WI: Prince Albert Lives Longer

What it says on the tin. What if Prince Albert, instead of dying at the age of 42 in 1860 had avoided his illness and gone on to live a longer life. How does this effect Queen Victoria and the Victorian Era, British and European Royalty, British Domestic Politics and Society as well as the British Empire?
 
ALbert was a very possitive influance on Victoria. He was also very keen on science and technology. ....

So...

I can see Victoria being very interested in the work of her government keeping a closer eye on the development of Empire. Albert would be pushing the science and technology, promoting the use to help the working classes.

I can also see him being a major influance on Kaiser Bill.
 
Victoria is probably going to be less austere: she became pretty depressed after the death of Albert. She won't have this image of a queen that wore black for most of her reign. I think this could lead to her popularity suffering no decrease.

I think this could also mean one if not two more children, although Victoria is already 41. But her last child, Beatrice, was born three years before Albert died: so why couldn't she give birth to another child?

Alexius08 said:
Would he have a chance on being promoted into king-regent?

I doubt it. I don't think Albert ever requested the title of King to become Victoria's co-ruler. Plus, he had some influence on his wife as her Prince Consort: that might be enough satisfaction. I also think Parliament was pretty much against it.

I'm wondering something... Would Berty take the name Edward VII like OTL or would he rule as Albert I if his father lived longer?
 
I think this could also mean one if not two more children, although Victoria is already 41. But her last child, Beatrice, was born three years before Albert died: so why couldn't she give birth to another child?
Interestingly, her doctor warned her after Beatrice was born that becoming pregnant again would put her life at risk. Knowing nothing of birth control (or perhaps morally objecting to it?), she was very disappointed. It's barely possible that, if her husband survived, she'd give up on her resolution and die in childbirth? :eek:

I'm wondering something... Would Berty take the name Edward VII like OTL or would he rule as Albert I if his father lived longer?
Depends on the public opinion of Albert. I think he'd grow in popularity, but I'm not sure.
 
I'm wondering something... Would Berty take the name Edward VII like OTL or would he rule as Albert I if his father lived longer?

From wikipedia
When Victoria's son, Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, became king in 1901, he took the regnal name Edward VII, in defiance of the wish of his late mother that her descendants would rule as double-barreled Albert-[Name]s indefinitely. The new king declared that he chose the name Edward alone as an honoured name borne by six of his predecessors, and that he did not wish to diminish the status of his father, with whom alone among royalty the name Albert should be associated.

My guess is that if Albert lived longer his wife would not have insisted about the Albert - [name] double barrell. I would say that Edward would have wanted to be seen as his own man, and call himself something other than his fathers name.
 
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