Possible weddings for the granddaughters of Queen Victoria

In her book Born To Rule the writer Julia P. Geraldi tells the story of the 5 granddaughters of Victoria who became Queens - In another scenario as we could have more granddaughters of Queen Victoria becoming Queens or have better matchs?
To the Wales sisters I thought
Louise and Charles of Sweden (They would be chosen as Kings of Norway in 1905) or Willian of Nassau (After Grand duke of Luxenbourg) 1887
Maud and Nicolas Alexandrovich or Victor Emanuel of Savoy 1889
Victoria and Franz Ferdinand or Christian of Denmark 1891
 
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They all married quiet late to be honest with some of the grand daughters being in their late 20s, if you want to make as many, the consorts/mothers of monarchs, whether the title is Grand Duchess, Princess, Queens, Empresses or Tsaritsas, here is a massive "Marriage Wank" alternative set up with their 21 granddaughters[*]:

The great Balkan marriages
1) Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in 1879, her aged 16, him aged 21.
2) Princess Sophia of Prussia [1] marrying Constantine I of Greece [A] in 1889
3) Princess Margaret of Prussia [1] marries Ferdinand I of Bulgaria in 1892
4) Marie of Edinburgh [4] marries Ferdinand I of Romania [A] in 1893

The great Scandinavian marriage
5) Viktoria [1] marrying Gustaf V, King of Sweden in 1882, her aged 16, him aged 23
6) Victoria [2] marrying Christian X of Denmark in 1886, her aged 18, him aged 16 (her cousin via her mother, Alexandra of Denmark)
7) Maud [2] marries Haakon VII of Norway [A] but earlier in 1888, her aged 19, him aged 16
8) Alix of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Nicholas II of Russia [A]

Large European Kingdoms
9) Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Wilhelm II, German Emperor, in 1882, her aged 16, his age 23. [£]
10) Louise [2] marrying Carlos I of Portugal and the Algarves, in 1885, her aged 18, him aged 22.
11) Princess Helena Victoria [5] marrying Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1895,
12) Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg [8] marries King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906 [A]

Small European Kingdoms
13) Charlotte of Prussia [1] marrying William II of Württemberg in 1877, her aged 16, him aged 29
14) Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marrying Albert I of Belgium in 1899, her aged 23, him aged 24
15) Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marrying Alexander, Prince of Orange in 1880. [$]
16) Princess Marie Louise [5] marries Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, in 1890, her aged 18, him aged 25.
17) Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marries Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, in 1896, her aged 18, him aged 27.
18) Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marries Franz, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, in 1902, her aged 18, him aged 49. [%]
19) Princess Margaret of Connaught [6] marries Louis II, Prince of Monaco in 1900, her aged 18, him aged 30 [&]

Granddaughts of Victoria, marrying Great-grandsons of Victoria
20) Princess Alice of Albany [7] marries Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in 1905 [#]
21) Princess Victoria of Connaught [6] marries Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden in 1905 [@]

[*] I'm excluding Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, who died aged 4 from diphtheria, for obvious reasons.
[£] - IOTL 1888 she married her aunt Victoria's other son Prince Henry, who was only 3 years younger than his brother, the Kaiser.
[$] - Although he dies in 1884, she could become the King/Queen's Mother, when her father-in-law, William III of the Netherlands, dies in 1890
[%] - slightly unusual set up, Franz, on 11 February 1929, succeeds his older brother of Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, who has reigned, unmarried and without issue, since 12 November 1858. In OTL, Franz only marries in 22 July 1929.
[&] A son of William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, through his mother Mary Victoria Hamilton.
[#] Son of both her own cousin's Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine and Wilhelm II, German Emperor
[@] Son of her own cousin, Viktoria and her husband Gustaf V, King of Sweden
[A] - Same as OTL
[1] - Daughters of Victoria, Princess Royal
[2] - Daughters of Edward VII
[3] - Daughters of Princess Alice
[4] - Daughters of Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh
[5] - Daughter of Princess Helena
[6] - Daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
[7] - Daughter of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
[8] - Daughter of Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg
[9] Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, was the only one of Victoria's nine children who was childless.
 
