Hanover Survives

Given a departure point of 1862 how could Hanover remain independent of Prussia?

George V is less of a baffoon. He battled with Parliament like the King of Prussia, but had no Bismarck. Prussia demanded Hannoverian neutrality and George V went behind the back of Parliament and mobilized the army. If George V just stayed neutral as intended, the Kingdom of Hannover would've joined the North German Confederation and later the Empire.
 
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