George IV has a son.

A random thought I had today: What if George IV of Great Britain had had a male heir?

George IV was a bit of a fop, as a Prince of Wales and as a King, he was estranged from his wife after the birth of his daughter Charlotte in 1796, and following her death, his brothers started marrying, looking to produce heirs to ensure the stability of the royal dynasty. What I am wondering is, what might have happened had Charlotte had a twin brother, most likely named George? What impact would this boy have on things? Would his uncles William and Edward feel the need to get married? Would Britain maintain Hannover for longer? Who might he marry?
 
How about calling the son Frederick after Prince Frederick of Wales, an ancestor he shared being his Great Grandfather on her father's side and Great Grandfather on her mother's side (via her maternal grandmother Princess Augusta of Great Britain)

So Frederick Augustus is born, on 7th January 1796, along with his sister Charlotte and he is 34, when his father dies on 26th June 1830.

Could he marry Anna Pavlovna of Russia or Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
 
Better yet, have Charlotte survive childbirth (along with her son), this means that the King of the Belgiums will be the consort of the Queen of England......and their son inherits both! Then you don't need the annoying brother.....
 
Better yet, have Charlotte survive childbirth (along with her son), this means that the King of the Belgiums will be the consort of the Queen of England......and their son inherits both! Then you don't need the annoying brother.....
It seems kind of unlikely for Leopold to be chosen as the King of Belgium in 1831 when, instead of being a generic German princeling he's married to the Queen of Great Britain (i.e. I don't think any of the other great powers are oblivious enough to let this personal union happen).
Do you really think George 4 would marry while Maria Fitzhubert lived? He did once and regretted it deeply.
I think the speculation is on Frederick marrying, not his father, in which case I could see a likely contender being Augusta of Hesse-Kassel; slightly younger than Prince Fred and someone who did marry into the British royal family in OTL (admittedly with an older uncle but still).
 
If George-Frederick (the 'twin') lived and followed the Hanover pattern, he'd have been his father's worse nightmare. GF would have loved his unconventional mother and thought his father a hypocrite and gone out of his way to be rude to Mrs. Fitzhubert.
 
Okay interesting, a marriage to Augusta of Hesse Kassel would be very interesting. Seeing Fred go against his father's extravagance, and general foppishness would be hilarious I think. Perhaps making a change from traditional rivalries and being a beacon for the Tories?
 
Might one be right in thinking that the constant divide between father and son in the Hannoverian line, is what also helped develop the power of the commons?
 
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