WI: William survives to adulthood.

Valdemar II

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What would the effecty be if Prince William or another of Queen Anne of England male children survive to adulthood?

How would this effect England and Scotland domestic and foreign politic. Especially toward North Germany and Denmark, would Anne even become Queen if she had a heir?
 
Well if William lives - let's keep him sickly to avoid too many buttercups ;) - his mother would still become Queen of both England & Scotland as he is underage though not without some kerfuffle about a regency, especially in Scotland.

The main changes are that there is less concern about the succession remaining protestant though Anne's continuing miscarriages would still highlight this. So we could have a much more amicable Act of Union since there'd unlikely be an Act of Settlement.

The main changes will come after she dies in 1713-15ish. The new William IV no doubt rather sickly will need a wife and he may rely more and more on a "prime minister" such as Walpole ;).

What comes next depends in large part on his personal politics and succession.
 
Anne is the legitimate heir to William III by the agreement of everyone and will become queen whether she has a healthy living son or not. She could, in theory, choose to abdicate in his favour later on, but I can't see any particular reason why she should do.

The main difference of course is that there is no need for any Hannoverian agreement so their princes won't become members of the English peerage, they are unlikely to play any great role in the military, though depending on how things play out they could be allies.

William IV's accession to the throne would be less chaotic than George I's since many who tried for a Jacobite rebellion in OTL would be happier with a half-Stuart child of Anne, grandchild of James II.

Longer-term, a lot will change, but what will it be ? I foresee British colonies on the Moon by the 1960s

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Grey Wolf
 
Well if William lives - let's keep him sickly to avoid too many buttercups ;) - his mother would still become Queen of both England & Scotland as he is underage though not without some kerfuffle about a regency, especially in Scotland.

The main changes are that there is less concern about the succession remaining protestant though Anne's continuing miscarriages would still highlight this. So we could have a much more amicable Act of Union since there'd unlikely be an Act of Settlement.

The main changes will come after she dies in 1713-15ish. The new William IV no doubt rather sickly will need a wife and he may rely more and more on a "prime minister" such as Walpole ;).

What comes next depends in large part on his personal politics and succession.

He WAS William III's designated heir after Anne but he'd have been 25 had he survived Anne but I'm not sure how his hydroencephalus would have affecting him as a ruler. If he had not caught smallpox at 11, he may have survived long enough to marry and sire offspring. In spite of the fact that he was unable to climb stairs unassisted, it's possible that had he lived to puberty, he may have still been able to sire offspring in spite of his physical weakness (OTL, the case of Leopold Duke of Albany Queen Victoria's hemopheliac son who DID sire two children before his death at age 31 despite even his own mother being unsure it was a possibility prior to his marriage). Perhaps he'd have lived to Anne's reign and been created Prince of Wales as her Heir Appearant and married off as quickly as possible to ensure the continued (semi)Stuart line but would have still died before Anne, leaving his minor offspring as Anne's heir and his Princess Dowager of Wales the child monarch's Regent. Now THAT would have opened up a ton of butterflies!
 
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From what I remember about Queen Anne, she was a very staunch "high" Tory. She would naturally desire that her only son and heir to continue with her political sympathies..I'm sure that the Whigs would try to influence him though.
 
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