How can you make Henry of Prussia the king of America?

The Prussian scheme is a pretty popular what-if, but I'm wondering what series of events could lead to the United States accepting a monarch. Frederick II supported the Patriots, but with the start of War of the Bavarian Succession, Fritz needed to be careful with Britain, not recognizing the United States and refusing their ships from Prussian ports. Would the war never happening have perhaps allowed Frederick to give them a bit more support?

Let's say Maximilian Joseph doesn't catch smallpox, delaying any crisis over Bavaria for a few years. Frederick decides to send a small force of Prussian regulars to America under the command of his brother Henry. Frederick was quite annoyed with his brother's attempts to get a crown for himself among other things, so I think he would be fine sending his brother off.

Henry famously never lost a battle during the Seven Years War, would he do as well in America? Assuming he does, he could easily become a figure like Lafayette, von Steuben, or Pulaski. It may require killing off Washington, but if the war still ends in the rebels' favor, this may be just enough for Henry to get himself a crown.

Is this scenario plausible, or would another be better?
 
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I wonder what would happen in a combination of this TL and a Ferguson Pulls The Trigger TL...

The various factions of the Republic descend into factionalistic squabbles and people end up supporting a monarchy to rectify the issue...
 
I wonder what would happen in a combination of this TL and a Ferguson Pulls The Trigger TL...

The various factions of the Republic descend into factionalistic squabbles and people end up supporting a monarchy to rectify the issue...
I'm sorry, which Ferguson are you talking about? The only Ferguson I can think of from the Revolutionary War is Patrick Ferguson, one of the Tory commanders at King's Mountain.
 
Mess with the Monarchs of the Kingdom of Great Britain (and the Kingdom of Ireland etc) and you could just get the ARW remain a dispute against the Parliament of Great Britain thus keeping a personal union that could devolve down a separate line later.
 
In my TL I had George III's brother, Gloucester become king because a) the French don't get involved, then b) the French take Louisiana back from Spain which leads to c) the colonies being a bit leery about severing ALL ties with Britain, so d) because the govt is close to anarchy, they decide on a monarchy with an English prince (just not George III or one of his sons). Not exactly the most plausible of scenarios, but considering my POD is in 1761, I feel that by the time of the OTL ARW the history book's pretty much been thrown out the window...
 
I'm sorry, which Ferguson are you talking about? The only Ferguson I can think of from the Revolutionary War is Patrick Ferguson, one of the Tory commanders at King's Mountain.
Patrick Ferguson is the one. At the Battle of Brandywine Ferguson supposedly had an unknown American officer in his sights, but declined to shoot because the man's back was to him. Popular supposition has it that the officer in question was general Washington.
 
That sounds really cool, does this involve Henry VIII marrying into the Aviz?

Oh, I mean relocating the royal house to the Americas (like Portugal did during Napoleon). I have absolutely no idea how / whether this would work - it requires a serious maritime threat to Britain, which seems doubtful at all times - but it's an interesting idea to me.
 
Patrick Ferguson is the one. At the Battle of Brandywine Ferguson supposedly had an unknown American officer in his sights, but declined to shoot because the man's back was to him. Popular supposition has it that the officer in question was general Washington.
I mostly knew of him from King's Mountain, that's a really inteteresting anecdote.
 
If Washington dies at some point before or shortly after the Treaty of Paris analogue, Henry could be able to take Washington's place as the main war hero of the Revolution. I wonder how the Americans would feel about titles of nobility being granted?

I've asked this is in Chat, but does anyone know of any books on Henry, 1780s America, or monarchism in the early US?
 
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Does anyone what the extent of Royal Navy operations in Europe during the Revolution were? Would Prussia even be able to send a force to America without the Royal Navy stopping them?

Any ideas on what kinds of troops Fritz might send to America? I guessed he might send some of the troops that fought under Henry at Freiberg.
 
My first guess was that this was an AHC about England doing a Portugal-Brazil, which would be pretty fun.

There's a timeline (incomplete, sadly) of King Charles taking that route during the ECW. If you want a monarchy for the collnies, having the Stuart branch integrate is probably the best bet.
 
There's a timeline (incomplete, sadly) of King Charles taking that route during the ECW. If you want a monarchy for the collnies, having the Stuart branch integrate is probably the best bet.
Do you mean in the 1780s? I doubt most Americans would find a Catholic monarch acceptable, in the scenario I present, Henry is a well-liked war hero, and a Protestant. If Washington dies around 1785, allowing Henry to become the preeminent war hero of the Revolution, he could get himself crowned as a constitutional monarch.
 
Do you mean in the 1780s? I doubt most Americans would find a Catholic monarch acceptable, in the scenario I present, Henry is a well-liked war hero, and a Protestant. If Washington dies around 1785, allowing Henry to become the preeminent war hero of the Revolution, he could get himself crowned as a constitutional monarch.

... no, the English Civil War was a century earlier, and I think it goes without saying the Stuart Dynasty, if its integrating into the local gentry and culture, is at worst a High Church Anglican flavor rather than going Papist. By the 1780's and the Boney Prince they'd be well-set into the former colonies. Quite frankly, I think that's more likely that Americans agreeing to a Constiutional Monarchy post-republican sentiments setting in.
 
Is there any way for republicanism to be toned down in America? If the Olive Branch Petition is still rejected, it seems difficult for the Revolution to not go in the republican direction.
 
The suggested scenario seems plausible.

I recall someone started a story where George III made a visit to the colonies to try and settle one of the early disputes and did reasonably well but drowned when his ship sank on the way back, leading to a myth of the good king and the corrupt parliament, which meant that the Americans wanted a scion of the house of Hanover to be their king after the revolution.
 
The suggested scenario seems plausible.

I recall someone started a story where George III made a visit to the colonies to try and settle one of the early disputes and did reasonably well but drowned when his ship sank on the way back, leading to a myth of the good king and the corrupt parliament, which meant that the Americans wanted a scion of the house of Hanover to be their king after the revolution.
That sounds like a pretty cool TL, if you can give the title I'd enjoy reading it.

I'm thinking if Henry can score some victories in the South - perhaps make Camden a victory, or at least not an embarrassing defeat - it could win him some support in the South.
 
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