alternatehistory.com

Based on the British Scandinavia thread and my comment in it

It's not that hard you just need to have a male child of Prince-Consort George of Denmark and Queen Anne of England survive to adulthood, afterward if we arrange a accident for Christian VI before 1723 Georges offsprings are the nearest heir to the kingdom of Denmark-Norway, the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein and the county of Oldenburg when Frederik IV dies in 1730.

So let's say that William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of England and George of Denmark are healthier and survive to adulthood and produce a few sons of his owns. After his cousin Frederik IV dies he inheriate the Danish throne in 1730. OTL Christian VI dies in 1722 before the conception of his first son. So we have 8 year when William (likely Wilhelm in Denmark) are herediaty prince to the Danish crown

But what difference will we see in European politic and warfare in the periode from his death in OTL until he inheriate the Danish throne, who are a likely marriage partner for him, how will it affect England, Scotland and Ireland that there are no Act of Settlement, how will it effect the Great Northen War that a member of the Oldenburg dynasty sit on the English throne?

In OTL Hanover got Bremen from Denmark (which had occupied in since 1712) in 1715 for entering the war and recognise the Danish claim to Schleswig-Gottorp. But it's doubtful that Denmark would have seen a need for that if George I hadn't been such a powerful prince with position as King of UK too.

The question are whether this would put Denmark in a better position at the peacw negotiation later on that they still are occupying Bremen, in OTL the Russians left the Danes to dry.
Top