Curious to see what people think might have happened had William Duke of Gloucester son of the Queen Anne of Britain survived past 1700.
He would be king of Great Britain and Ireland. With George Hanover simply being a distant cousin. With the house of Oldenburg being the new royal house under King William IV.
Curious to see what people think might have happened had William Duke of Gloucester son of the Queen Anne of Britain survived past 1700.
Died without issue, OTL George the Second becomes the first, or Frederick Prince of Wales becomes Frederick I.
Okay interesting, what makes you so sure?
I'd assume he could outlive his older German cousin, but it's unlikely he's going to father any heir.
It's not so treatable with modern medicine as well.Oh how so? Was his illness truly that untreatable?
Oh how so? Was his illness truly that untreatable?
It's not so treatable with modern medicine as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocephalus#History
Though depending on which syndrome our William IV had, him fathering a heir won't be seen as implausible. He did not display long-term cases of paralysis IIRC and his spinal cord functions were mostly intact. So no obvious ejaculation problems unlike those Carlos II had (in addition to genital deformity).
By the way, Constantine - still want to hear from you on a small something I posted to you in regards to A&D.
As I said, it's moot point. The thing turned out to be not congenital but caused by infantile meningitis. So the PoD needs to be 2 weeks after the boy's birth. But that changes quite a lot of stuff.Considering William was only 11 when he died its difficult to tell if he could father a child or not. From what I've read he had trouble walking and trouble fitting a wig for his large head, but besides that nothing. Then again Hydrocephalus seemed to get worse the older you get, so he may have simply been to young for all the symptoms to show up.
As I said, it's moot point. The thing turned out to be not congenital but caused by infantile meningitis. So the PoD needs to be 2 weeks after the boy's birth. But that changes quite a lot of stuff.
A closer link to the Scandinavian countries rather then the Holy Roman Empire could help strengthen Britain's maritime interests.Okay interesting, are there any major changes that could come from this?
It is not "impossible" for him to father a child, as long as the wife, chosen for him is willing.I'd assume he could outlive his older German cousin, but it's unlikely he's going to father any heir.
But no foreign royalty is going to push their daughter into marrying a King like this and what British woman is going to happily be made into doing the "deed" like this?Though depending on which syndrome our William IV had, him fathering a heir won't be seen as implausible. He did not display long-term cases of paralysis IIRC and his spinal cord functions were mostly intact. So no obvious ejaculation problems unlike those Carlos II had (in addition to genital deformity).
Why not have the syndrome act slower then OTL? Many people have pro-longed their illness, if you can give William, a stronger willpower, he may be able father a child before matters get worse.As I said, it's moot point. The thing turned out to be not congenital but caused by infantile meningitis. So the PoD needs to be 2 weeks after the boy's birth. But that changes quite a lot of stuff.
With a POD in 1689 we could see Anne have another kid that survives. To me a more interesting POD would be in 1687, when the Denmarks (Anne's family) caught smallpox and her two daughters died. Autopsies preformed suggested that Anne's younger daughter, Anne Sophia, was quite healthy and the doctors suggested that she had all the signs of being able to life a long life. This Anne Sophia seems to have been Anne's only healthy child, so having her survive could prove to be very much interesting.
But no foreign royalty is going to push their daughter into marrying a King like this and what British woman is going to happily be made into doing the "deed" like this?