WI: The Prussian Scheme succeeds?

dirtyjapaneseman

dirtyjapaneseman

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The Prussian scheme was a plan to place Henry of Prussia (Fredrick the Great's brother) onto the new throne of America. It didn't happen in OTL for various reasons but what if they are all resolved and Henry accepts the position as 'King of America'? What are the ramifications?
 
Ivoshafen

Ivoshafen

I've thought of this several times and knocked around the concept of writing a timeline on it. I could see America having closer ties with the monarchies of Europe. Along with that I think King Henry would focus quite a bit on the military of America. Besides that I couldn't tell you. I am not the best on American history.
 

JErosion

There were a number of monarchist among the founding fathers, but the likiest time would be after the failure of the articles of confederation
 

Emperor Constantine

Tyler96 said:
What would the succession look like, given Henry's lack of children?
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Hard to say. We could see the Monarchy become elective, not unlike the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or Heinrich could adopt one of his nephews. Louis Ferdinand or Augustus, the sons of Prinz August Wilhelm are likely candidates as the lowest in line to the Prussian throne.
 

VVD0D95

Emperor Constantine said:
Hard to say. We could see the Monarchy become elective, not unlike the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or Heinrich could adopt one of his nephews. Louis Ferdinand or Augustus, the sons of Prinz August Wilhelm are likely candidates as the lowest in line to the Prussian throne.
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Could we not see Henry marey again to produce heirs?
 
Clandango

Clandango

dirtyjapaneseman said:
The Prussian scheme was a plan to place Henry of Prussia (Fredrick the Great's brother) onto the new throne of America. It didn't happen in OTL for various reasons but what if they are all resolved and Henry accepts the position as 'King of America'? What are the ramifications?
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Did the Prussians actually help the Americans at any time?
 

Kellan Sullivan

Clandango said:
Did the Prussians actually help the Americans at any time?
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Yeah, Friedrich the Great sent Baron von Steuben, blocked access to the Hannoverian/Hessian troops to the principality of Zerbst (a Hannoverian ally) and sent a sword to George Washington with the note attached, saying "From the greatest king in Europe to the greatest general in the world". He hated the British since he saw them as having betrayed Prussia during the Seven Years' War (grabbing an empire for themselves at the cost of Prussian blood).
 
Clandango

Clandango

Kellan Sullivan said:
Yeah, Friedrich the Great sent Baron von Steuben, blocked access to the Hannoverian/Hessian troops to the principality of Zerbst (a Hannoverian ally) and sent a sword to George Washington with the note attached, saying "From the greatest king in Europe to the greatest general in the world". He hated the British since he saw them as having betrayed Prussia during the Seven Years' War (grabbing an empire for themselves at the cost of Prussian blood).
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naraic said:
For this reason I suspect if the founding fathers wanted a king it would have been a French man.
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Looked it up a bit ago, and apparently the man they planned to offer it to had wrote, but didn't send, a note saying that they should probably offer it to a Frenchman. But yes, a French Catholic, let alone a French Protestant or English Catholic, would really be out of the question.
 
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