might end up as queen of England or at least (for a while) the second lady of the realm
Hmm Elizabeth Percy would be quite the snag I think. And it would give the crown a big toe in the north through the duchy of Northumberland. And tbf, would Frederick William even exist here? And if he does. What of it? His fsther would be the one arranging the marriage would he not? If not her then perhaps one of the Dutch girls Isabella suggested. Elizabeth Albertine for example.
 
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Hmm Elizabeth Percy would be quite the snag I think. And it would give the crown a big toe in the north through the duchy of Northumberland. And tbf, would Frederick William even exist here? And if he does. What of it? His fsther would be the one arranging the marriage would he not? If not her then perhaps one of the Dutch girls Isabella suggested. Elizabeth Albertine for example.
If we can have a surviving Amalie of Brandenburg aka Frederick William’s full sister and William of Orange’s first cousin we will cover both Brandenburg and Netherlands with the same match so we will have a good list of wedding alliances (Hannover for Charles, France for Mary, Saxony (and Austria who used them as proxy) for Anne, Brandenburg (plus Netherlands proxy) for James) and a domestic match with an heiress for Edgar plus Palatinate and Netherlands are already relatives
 
If we can have a surviving Amalie of Brandenburg aka Frederick William’s full sister and William of Orange’s first cousin we will cover both Brandenburg and Netherlands with the same match so we will have a good list of wedding alliances (Hannover for Charles, France for Mary, Saxony (and Austria who used them as proxy) for Anne, Brandenburg (plus Netherlands proxy) for James) and a domestic match with an heiress for Edgar plus Palatinate and Netherlands are already relatives
Interesting, I’m not seeing her on the wiki page, is she Frederick William I fullborn sister? Or?
 
And tbf, would Frederick William even exist here? And if he does. What of it? His fsther would be the one arranging the marriage would he not?

Well, you asked higher up if he could marry Anne of York, so I'm guessing he does. He was OTL convinced (not necessarily wrongly) that his stepmom wanted him out the way. IIRC he even accused her of poisoning his Hessian first wife. Either way, he got out of Berlin as quickly as possible once he was married (both times). The reason why he didn't have more kids with Figuelotte of Hannover was probably because he was in love for her Hessian predecessor, and she (Figuelotte) was not really interested in him (she smiled and did everything in the right way, but I think she knew that she was in a different class to him, intellectually and emotionally). Bear in mind, this is the guy who established a mock Versailles down to having a mistress so he could emulate Louis XIV. However, he never made use of said mistress' services.

As to who would be arranging the Brandenburger girls' marriages, Elisabeth only wed AFTER their dad died (Amalie wed in 1687 already, but it was her half-brother who arranged both girls' remarriages AFAIK.
 
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