WI: Queen Anne has (much) better child mortality

Queen Anne famously had 17 pregnancies but no children who survived to adulthood. I often see WI scenarios where William of Gloucester survives but what if Anne was actually able to have a brood. I know there are theories as to why Anne and George's children had such a low survival, but for the sake of this discussion these are butterflied away and Anne has the following children survive to adulthood:
  1. Anne (1684)
  2. Mary (1685)
  3. Sophia (1686)
  4. James (1687)
  5. William, Duke of Gloucester (1689)
  6. Sarah (1690)
  7. George, Duke of York (1692)
  8. Elizabeth (1693)
  9. Charles, Duke of Cambridge (1698)
  10. Frederick, Duke of Kendal (1700)
Assuming there still is a Glorious Revolution (and if you think this butterflies it away, feel free to discuss that as well) how might our history be changed. How will this impact the reigns of James II, William & Mary, and Anne herself? What kind of reign will her son and his descendants have? What becomes of her daughters and other members of the family?
 
Is William completely healthy, or does he retain his health issues from OTL but avoid his death?

In any case, a brood of English-born heirs will stabilise the succession to a significant extent- you won't get the spurious rumours that Anne wanted to leave the throne to her half-brother when she has half-a-dozen sons of her own. Given James is 27 and likely to be married with kids of his own by the time of Anne's death (OTL, at least- would having kids alter this for better or worse?) that settles things further, and with a relatively smooth transition there's no real opening for the Jacobites.

All the princes hanging about might alter courtly dynamics a fair bit- they'd have their own friends amongst the nobility, their own relationships with contentious figures like the Churchills and Abigail and Harley and such, their views and political sympathies might diverge from their mother's. Given there's five sons the likelihood of them all being in perfect harmony with their mother politically is doubtful.

Court is also likely to be livelier, IIRC OTL with Anne's ill-health things were pretty quiet and dull IOTL (cancelled celebrations and what not).

I'm not much a finance-type person, but how significant is the cost of supporting establishments for all these kids?

I'm also not much of a matchmaker, but I imagine the addition of 10 eligible English royals makes for a rather different late 17th/early 18th century marriage market.

Are there any diplomatic flow-on effects from the English royal family having strong ties to Denmark?

Anne, Mary, and Sophia would be approaching marriageable age during the William's reign. There might be tensions there if William and Anne have different views on who the best candidates are.
 
Queen Anne famously had 17 pregnancies but no children who survived to adulthood. I often see WI scenarios where William of Gloucester survives but what if Anne was actually able to have a brood. I know there are theories as to why Anne and George's children had such a low survival, but for the sake of this discussion these are butterflied away and Anne has the following children survive to adulthood:
  1. Anne (1684)
  2. Mary (1685)
  3. Sophia (1686)
  4. James (1687)
  5. William, Duke of Gloucester (1689)
  6. Sarah (1690)
  7. George, Duke of York (1692)
  8. Elizabeth (1693)
  9. Charles, Duke of Cambridge (1698)
  10. Frederick, Duke of Kendal (1700)
Assuming there still is a Glorious Revolution (and if you think this butterflies it away, feel free to discuss that as well) how might our history be changed. How will this impact the reigns of James II, William & Mary, and Anne herself? What kind of reign will her son and his descendants have? What becomes of her daughters and other members of the family?

Girls will likely be married off to discerning Protestants. Anne or Mary Jr to Carl XII (he's Georg of Denmark's nephew, and a match with cousins in Denmark and Holstein were seriously considered).
Alternatively, one might end up as either Mrs. Josef I or Mrs. Carlos III/Karl VI, since Leopold tried to get a Danish princess for Joey but the girl wouldn't convert.

Louis XIV might be interested in one for his grandsons, but if the GR still happens, he'll prefer Louisa Maria, since he'll regard James II as rightful king of England.

The boys will be married off to Protestants. No way that parliament is going to allow a Catholic queen again after THREE Catholic queens (when only ONE of those was liked - and I half suspect that that was because she had no kids)
 