They all married quiet late to be honest with some of the grand daughters being in their late 20s, if you want to make as many, the consorts/mothers of monarchs, whether the title is Grand Duchess, Princess, Queens, Empresses or Tsaritsas, here is a massive "Marriage Wank" alternative set up with their 21 granddaughters[*]:

The great Balkan marriages
1) Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in 1879, her aged 16, him aged 21.
2) Princess Sophia of Prussia [1] marrying Constantine I of Greece [A] in 1889
3) Princess Margaret of Prussia [1] marries Ferdinand I of Bulgaria in 1892
4) Marie of Edinburgh [4] marries Ferdinand I of Romania [A] in 1893

The great Scandinavian marriage
5) Viktoria [1] marrying Gustaf V, King of Sweden in 1882, her aged 16, him aged 23
6) Victoria [2] marrying Christian X of Denmark in 1886, her aged 18, him aged 16 (her cousin via her mother, Alexandra of Denmark)
7) Maud [2] marries Haakon VII of Norway [A] but earlier in 1888, her aged 19, him aged 16
8) Alix of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Nicholas II of Russia [A]

Large European Kingdoms
9) Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Wilhelm II, German Emperor, in 1882, her aged 16, his age 23. [£]
10) Louise [2] marrying Carlos I of Portugal and the Algarves, in 1885, her aged 18, him aged 22.
11) Princess Helena Victoria [5] marrying Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1895,
12) Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg [8] marries King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906 [A]

Small European Kingdoms
13) Charlotte of Prussia [1] marrying William II of Württemberg in 1877, her aged 16, him aged 29
14) Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marrying Albert I of Belgium in 1899, her aged 23, him aged 24
15) Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marrying Alexander, Prince of Orange in 1880. [$]
16) Princess Marie Louise [5] marries Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, in 1890, her aged 18, him aged 25.
17) Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marries Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, in 1896, her aged 18, him aged 27.
18) Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marries Franz, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, in 1902, her aged 18, him aged 49. [%]
19) Princess Margaret of Connaught [6] marries Louis II, Prince of Monaco in 1900, her aged 18, him aged 30 [&]

Granddaughts of Victoria, marrying Great-grandsons of Victoria
20) Princess Alice of Albany [7] marries Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in 1905 [#]
21) Princess Victoria of Connaught [6] marries Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden in 1905 [@]

[*] I'm excluding Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, who died aged 4 from diphtheria, for obvious reasons.
[£] - IOTL 1888 she married her aunt Victoria's other son Prince Henry, who was only 3 years younger than his brother, the Kaiser.
[$] - Although he dies in 1884, she could become the King/Queen's Mother, when her father-in-law, William III of the Netherlands, dies in 1890
[%] - slightly unusual set up, Franz, on 11 February 1929, succeeds his older brother of Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, who has reigned, unmarried and without issue, since 12 November 1858. In OTL, Franz only marries in 22 July 1929.
[&] A son of William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, through his mother Mary Victoria Hamilton.
[#] Son of both her own cousin's Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine and Wilhelm II, German Emperor
[@] Son of her own cousin, Viktoria and her husband Gustaf V, King of Sweden
[A] - Same as OTL
[1] - Daughters of Victoria, Princess Royal
[2] - Daughters of Edward VII
[3] - Daughters of Princess Alice
[4] - Daughters of Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh
[5] - Daughter of Princess Helena
[6] - Daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
[7] - Daughter of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
[8] - Daughter of Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg
[9] Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, was the only one of Victoria's nine children who was childless.

I definitely loved this thread although I have some questions
1- I think that Victoria and Christian could get married in 1891 - since he marrying 16 would be unlikely
2- I would like to see Maud with a more important role in this scenario haha marrying Nicolas II in 1889
3 - Victoria Melita could have married Haakon instead of maud - They could marry in 1894 - he could be chosen king of Norway before 1905, perhaps in 1893, which would motivate him to get married early
4- Alberto of Belgium could form a beautiful couple with Margaret of Connaught - 1899
5 - Alice could marry Maximilian of Baden - 1889
6 - Beatriz Saxe Coburg could marry the prince heir of Wurttemberg (1878) in 1902
Some marriages I had never thought of and even with different religions could be very pleasing as =
Louise Wales - Carlos I of Portugal
Helena Victoria - Victor Emanuel III - Maybe I would advance the marriage of Helena Victoria and Victor Emanuel to 1891
Marie Louise - Frederick August III - They would certainly be a couple in love
 
