Willie the Stupid King of England

WI Victoria's sons died before fathering legitimate heirs and before her death. Her eldest daughter- if she survived that long (who would be dowager German Emporer by then) would be Queen of England. However on her death her eldest son -Kaiser Bill - would be British Monarch.

Plainly he would not be allowed to behave in England as he did not Germany

What would happen???
 
Its quite a BIG what-if since you are deleting the Wales, Connaught, Edinburgh AND Albany lines on a whim here !

But if it DID happen, William would probably have to stand aside and let his brother Henry take the throne

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Grey Wolf
 

Susano

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Plainly, Parliament would pass a Succession Bill changing succession. Personal Unions were out of style in the late 19th/20th century.

And all of Victorias 4 sons predeceasing her without issue? Thats quite a stretch...

/E: Ah, damn, Wolf beat me to it. I dont think Henry would be all that popular, too. I think a Succession Bill restoring House Hannover would then be the most plausible. The Royal House of Hannover, that is Ernest August's descendants, have lost their kingdom in the meanwhile, and still have British noble titles, so they could take the throne again.
 
I think it is a tad unfair to call him "stupid". Sure, he had an inferiority complex that he countered with a degree of egocentrism and dick-waving. But was not an idiot. Just a man whose emotions got ahold of him faster than his wits.

Under a completely different upbringing, say one where he was assuredly going to ascend the British throne and thus never came under the influence of the Prussian aristocracy, he may have been inclined towards an entirely different manner. One wherein he would have been more palatable to the British people.

I assume that, in order to keep the throne separate, the Prusso-German successor would be William's younger, more level-headed brother, Henry. I'm also assuming that Frederick III lives somewhat longer here. I'm not quite clear on the timetable you'd like to see.

I think the most plausible is thus:
1861- Prince Albert and several of their children dies in typhus outbreak in London. Victoria is devastated. Only the Queen, Princess Victoria, and her brother, Prince Albert Edward of Wales, survive the disaster.
1864- Albert Edward's wife dies in childbirth. The Prince of Wales commits suicide in despair. Succession crisis now looms.
1865- Parliament approves William, son of Princess Victoria, as heir presumptive, provided that he be raised and educated in Britain with his grandmother starting at age 10.
1869- William bids goodbye to Germany and his parents to live at the court of the British crown. He is raised, by all accounts, to be a liberal and gentle prince throughout his youth.
1870- Germany unified, William's grandfather declared Emperor. William's father made German Crown Prince.
1879- Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany is assassinated, succeeded by Crown Prince Frederick. Frederick names his second son, Henry, as Crown Prince. Frederick begins a liberalisation in Germany, much to the chagrin of Chancellor Bismarck. William is approved as heir apparent in Britain, and invested as Prince of Wales.
1892- Frederick dies, succeeded by Crown Prince Henry as Emperor Henry VIII, including the Holy Roman Emperors in his numbering to legitimise the connection of the present German Empire with mediaeval Germany; Bismarck resigns.
1901- Victoria dies, succeeded by William as King William V.
 

Susano

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I somehow dont think the Prussian Court would agree to those terms.
Oh, and Prince Alfred was on sea in 1861 :p

As said, I think Ernest Augustus (II) is more likely. Since the Uk doesnts eem to like double reignal names, hed be King Ernest I.
 
Its quite a BIG what-if since you are deleting the Wales, Connaught, Edinburgh AND Albany lines on a whim here !

Stranger things have happened. Maybe the four brothers go on a steamboat trip to France with their father, in 1860, before any of them is old enough to marry. Vicky stays home because she's ill or something. The steamboat's boiler explodes, and the boat sinks in the Channel. Prince Albert and all four sons are killed by the explosion, or drown before they can be rescued at sea. Victoria is so devastated by the loss of her beloved Albert and her four sons that she goes into mourning and never remarries. So no more male heirs are produced.
 
I also wonder what might happen had Victoria had few sons and kids overall. For instance had she learned about the contracptive effect of breast feeding. From the tv shows I have seen she liked sex with Albert and did not like being pregnant.
 
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