What happens if William II of Germany was born female?
His brother Henry--or a rough variation thereof--becomes William II instead. Chances are Germany has a somewhat more stable Kaiser who doesn't go chasing war with the same crazy abandon.
As for this German Princess--she likely makes some grand marriage, and winds up with a reputation as a rather haughty, mentally-disturbed grande dame. She is doubtless enormously sensitive on the whole 'crippled left arm' issue, and dresses to keep it hidden.
What happens if William II of Germany was born female?
Why is this line of thought so popular? I mean it is ASB, since it goes against how sperm decides the sex.
"Sperm cells come in two types, "female" and "male". Sperm cells that give rise to female (XX) offspring after fertilization differ in that they carry an X-chromosome, while sperm cells that give rise to male (XY) offspring carry a Y-chromosome."
In short, it is reality which can not be changed, unless you go back several hundred million years ago at minimum and do radical change even then. I do not think it is any more than academic in discussion.
So the sperm that reached the egg successfully can't be changed? As in, it has to be the same sperm as OTL?
What happens if William II of Germany was born female?
I would tend towards the idea that if she is a difficult birth, probably named Victoria (Victoria and Victoria would have a say) then the next birth would be potentially male, eg Heinrich would be Wilhelm II but with Heinrich's capabilities. Given the toss up on sex, maybe Heinrich is female too, so you could be looking at the other children, and maybe a much younger emperor regnant when Frederick III dies, necessitating a regency - who is regent? Karl?
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