What if Mary of Teck did not marry one of the Wales boys she would marry?

Imagining a scenario where Eddy marries in 1887 or 1888 with Alexandra of Greece, Sophie or Victoria of Prussia and George marries between 1891-1893 with Alice Hesse, Margareth of Prussia or Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein with which real candidate May of Teck could marry??
 
I assume you mean Alix of Hesse.

And to be fair, no one should be forced to have that woman. Not even Nicholas II should have chosen that woman.....
Why? Alix was badly suited to be the Empress of Russia in that period as she was too much shy and introverted for that role but she was still a good woman, wife and mother
 
I do not particularly like Alice, but either way she was not a match for russia in the sense of her personalities that did not fit into the socially friendly Russian court haha. But for George she might be a good candidate since her personalities were very similar. By the way, Alice de Hesse as Duchess in England would even have a degree of popularity because she was a good person, a good mother, and so on. Of course, if I had 4 daughters with george this would never be a problem
 
I have been reading briefly about Ferdinand's difficulty in getting a suitable wife. Could he marry May of Teck? Or maybe May married Willian heir to the throne of Wurttemberg?
 

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Sophie or Victoria of Prussia

Assuming you're talking about the similarly-aged Princesses Sophia and Victoria of Germany... they're Edward VII's nieces, because their mother is Edward's elder sister. That's far too close of a blood relation for 19th century Britain, even for royals. It'll be two generations before any Prussian princesses are acceptable pairings for British princes.

Edward VII's OTL spouse of Alexandra of Denmark is more than suitable for him.

Alice Hesse, Margareth of Prussia or Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein

Alix of Hesse: She's a potential candidate, but in hindsight I'd say that's a terrible idea.

Margaret of Prussia: That's still incestuous, they're first cousins.

Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein: Also incestuous, they're first cousins.

First cousin marriage hasn't really been a thing in the Merry House of Windsor in a very long time--Elizabeth II and Philip are the closest related monarch and consort in the recent years of the British Empire, and they're still second and third cousins, through Queen Victoria and the Danish royals.
 
Maud and Charles were first cousins and had a great marriage. Ducky and Ernest of Hesse were also first cousins. Alice hesse and george were first cousins anyway, at the time this was quite common though frightening. however Alexandra from Greece with Eddy looks great she was so beautiful while George also has the princess Luisa of Saxe Altenburg (b. 1874) and the siblings Batilde (1873) and Adelaide (1875) of Schaumburg Lippe. I'm just not sure that Alix would support a marriage between George and a princess born and raised in Germany (Alice hesse would be an exception to Alix because of her friendship with her mother)
 
Assuming you're talking about the similarly-aged Princesses Sophia and Victoria of Germany... they're Edward VII's nieces, because their mother is Edward's elder sister. That's far too close of a blood relation for 19th century Britain, even for royals. It'll be two generations before any Prussian princesses are acceptable pairings for British princes.

Edward VII's OTL spouse of Alexandra of Denmark is more than suitable for him.



Alix of Hesse: She's a potential candidate, but in hindsight I'd say that's a terrible idea.

Margaret of Prussia: That's still incestuous, they're first cousins.

Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein: Also incestuous, they're first cousins.

First cousin marriage hasn't really been a thing in the Merry House of Windsor in a very long time--Elizabeth II and Philip are the closest related monarch and consort in the recent years of the British Empire, and they're still second and third cousins, through Queen Victoria and the Danish royals.
I hope you are kidding... In 19th century royal or noble matches between first cousins were unacceptable only in the Ortodox Russia (unless the ruling Emperor was inclined to grant an exception to the rule) but everywhere else was acceptable and quite usual.
Victoria and Albert were first cousin and Victoria liked matching her grandchildren...
Plus Alix of Hesse and her siblings were children of Victoria’s second daughter so she also was a cousin of George and Eddy
 
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Assuming you're talking about the similarly-aged Princesses Sophia and Victoria of Germany... they're Edward VII's nieces, because their mother is Edward's elder sister. That's far too close of a blood relation for 19th century Britain, even for royals. It'll be two generations before any Prussian princesses are acceptable pairings for British princes.

