what if Queen Victoria had done what her Uncle (King William IV) had wanted and married Prince George (future King George V of Hanover) rather than marrying her Mother's pick Prince Albert?
Well Parliament is going to be annoyed since they were never very keen about the personal union of Great Britain and Hanover, they considered it a dangerous continental entanglement that brought few if any benefits, and they've only just thought they'd got rid of the place and now it's turned back up again like a bad penny. Technically doesn't Parliament have approve the monarch's choice of spouse - might they feel strongly enough to quietly veto the deal to avoid getting dragged into European conflicts? Plus whilst royalty in this period only has a limited number of choices might they not be a little too closely related?
Plus whilst royalty in this period only has a limited number of choices might they not be a little too closely related?
They were? For some reason I thought they were a touch more removed.They're as related as Victoria and Albert were. Both couples would be first cousins.
Technically doesn't Parliament have approve the monarch's choice of spouse - might they feel strongly enough to quietly veto the deal to avoid getting dragged into European conflicts? Plus whilst royalty in this period only has a limited number of choices might they not be a little too closely related?
They were? For some reason I thought they were a touch more removed.