After some minor modifications

The great Balkan marriages

1) Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in 1879, her aged 16, him aged 21.
2) Princess Sophia of Prussia [1] marrying Constantine I of Greece [A] in 1889
3) Princess Margaret of Prussia [1] marries Ferdinand I of Bulgaria in 1891
4) Marie of Edinburgh [4] marries Ferdinand I of Romania [A] in 1893

The great Scandinavian marriage
5) Viktoria [1] marrying Gustaf V, King of Sweden in 1882, her aged 16, him aged 23
6) Victoria [2] marrying Christian X of Denmark in 1891, her aged 23, him aged 21 (her cousin via her mother, Alexandra of Denmark)
7) Maud [2] marries Nicolas II in 1889, her aged 19, him aged 21
8) Alix of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Maximilian of Baden in 1889, her aged 17, him aged 22

Large European Kingdoms
9) Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marries Wilhelm II, German Emperor, in 1882, her aged 16, his age 23. [£]
10) Louise [2] marrying Carlos I of Portugal and the Algarves, in 1885, her aged 18, him aged 22.
11) Princess Helena Victoria [5] marrying Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1891
12) Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg [8] marries King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906 [A]

Small European Kingdoms
13) Charlotte of Prussia [1] marrying William II of Württemberg in 1877, her aged 16, him aged 29
14) Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marrying Haakon VII in 1894, her aged 17, him aged 22
15) Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine [3] marrying Alexander, Prince of Orange in 1880.
16) Princess Marie Louise [5] marries Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, in 1890, her aged 18, him aged 25.
17) Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marries Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, in 1896, her aged 18, him aged 27.
18) Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [4] marries Willian, Crowm Prince of Wurttemberg, in 1902, her aged 18, him aged 24.
19) Princess Margaret of Connaught [6] marries Albert of Belgium in 1899, her aged 17, him aged 24

Granddaughts of Victoria, marrying Great-grandsons of Victoria
20) Princess Alice of Albany [7] marries Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in 1905 [#]
21) Princess Victoria of Connaught [6] marries Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden in 1905 [@]

[*] I'm excluding Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, who died aged 4 from diphtheria, for obvious reasons.
[£] - IOTL 1888 she married her aunt Victoria's other son Prince Henry, who was only 3 years younger than his brother, the Kaiser.
[#] Son of both her own cousin's Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine and Wilhelm II, German Emperor
[@] Son of her own cousin, Viktoria and her husband Gustaf V, King of Sweden
[A] - Same as OTL
[1] - Daughters of Victoria, Princess Royal
[2] - Daughters of Edward VII
[3] - Daughters of Princess Alice
[4] - Daughters of Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh
[5] - Daughter of Princess Helena
[6] - Daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
[7] - Daughter of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
[8] - Daughter of Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg
[9] Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, was the only one of Victoria's nine children who was childless.
 
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I definitely loved this thread although I have some questions
Thanks for the appreciation :D

1- I think that Victoria and Christian could get married in 1891 - since he marrying 16 would be unlikely
I was just showing the youngest so these two marrying later is fine.

2- I would like to see Maud with a more important role in this scenario haha marrying Nicolas II in 1889
Thats fair enought, I only kept her with Harold as she quickly to adapt to her new country and duties as Queen Consort of Norway, as well as playing a strong and dominant role within the court and family.

3 - Victoria Melita could have married Haakon instead of maud - They could marry in 1894 - he could be chosen king of Norway before 1905, perhaps in 1893, which would motivate him to get married early
Yer thats true.

4- Alberto of Belgium could form a beautiful couple with Margaret of Connaught - 1899
Again this works :)

5 - Alice could marry Maximilian of Baden - 1889
I avoided Baden due to its lack of power not only one the world stage but even in the German sphere.
6 - Beatriz Saxe Coburg could marry the prince heir of Wurttemberg (1878) in 1902
Prince Heir is fine as well.

