WI Queen Victoria and Alexander II were married

In 1839 the tsarevitsj of Russia and Queen Victoria had deep affections for each other.
The reason they didn't marry was, as I know, that Alexander was deterred by the Tsar who didn't want him to become just Prince regent of England.

But what if they dicided to get married anyway?

Could they have claimed both thrones or would Alexander indeed 'only' become prince regent? What were the laws on that subject?

If they could claim both thrones, this would change history to a mighty degree, with more cooperation between the two countries they could have both be the 2 supreme powers of the world. Imagine what this could have meant: no 3 Emperors League, no Crimean War, together they could have conquered Constantinople...
 
I have a feeling that religion would make this issue thorny, if not necessarily impossible. Both countries in question would likely refuse to recognise the rights of the other royal, and the religion of the children would be of critical importance to what happens next. Chances are, even if this did happen, the thrones would be forcibly divided between the children upon the death of the monarchs.
 
I have a feeling that religion would make this issue thorny, if not necessarily impossible. Both countries in question would likely refuse to recognise the rights of the other royal, and the religion of the children would be of critical importance to what happens next. Chances are, even if this did happen, the thrones would be forcibly divided between the children upon the death of the monarchs.

Religion isn't an impossible issue where Orthodox and Protestant meet (eg Victoria's son the Duke of Edinburgh married a Russian Grand Duchess, and of course Alexandra who married Nicholas II was originally Alix of the very Protestant Hesse).

Politics would be what stops it, especially since Nicholas I strikes me as one of the more intractable of fellows

I can't see a combined kingdom of Russia and Great Britain somehow...

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
 
The Russian monarchy hasn't always been a strict pattern of succession by eldest sons, although it was established by law at this point to be so. But with a history of elective succession, it's possible that the Tsar could get his son disinherited pretty quickly if he sets up their line to be English princes first and Russian emperors second.
 
So not much chance then, that this would happen. I guess it was not for nothing that it didn't happen.

Thanks for your reactions.
 
In 1839 the tsarevitsj of Russia and Queen Victoria had deep affections for each other.
So "tsarevitsj" is presumably a typo for "tsarevitsh". But who uses "tsh" to spell the 'chah' letter? English uses "ch", French "tch", German "tsch".... Or is "tsj" like Romanian or something??
 
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