Well, at least Joseph's son ends up with one of Catherine's daughtersit seems a bit silly to waste a potential matches (since I could definitely see Leopold I/Joseph I being more interested in a match with Charlotte/one of Catherine's daughters) for a "perhaps" that might not come to pass. And then there's the problem as Catherine the Great mentioned with large families (in her case, why she originally refused Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, in this case, the Hesse-Kassels)...the younger sons tend to arrive and expect to freeload off their sister's good fortune.
Hmmm, that could also have been interesting yeah. One could chalk it up to James, Duke of York, being leader of the regency council so he plays some favouritism with his sons and lands them both Princesses? It's not like they get much of of Gustien of Hanover as a match?What I could see - instead of a Charlotte to Edgar match - is Charlotte marrying Friedrich August "Gustien" of Hannover, George I's younger brother, who's motherdear sent him to England in the hopes of him being matched with either the Princess Anne or potentially earmarked as Prince Rupert's heir OTL. Since Rupert is unlikely to have his marriage prospects affected by the POD, Gustien's arrival in England could be an interesting match for Charlotte. And, by the time Gustien arrived OTL, Catherine already has a son, so it could be seen as "a decent match". Besides, in looks, Gustien was apparently a 6ft dreamboat...
Sobieski dying by falling down the stairs or something in 1696 could work. That triggers Jan's heart attack and he dies as well. Let's go with thatin which case Sobieski's widow would need to be dead, her intrigues and favouritism of her younger son/son-in-law were part of what cost Kuba the election OTL. Alternately, getting Kuba married to Ludwika Radziwillowna could help (although I'm not sure having a Protestant queen, no matter how rich, would help).
It's Edgar 2nd duke of Cambridge (born 1700) I'm looking for an heiress for. So we're talking one born in roughly 1695-1710 ish - Edit: A match has been found nowcould easily take Diana de Vere. After all, with each nephew of his that's born, he'd move further back in the succession and less likely to inherit. If Diana is too young (she was born in 1679, after all), you could always have the 20th Earl's marriage to Hester Davenport acknowledged and the Earl's son, Aubrey (b.1664) born a daughter instead.
Or you could have the last duke of Lennox produce a daughter with his third wife, Frances Stewart. Or you could have the 2e duke of Buckingham have a daughter by his wife (who was Lady of the Bedchamber to Catherine of Braganza, not to mention promised the governess-ship of any legitimate children Charles II would have OTL). Lots of potential heiresses
I do have a Danish-Polish match in mind I'll post the addendum in a few minthen perhaps Sobieski's daughter marries her Danish prince like was proposed at one point? Think it was Frederik IV's brother but can't recall which one.
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