Some marriages I had never thought of and even with different religions could be very pleasing as =
Louise Wales - Carlos I of Portugal
Helena Victoria - Victor Emanuel III - Maybe I would advance the marriage of Helena Victoria and Victor Emanuel to 1891
Marie Louise - Frederick August III - They would certainly be a couple in love
It's not completely outragous of a British princess converting to Catholicism, as I stated that IOTL Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg did marry Catholic King Alfonso XIII of Spain as well as Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha marrying Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera.
 
yes yes it would be lovely - Especially Maria Louise and Thora who would absolutely make Queen very popular - and new marrying Louise could flourish as a different woman as well as her daughter alix who although she was shy, became a woman after marriage with connaught
Maud marrying Nicky and adjusting to court as she had adapted in Norway would have been very good for Russia
About Alice we would have to think a candidate for her - We have Eddy but I would like to have you married to Alexandra of Greece in 1887 or 1888, she was so beautiful and certainly would make a good consort - and the conversion to Protestantism would not be very difficult to see that marriage would be advantageous to greece and her father was a Protestant - either way Alice could only be a Duchess by marrying George Wales in 1890 - or she could be the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg - though William was too old for her he was very very rich
 
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an idea that I had,
Alice of Hesse married Bauduino of Belgium in 1889 (17 and 20)
the couple has 4 children=
1890 Leopold (died in 1897) - hemophiliac
1891 Marie Victoria - Olga OTL
1895 Marie Louise Tatiana OTL
Bauduino dies in 1896 - his brother and the next in succession and marry margareth in November 1899
 
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The great Balkan marriages
Victoria of Hesse and Crown Prince Rudolph 1879
1880
Franz Joseph
1881 Elisabeth
1884 Karl Ludwig - hemophiliac - died in 1905
1886 Maria Alice - Conteus of Turim 1904
Emperors of Austria Hungary 1896-1910

Sophie of Prussia and Constantine of Greece 1888
1889
George
1890 Alexander
1892 Peter
1895 Helene - Empress of Russia 1913
1897 Olga - Duchess of Clarence and Avondale 1915 (a)
1901 Maria - Empress of Bulgaria 1919
Kings of Greece 1913-1923

Margareth of Prussia and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 1891
1892
Alexander
1893 George
1895 Ferdinand
1898 Maria - Grand duchess George Nicolaevich Romanov 1918
1899 Nicolas
1901 Tatiana
1903 Anastacia
Emperors of Bulgaria 1891-1943

Marie of Edinburgh and Ferdinand of Romania 1893
1893
Carol
1894 Elisabeth - Crown Princess of Bulgaria 1914 (one daugther, Alexander died in 1919)
1896 Nicolas
1899 Marie - Queen of Serbia 1917
1903 Mircea - died in 1911
1905 Ileana
Kings of Romania 1909-1927

The great Scandinavian marriage
Viktoria of Prussia and Gustav of Sweden 1882
1883
Gustav
1885 Willian
1889 Oscar
Kings of Sweden 1907-1950

Victoria of Wales and Christian of Denmark 1891
1892
Frederick
1893 Carl
1896 Alexandra - Queen of Italy 1916
1899 Louise - Queen of Norway 1919
1901 Margareth- Queen of Belgium 1923
Kings of Denmark 1909-1949

Maud of Wales and Nicolas Alexandrovich 1889
1890
Alexander
1891 Maria - Queen of Netherlands 1908
1893 George
1895 Elisabeth - Queen of England 1913
1897 Olga - Queen of Greece 1917
1899 Catherine - Queen of Romania 1921
Emperors of All the Russias 1894-1947

Large European Kingdoms
Irene of Hesse and Willian of Germany 1882
1883
Willian - Marry Alice of Albany in 1903
1884 Frederick
1887 Henry - hemophiliac - died in 1904
1890 Alice - Duchess of Cumberland 1907
Emperors of Germany 1899-1911

Louise of Wales and Carlos of Portugal 1885
1886
Louis - Marry Princess of Savoy in 1910
1887 Maria Victoria - Empress of Austria-Hungary 1904
1888 Matilde - Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1906 (Maria Anna and Willian Marry in 1881 and have a soon in 1884)
1890 Manuel
Kings of Portugal 1889-1933

