William IV of Britain's daughter Elizabeth survives.

Other things I'm considering for this, The Reform Act which changes the electoral districts and boroughs within the UK and expands the Franchise will be passed under either the Duke of Wellington in 1830, or by Robert Peel who takes over from Wellington in 1830, with William IV pushing for the Tories to do it. A vote of no confidence in Peel in 1835, sees Peel at the King's urging do a William the Pitt and refuse to resign, thus continuing on until another general election is called.

In France, no July Revolution, due to better management from Louis XIX and his advisors.

Unsure about whether the 1848 revolutions should happen or not.
 
I can see the Belgian situation only being resolved by the early 1850s you know

If we have princes angling for the Belgian throne in the 1830s (however unsuccessfully) I could see a leading candidate like Otto of Bavaria trying to snag a French bride to ingratiate themselves with the Belgian public.

Charles is probably unwilling to part with one of his girls for a distant hope of a Belgian King, but Louis Philippe is more than ready to hedge his bets by marrying off his daughters to the leading candidate(s). Perhaps we see a match between Otto and Clementine of Orleans, who IOTL was ambitious to find thrones for her kids? If so here is a random set of children.
(bold= survive childhood)
  1. Princess Therese (b. 1838)
  2. Prince Louis (b. 1838)
  3. Prince Philippe (b. 1840)
  4. Princess Amalie (b. 1847)
  5. Prince Otto (b. 1849)
  6. Princess Clementine (b. 1856)
  7. Prince Ferdinand (b. 1856)
  8. Princess Charlotte (b. 1857)
Here when potential King Otto comes to the throne he already has 5 children, including an heir and 2 spares, plus two more surviving children are likely born in Belgium. I could see him winning support as Otto already has a French wife, but she's through a minor branch so he's not too closely attached to France and two sons who have reached double digits in age so there won't be a Belgian succession crisis in the near future.
 
If we have princes angling for the Belgian throne in the 1830s (however unsuccessfully) I could see a leading candidate like Otto of Bavaria trying to snag a French bride to ingratiate themselves with the Belgian public.

Charles is probably unwilling to part with one of his girls for a distant hope of a Belgian King, but Louis Philippe is more than ready to hedge his bets by marrying off his daughters to the leading candidate(s). Perhaps we see a match between Otto and Clementine of Orleans, who IOTL was ambitious to find thrones for her kids? If so here is a random set of children.
(bold= survive childhood)
  1. Princess Therese (b. 1838)
  2. Prince Louis (b. 1838)
  3. Prince Philippe (b. 1840)
  4. Princess Amalie (b. 1847)
  5. Prince Otto (b. 1849)
  6. Princess Clementine (b. 1856)
  7. Prince Ferdinand (b. 1856)
  8. Princess Charlotte (b. 1857)
Here when potential King Otto comes to the throne he already has 5 children, including an heir and 2 spares, plus two more surviving children are likely born in Belgium. I could see him winning support as Otto already has a French wife, but she's through a minor branch so he's not too closely attached to France and two sons who have reached double digits in age so there won't be a Belgian succession crisis in the near future.

I like it, and I think by the time he likely ascends the throne, all nations will simply want an end to the fighting. And the Belgian people will probably wlecome the peace settlement
 
So since things in Belgium look to be on their way, what happens in the Netherlands. While we're stuck with Willem III (as he's already been born by the POD) maybe we can prevent his disastrous marriage with Sophie of Wurttemberg. Perhaps Duke William of Brunswick, who apparently also sought Sophie's hand, manages to get his suit in before the Dutch betrothal, causing the Netherlands to look elsewhere?

This could be big because, if Willem leaves a legitimate male heir to succeed him instead of Wilhelmina then we never see the split of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Plus a generally happier marriage could change Willem's approach to ruling in general.

If we change Willem's marriage, here are some candidates, in no particular order
  1. Princess Maria of Wurttemberg (1816) - Sophie's elder sister
  2. Duchess Amalia of Oldenburg (1818)- OTL Queen of Greece, had infertility issues
  3. Duchess Frederica of Oldenburg (1820)
  4. Princess Louise of Schleswig Holstein (1820) sister of OTL Christian IX who became an Abbess
  5. Princess Marie of Saxe Altenburg (1818) OTL Queen of Hanover
  6. Princess Pauline of Saxe Altenburg (1819) short-lived sister of the above, died after POD
  7. Princess Mathilde of Schaumberg Lippe (1818)
  8. Princess Adelheid of Schaumberg Lippe (1821)
  9. Princess Louise of Hesse Kassel (1817) OTL wife of Christian IX
  10. Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817) IOTL ended up converting to Catholicism in the 1850s, could be butterflied away
  11. Princess Caroline of Hesse Homberg (1819)
  12. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg (1818)
  13. Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburg (1821) OTL Queen of Denmark
  14. Princess Alexandrine of Baden (1820) OTL wife of Ernest II of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and one-time fiancee to Alexander II of Russia
  15. Princess Catherine of Wurttemberg (1821) half-sister of Sophie
 
So since things in Belgium look to be on their way, what happens in the Netherlands. While we're stuck with Willem III (as he's already been born by the POD) maybe we can prevent his disastrous marriage with Sophie of Wurttemberg. Perhaps Duke William of Brunswick, who apparently also sought Sophie's hand, manages to get his suit in before the Dutch betrothal, causing the Netherlands to look elsewhere?

This could be big because, if Willem leaves a legitimate male heir to succeed him instead of Wilhelmina then we never see the split of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Plus a generally happier marriage could change Willem's approach to ruling in general.

If we change Willem's marriage, here are some candidates, in no particular order
  1. Princess Maria of Wurttemberg (1816) - Sophie's elder sister
  2. Duchess Amalia of Oldenburg (1818)- OTL Queen of Greece, had infertility issues
  3. Duchess Frederica of Oldenburg (1820)
  4. Princess Louise of Schleswig Holstein (1820) sister of OTL Christian IX who became an Abbess
  5. Princess Marie of Saxe Altenburg (1818) OTL Queen of Hanover
  6. Princess Pauline of Saxe Altenburg (1819) short-lived sister of the above, died after POD
  7. Princess Mathilde of Schaumberg Lippe (1818)
  8. Princess Adelheid of Schaumberg Lippe (1821)
  9. Princess Louise of Hesse Kassel (1817) OTL wife of Christian IX
  10. Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817) IOTL ended up converting to Catholicism in the 1850s, could be butterflied away
  11. Princess Caroline of Hesse Homberg (1819)
  12. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg (1818)
  13. Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburg (1821) OTL Queen of Denmark
  14. Princess Alexandrine of Baden (1820) OTL wife of Ernest II of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and one-time fiancee to Alexander II of Russia
  15. Princess Catherine of Wurttemberg (1821) half-sister of Sophie
Louise of Hesse Kassel seems like a good bet, especially as the mainline Oldenburg are stick around
 
So this is going to be seeing the light of day as a novel soon, so if you have any further thoughts or requests please do post them :)
 
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