Edward VII's OTL spouse of Alexandra of Denmark is more than suitable for him.



Alix of Hesse: She's a potential candidate, but in hindsight I'd say that's a terrible idea.

Margaret of Prussia: That's still incestuous, they're first cousins.

Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein: Also incestuous, they're first cousins.

First cousin marriage hasn't really been a thing in the Merry House of Windsor in a very long time--Elizabeth II and Philip are the closest related monarch and consort in the recent years of the British Empire, and they're still second and third cousins, through Queen Victoria and the Danish royals.
As I said before Victoria and Albert also were first cousins and the fact who neither of their children married first cousins was more because they were not available than other as in the next generation were many matches of this kind who either happened or not

Alix of Hesse as Duchess of York would be very good instead as she was more suited to the role of a british Royal Duchess than to her OTL life

Plus using incestuous for first cousin matches until 1900 is wrong
 
So we have that Albert Victor would marry Alexandra of Greece - 1888 George would certainly go with Alice - 1892 (He was so much like Nicky that she would surely be quite satisfied)
What about May and the Wales Sisters?
I would like Maud to marry Victor Emanuel of Savoy (without Margueritta preventing marriage) in 1891
 
Alix of Hesse as Duchess of York would be very good instead as she was more suited to the role of a british Royal Duchess than to her OTL life
she would definitely be a fine duchess - I can imagine her spending long periods in York Cottage with several daughters at her bouts (who in turn would possibly marry British aristocrats I imagine)
 
I have been reading briefly about Ferdinand's difficulty in getting a suitable wife. Could he marry May of Teck?
Of Romania?

Otherwise, May would probably wind up with a British aristocrat. Her parents were spendthrifts and her dad didn't exactly have the int'l standing to make May a desireable match in terms of dowry or prestige.
 

That could be interesting if May ends up as his 1e wife. She'd have to deal with Aunt Coffee-Mill a.k.a. Clémentine d'Orléans though.- given May's no-nonsense and practical approach to things, they'll either hit it off, or one (most likely Clémentine) will hand Ferdinand an ultimatum of me or her.

Didn't one of May's nieces marry a gay guy OTL. ISTR there was some sort of scandal about it because she divorced him and cited his gayness as the reason why. She later joined the temperance movement. OTOH I don't think May will cause such a scandal Hell, two of her sons were rumored to stray over to that side of things (Edward VIII and the duke of Kent), and both her father and cousin (Wilhelm II) set tongues wagging about certain preferences - like for interior designing (May used to consult with her dad whenever she wanted to put new drapes/upholstery in, for instance).
 
That could be interesting if May ends up as his 1e wife. She'd have to deal with Aunt Coffee-Mill a.k.a. Clémentine d'Orléans though.- given May's no-nonsense and practical approach to things, they'll either hit it off, or one (most likely Clémentine) will hand Ferdinand an ultimatum of me or her.

Didn't one of May's nieces marry a gay guy OTL. ISTR there was some sort of scandal about it because she divorced him and cited his gayness as the reason why. She later joined the temperance movement. OTOH I don't think May will cause such a scandal Hell, two of her sons were rumored to stray over to that side of things (Edward VIII and the duke of Kent), and both her father and cousin (Wilhelm II) set tongues wagging about certain preferences - like for interior designing (May used to consult with her dad whenever she wanted to put new drapes/upholstery in, for instance).

May looked so good for a great position even with his complicated family. I think she and Clementine would be closer than rivals. She could be a good adviser to Ferdinand, even if they did not love each other, they could be good friends. She could have been a very good Tsarina for Bulgaria. Therefore we have May - Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1889?) Maud - Victor Emanuel (1891) Eddy - Alexandra of Greece (1888) George - Alice of Hesse (1892) What about Louise (duchess of fife), what royal candidate (preferably not German) could she marry?
 
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