Major English royal line change, unless extremist is on the throne no important butterfies
10 June, by Edward Oxford
If the Britain-Hanover personal union was reestablished, perhaps the British would have gotten into the Austro-Prussian war on the side of the Habsburgs. Or, likewise, could British influence have kept Hanover out of the war?
Here's another thought WI she died giving birth to her daughter Victoria (who survived?)
Who was the Jacobite successor in 1840? Would he have been seriously considered?
The Göttingen Seven would beg to differ. Seriously, thats not true. Hannover was one of the states which had to grant a liberal constitution which was later rescinded.2) Ernst Augustus 1 King of Hannover, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (born 5th June 1771 died 18th November 1851) (hannover wasn't greatly affected by the 1848 revolutions though and Ernst Augustus did grant a new constitution afterwards)
The Göttingen Seven would beg to differ. Seriously, thats not true. Hannover was one of the states which had to grant a liberal constitution which was later rescinded.
Still, 1848 might not be such a big issue. I dunno how exactly it went down in Hannover, but at worst the Prussians will take care of it.
Er... The personal union is going to screw things over big time. Yes, Prussia is still probably going to make a grab for Northern Germany; even failing that (and "the allies have the UK onside" is going to give even Bismarck pause) I know German nationalism was a big thing, and disunited Germany forever with a post-1806 POD is stupid, you don't have to tell me, but stapling the third- or forth-most important German state to the UK is going to make huge changes.
God only knows what would happen in the UK if the Prussians stomp on Gottingen etc, whether or not Ernst wants them to, but I really wouldn't't like to guess. In 1848, by continental standards (and chartist suppression aside) the UK was a bunch of raving pinko commies.
Eh? If at all, if my pan-germanism came out Id agree with you, after all, Prussia stomped down the wonderful 1848 everywhere!
Prussia intervened nearly everywhere on the invitation of the concerned monarchs. Ernest August will hardly be different. Hannover is after all no part of the UK and never was - its just in personal union, with the UK being parliamentarian but Hannover being absolutist. I mean, even back then political factions can twist their positions and word pretty wildly, but on the Parliamentarians saying on the one hand "Hannover is not our concern" but on the other "Oh my god, the King invited the Prussians in!" will just not fly. Yes, Ernest August might lose popularity in Great Britain for allowing the Prussians into Hannover, but then hell be one of the most unpopular Kings of England/Scotland/Great Britain/UK anyways.
More interesting is the "Princess Royal Victoria survives" scenario. I mean, its nearly impossible she would marry Frederick (III) in such a scenario, but the thought alone is funny - a German-British personal union in the 19th century! A Hohenzollern Britain with a PoD different from Nekromans' one![]()