Helena Victoria of Schleswig Holstein and Victor Emmanuel of Savoy 1891
1892
Maria Helena - Queen of Portugal 1910
1893 Humbert
1895 Emmanuel
1898 Maria Victoria - Queen of Saxony 1916
1900 Margueritta - Archduchess of Austria-Hungary 1918
Kings of Italy 1900-1949

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg and Alfonso XIII of Spain 1906
1907
Alfonso
1908 Jaime
1909 Beatriz
1910 Fernando
1911 Maria Cristina
1913 Juan
1914 Gonzalo - hemophiliac - died in 1934
Kings of Spain 1906-1931

Small European Kingdoms
Charlotte of Prussia and Willian of Wurttemberg 1877
1878
Willian
1881 Victoria
Kings of Wurttemberg 1891-1927

Victoria Melita of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Haakon VII of Norway 1894
1895
Olav
1896 Louise
1899 Astrid - Grand Duchess of Baden 1919
Kings of Norway 1894-1955

Elisabeth of Hesse and Alexander of Orange 1880
1881
Stilborn Soon
1882 Willian
1884 Maurice
1887 Henry
1889 Alice - Grand Duchess of Oldenburgh 1907
Kings of Netherlands 1890-1909

Maria Louise of Schleswig Holstein and Frederick Augustus of Saxony 1890
1891
Frederick August
1892 Frederick Christian
1893 Maria Anna - Archduchess of Austria-Hungary 1913
1895 Ernst
1896 Willian
1897 Maria Helena - Princess of Hohenzollern 1917
1899 Maria Victoria - Princess of Thurn and Taxis 1919
1901 Maria Antonia - Queen of Bavaria 1921
Kings of Saxony 1901-1945

Alexandra of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Ropprecht of Bavaria 1896
1897
Henrich
1898 Albert
1900 Marie Theresa - Archduchess of Austria-Hungary 1919
1902 Marie Sophie - Duchess of Orleans 1920
1905 Marie Antoinette - Princess of Belgium 1925
Kings of Bavaria 1921-1955

Beatrice of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Willian of Wurttemberg 1902
1903
Frederick
1906 Willian
Kings of Wurttemberg 1927-1959

Alice of Hesse and Baudouin of Belgium 1889
1890
Leopold (died in 1897) - hemophiliac
1891 Marie Victoria - Olga OTL - Princess George Franz of Bavaria 1909
1895 Marie Louise Tatiana OTL - Duchess of Teschen (Albrecht born in 1884) 1913
Crown Princes of Belgium Since 1889
Bauduino dies in 1896 - his brother is the next in succession and marry margareth in November 1899

Margareth of Connaught and Albert of Belgium 1899
1900
Leopold
1901 Marie Louise - Princess Emmanuel of Savoy 1919
1903 Philippe
1904 Albert - died in 1921
1906 Maria Antonia - Queen of Wurttemberg 1926
1909 Maria Amelia - Empress of Austri-Hungary 1929
1911 Maria Victoria - Queen of Spain 1934
Kings of Belgium 1909-1953

Granddaughts of Victoria, marrying Great-grandsons of Victoria
Alice of Albany and Wilhelm of Germany 1903
1905
Henry - hemophiliac - died in 1910
1906 Helene
1910 Alice - Queen of Sweden 1933
Emperors of Germany 1911-1913 (b)

Victoria of Connaught and Gustav of Sweden 1905
1906
Carl Gustav
1907 Oscar
1909 Eugen
1911 Ingrid - Empress of Germany 1931
Kings of Sweden 1950-1973

(a) - Albert Victor marry Alexandra of Greece in 1888 and have 5 children
1889
Edward - King of England, Marry Russian Grand duchess in 1913
1890 Victoria - Empress of Germany 1908 (3 Soons)
1893 George - Duke of Clarence and Avondale
1895 Arthur - Duke of Kent
1897 Alexandra - Queen of Denmark 1915
Kings of England 1910-1929
(b) - After Wilhellm death his brother (husband of Victoria of United Kingdom) become Emperor of Germany
 
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