Possibility of a Grand Duchy Of Canada?

After reading Prime Minister's awesome Maple Leaf Forever timeline, I started wondering...

I've seen many timelines with a kingdom of Canada and a republic of Canada, but never a Grand Duchy Of Canada.

So, how possible is it for Canada to become a grand duchy in 1867? Who would become the grand duke (or duchess) of this new Canada? How would the country's history change, and in what way?
 
Which drunken, disappointment of a wine-sodden, womanizing prince would exiled to rule the frozen wasteland?
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IMHO a Grand Duchy of Canada would require Napoleon to defeat Britain, maybe he gets lucky and his fleets manage to do the drawing-away the RN and throwing the army across the Channel trick. Then he can look to reorganise the British as he did the Germans, and use the Grand Duchy idea with Canada

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Yeah, I don't think they liked that wonderful, soft middle ground between duchy and kingdom. They were like go big or go home when it comes to titles.

Principality has a slight possibility, otherwise it would be more likely to look to spin it off as a kingdom, not in unity with the UK. Sort of how Hannover reverted to having a king of its own, but obviously for different reasons

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Grey Wolf
 
After reading Prime Minister's awesome Maple Leaf Forever timeline, I started wondering...

I've seen many timelines with a kingdom of Canada and a republic of Canada, but never a Grand Duchy Of Canada.

So, how possible is it for Canada to become a grand duchy in 1867? Who would become the grand duke (or duchess) of this new Canada? How would the country's history change, and in what way?

Wrong question. Who would be in charge of the canadian federation of Russia ?
 
Don't duchies generally cover a fairly small area, like in the case of Luxembourg? Canada is big enough to be a kingdom, I'd think.
 
Maybe the Duke of Cambridge or his line takes over after a successful Rebellion of 1837, at least for Quebec (East Canada, Lower Canada)?

Perhaps the rebellions of 1837 work:
The Maritimes remain tied to Britain.
Quebec becomes independent, cutting off much of Ontario.
Ontario's (West Canada, Upper Canada, whatever) rebellion fails or succeeds but merely demands a seperate monarch.

None of Victoria's children would be born at this time or would still be toddlers into the 1840's.

Cambridge was a popular adminstrator in Hanover for George IV and William III and was one of Victoria's favorite uncles.

Maybe Cambridge is reassigned to Canada after his brother Cumberland becomes King of Hanover after William's death. He proves popular and, in the face of rebellion, he become Grand Duke (or King, whatever)?

Unlike many of George III's children, Cambridge had legitimate heirs.

If, for whatever reason, Canada decided to separate from Britain and desired to keep a monarch, the democratic-minded Cambridge sounds the best candidate.
 
Or George IV, William III or Victoria simply decide to crown themselves "King" of Canada.

The issue wouldn't be the Canadian's but the British Parliament as Canada was "property" of Great Britain, much like the United States was prior to the revolution.
 
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