Global effects of an American Monarchy.

What would the effect on the world be if the United States (I'm not interested in the details of how or why, just that it did) was established as a Constitutional Monarchy?

Would newly independent states follow suit and declare their own kings? At the risk of sounding arrogant, the nations of the New World used the United States Constitution and system as a template to develop their own. Would they still do so with a royal USA, or would they take a different path?

Would Haiti, Brazil and Mexico retain their monarchies?

Would the monarchies in Europe be deposed? I still think the French Revolution would be inevitable given the finanical state of France after the Revolution, but would they remove Louis XVI? Or would the Bourbons accept a constitution?
 
What would the effect on the world be if the United States (I'm not interested in the details of how or why, just that it did) was established as a Constitutional Monarchy?

Would newly independent states follow suit and declare their own kings? At the risk of sounding arrogant, the nations of the New World used the United States Constitution and system as a template to develop their own. Would they still do so with a royal USA, or would they take a different path?

Would Haiti, Brazil and Mexico retain their monarchies?

Would the monarchies in Europe be deposed? I still think the French Revolution would be inevitable given the finanical state of France after the Revolution, but would they remove Louis XVI? Or would the Bourbons accept a constitution?

The Kiat

It would partly depend on the way things went and how well the US developed with a monarchy, as opposed to how various groups might predict it would do without one.

More monarchies and longer lasting ones, would very likely occur in the Americas. If only because, having taken a republican stance prominent elements of the US argued that monarchy was to be opposed, especially since it was alien and European. With a US monarchy, provided that doesn't prove a total disaster, then it would likely also to encourage other nations to use that method.

I think the French monarchy is still likely to fall because of the economic mess, especially after the ARW expense and because of the opposition of the 1st and 2nd estates to economic reform. Probably still get the next couple of decades similar to OTL although with a [respected?] monarchy in the US you might even have it at least partially joining one of the alliances against the French revolutionaries.

Later on a lot would depend on how much power and influence the American monarchy had and how the various holders of the post use this, especially with potential problems. [Slavery, immigration, economic policy, foreign policy, possible marriage issues etc.]

Definitely some interesting possible interactions.;)

Steve
 
With a US monarchy, provided that doesn't prove a total disaster, then it would likely also to encourage other nations to use that method.

Let's just assume the US is equally prosperous under a federate monarchy as it was under a federated republic. Now a good question is would it ever be hereditary? You'd get some interesting results if one could be king through marriage. You might have Lee end up being King Robert.
 
Let's just assume the US is equally prosperous under a federate monarchy as it was under a federated republic. Now a good question is would it ever be hereditary? You'd get some interesting results if one could be king through marriage. You might have Lee end up being King Robert.

It still remains worth asking why the US is a monarchy, because that will influence how other countries respond. It's not going to be copied regardless of circumstances.

On the Lees:

Assuming Washington becomes the first king, and assuming no butterflies (highly unlikely, but let's trace the lineage anyway):

Washington died without issue - male or female.

Henry Lee, Robert's father, had two sons before Robert - although neither seem to have left male issue OTL.

Robert's wife was Martha's descendant, not George's.

So . . .

No King Robert by marriage.
 
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