Maximum German-British Crown Union

starting in 1613 (Marriage of Elizabeth to Frederick V) the British Crown has been very close to union with all Kinds of German states, so how could the British Crown pick up the Maximum number of German states to be in crown Union with?
 
Do you mean a union of crowns? Or a personal union, such as that between Hanover and Great Britain in the 18C ?

The former is very improbable. There are innumerable possibilities for the latter ,the easiest being a conjunction with the Prussian Crown to add to the existing Hanoverian one - bear in mind that both "Prussia" and "Hanover" comprised a large number of states , especially pre Treaty of Vienna
 

Susano

Banned
the latter, I was looking for the Maximum number of German States having the same ruler as the UK/BG/England-Scotland-Ireland

The problem with is salic law, though. To have a German house inherit the British throne AND inherit also the German lands of the previous royal house, the dynasty of the previous royal house would have to have died out, more or less, or at least that particular line of it...
 
Will you allow the cheating answer - Britain comes into union with someone like Prussia, Prussia (perhaps against Britain's best wishes) unites Germany and ceases the thrones of conquered rivals?

Otherwise, I'd say that the thing about this is that, if you're just looking for a doctored TL to add as many crowns to the union as possible, it's entirely possible to write a TL where the British-German union just keeps getting lucky and inheriting/being inherited by other German Personal Unions. It's unlikely but not ASB so you could essentially make it work as well as you want to. Otherwise there's a load of times Britain could have come into a Personal Union with alternate German states IRL but didn't, but the more that Britain inherits, the more that potential suitors are likely to avoid putting themselves in an inheritable position.
 
my personal favorite is George III has no Grandkids (not that out there really)

the Crown does this:

1760–1820 George III: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hannover
1820-1830 George IV: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hannover
1830-1837 William IV: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hannover
1837-1851 Augustus I: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hannover
1851-1857 Mary III: Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1857-1884 William V: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick
1884-1891 Charles III: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Württemberg
1891-1898 Catherine I: Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1898-1921 William VI: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Württemberg
1921-1965 Pauline: Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
post-1965=?????????????
 
The problem with is salic law, though. To have a German house inherit the British throne AND inherit also the German lands of the previous royal house, the dynasty of the previous royal house would have to have died out, more or less, or at least that particular line of it...

Do it the other way round. German ruler (make him one of those damn Wettins, they always rule about a dozen statelets apiece- Hamlin had a plague of rats, the rest of Germany wasn't so lucky, they got a plague of Wettins :p) marries a British princess. Then by a succession of childless marriages, early deaths etc etc, that princess, or her descendent, becomes heir/ess to the British throne. No Salic Law in Britain.
 

Susano

Banned
Do it the other way round. German ruler (make him one of those damn Wettins, they always rule about a dozen statelets apiece- Hamlin had a plague of rats, the rest of Germany wasn't so lucky, they got a plague of Wettins :p) marries a British princess. Then by a succession of childless marriages, early deaths etc etc, that princess, or her descendent, becomes heir/ess to the British throne. No Salic Law in Britain.

Thats what I meant, kinda, but it seems I misunderstood the OP. Going by black angels last post he wants a serie of states to be in personal union with England/GB/the UK, not an accumulating mass. Yeah, if its in series thats well possible and only depends on marital luck...
 
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