Say in 1901 after the death of queen Victoria. Her daughter princess Victoria, mother of kaiser Wilhelm ii becomes queen Victoria ii. After victoria dies of breast cancer in August, does Wilhelm become king yes or no?
He needs to get rid of his maternal uncles and his children.Other than that,he would have to abdicate the throne of Germany to either his younger brother or one of his sons.The people of Britain would not accept an absentee monarch whose interests might clash with that of the UK.The age of personal unions is over at this point.Say in 1901 after the death of queen Victoria. Her daughter princess Victoria, mother of kaiser Wilhelm ii becomes queen Victoria ii. After victoria dies of breast cancer in August, does Wilhelm become king yes or no?
The age of personal unions is over at this point.
The Commonwealth is an exception because the dominions are clearly what they are,vassal states.Except for the British Commonwealth....
Except for the British Commonwealth....
The Commonwealth is an exception because the dominions are clearly what they are,vassal states.
Say in 1901 after the death of queen Victoria. Her daughter princess Victoria, mother of kaiser Wilhelm ii becomes queen Victoria ii. After victoria dies of breast cancer in August, does Wilhelm become king yes or no?
That doesn't count, really. The Commonwealth nations didn't 'marry in' to the British royal family in the way Kaiser Wilhelm would have (well, inherited, or whatever, you get what I mean).
No they're not. The Commonwealth is a grouping of independent nations, only some of which have the queen as head of state. As for the dominions, they weren't vassal states, either. The degree of self-government the dominions had rendered them virtually entirely independent. They didn't rely on Britain for anything, really; it was just a common cultural connection, an easy way to keep the empire 'united', and a military alliance.