Queen Anne (6/2/1665–1/8/1714) m. 1683, Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (2/2/1653-28/10/1708)
  1. Anne, Queen of Sweden (1684) m. 1700, Charles XII of Sweden (17/6/1682–30/11/1718)
    1. Charles XIII (1701)
    2. Christian (1702)
    3. Ulrika (1704)
    4. Eleanor (1705)
    5. Anne (1707)
    6. Gustav (1710)
  2. Mary, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1685) m. 1703, George II Augustus, Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (9/11/1683– 25/10/1760)
    1. George III William (1705)
    2. Anne (1707)
  3. Sophia (1686) m. Frederick William I of Prussia (14/8/1688–31/5/1740)
  4. James III (1687) m. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (26/3/1687–28/6/1757)
    1. Prince James of Wales (23/11/1707-13/5/1708)
    2. Anne, Princess Royal (3/7/1709-14/10/1758)
    3. Prince James of Wales (16/8/1710-21/7/1712)
    4. Charles III (24/1/1712-17/8/1786)
    5. Princess Sophia (5/5/1713-
      17/2/1801)
    6. Princess Henrietta (28/9/1714-4/2/1784)
    7. Prince James, Duke of Cumberland (2/5/1717-31/8/1719)
    8. Princess Louisa (9/11/1723-30/3/1787)
    9. Prince William (9/8/1722-12/6/1758)
    10. Princess Anna (9/11/1723-30/3/1787)
    11. Prince George (18/1/1726-3/8/1802)
    12. Prince Henry (23/5/1730-2/5/1813)
  5. William, Duke of Gloucester (1689) m. Lady Mary Churchill (15/7/1689–14/5/1751)
  6. Sarah, known as Queen Anne of Portugal (1690) m. 1706, John V of Portugal, (22/10/1689–31/7/1750)
  7. George, Duke of York (1692) m.
  8. Elizabeth (1693)
  9. Charles, Duke of Cambridge (1698)
  10. Frederick, Duke of Kendal (1700) m. Lady Anne Lennox (24/6/1703–20/10/1789)
 
Queen Anne (6/2/1665–1/8/1714) m. 1683, Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (2/2/1653-28/10/1708)
  1. Anne, Queen of Sweden (1684) m. 1700, Charles XII of Sweden (17/6/1682–30/11/1718)
    1. Charles XIII (1701)
    2. Christian (1702)
    3. Ulrika (1704)
    4. Eleanor (1705)
    5. Anne (1707)
    6. Gustav (1710)
  2. Mary, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1685) m. 1703, George II Augustus, Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (9/11/1683– 25/10/1760)
    1. George III William (1705)
    2. Anne (1707)
  3. Sophia (1686) m. Frederick William I of Prussia (14/8/1688–31/5/1740)
  4. James III (1687) m. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (26/3/1687–28/6/1757)
    1. Prince James of Wales (23/11/1707-13/5/1708)
    2. Anne, Princess Royal (3/7/1709-14/10/1758)
    3. Prince James of Wales (16/8/1710-21/7/1712)
    4. Charles III (24/1/1712-17/8/1786)
    5. Princess Sophia (5/5/1713-
      17/2/1801)
    6. Princess Henrietta (28/9/1714-4/2/1784)
    7. Prince James, Duke of Cumberland (2/5/1717-31/8/1719)
    8. Princess Louisa (9/11/1723-30/3/1787)
    9. Prince William (9/8/1722-12/6/1758)
    10. Princess Anna (9/11/1723-30/3/1787)
    11. Prince George (18/1/1726-3/8/1802)
    12. Prince Henry (23/5/1730-2/5/1813)
  5. William, Duke of Gloucester (1689) m. Lady Mary Churchill (15/7/1689–14/5/1751)
  6. Sarah, known as Queen Anne of Portugal (1690) m. 1706, John V of Portugal, (22/10/1689–31/7/1750)
  7. George, Duke of York (1692) m.
  8. Elizabeth (1693)
  9. Charles, Duke of Cambridge (1698)
  10. Frederick, Duke of Kendal (1700) m. Lady Anne Lennox (24/6/1703–20/10/1789)
Wasn't Anne none too fond of the Hanovers? Unless we chalk up her dislike solely to the succession (she's jealous Sophia has surviving kids and she didn't) I don't see 2 Hannover marriages. Also, could William III match one of the girls (likely Sophia or Sarah) with his nephew John William Friso, heir to the Netherlands, to maintain English influence in the Netherlands?
 
Wasn't Anne none too fond of the Hanovers? Unless we chalk up her dislike solely to the succession (she's jealous Sophia has surviving kids and she didn't) I don't see 2 Hannover marriages. Also, could William III match one of the girls (likely Sophia or Sarah) with his nephew John William Friso, heir to the Netherlands, to maintain English influence in the Netherlands?
With William III dying in 1702, he won’t have much say when they reach of age. The first marriage to a King of a Kingdom is better than a prince of Orange.
Although swapping George II with John William Friso isn’t a bad shout, if negotiated before 1702.

I was under the impression a marriage with Hannover would dampen down their succession order.
 
Wasn't Anne none too fond of the Hanovers? Unless we chalk up her dislike solely to the succession (she's jealous Sophia has surviving kids and she didn't) I don't see 2 Hannover marriages. Also, could William III match one of the girls (likely Sophia or Sarah) with his nephew John William Friso, heir to the Netherlands, to maintain English influence in the Netherlands?

She wasn't too fond of them since George I had passed some snotty remarks about her mom way back in the beginning of the 1680s.
However, William III did regard Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia as a possible successor to him in the Netherlands (the hereditary parts, anyway), so I could see that marriage going through. No letting a daughter wed Georg II (the Hannoverians might not even get an electorate here, since if the POD affects Karl II's death in the Rhineland, the emperor would have no need to create another Protestant electorate to maintain the balance).

Also, one of the side-effects of a more secure succession - no Act of Settlement to ensure that the crown skips over fifty plus people. Which can itself have a massive effect on the succession, future royal marriages etc.
 
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