Why a 61 Year Old German Was Almost Queen of England

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I love how you completely glossed over the fact that Kaiser Wilhelm II would have been king, which would have completely changed WW1 which would have changed all of modern history

Imagine the UK and the German Empire in a personal union, that'd make a nice alt hist

5:38 Well Wilhelm II would have ruled both Germany and the UK in a personal union so WWI would have been veeeeery different.

HAI: Posting to the wrong channel is old, so I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move

Actually, the fact that the crown would have gone to Kaiser Wilhelm II may have had incredible implications, perhaps even preventing, or at least limiting, the extent of the First World War. Therefore, preventing the fall of the German Empire, which in turn, may have even possibly prevented World War II and the evils of Nazi Germany.

Quick reminder: You did a Intro about bricks once. I am still interested. Please do it.

Never got to watch the original so I'll pretend this is the original, don't worry Sam

I remember having seen this yesterday, and thought, "I'll watch this later", but then it was removed

Wow. If Absolute Primogeniture was a thing Wilhelm II would've been Emperor of Germany AND King of England. So maybe WWI wouldn't happen

"Homeopathic doctor" is an oxymoron. That means "I thought about being a doctor once but then I realized it was hard, so I just made some shit up".

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Damn, that was some low-key sick burn to all that practice homeopathic medicine. ;)

Only OG fans will remember when this originally came out.

Interesting that you focussed on a German homeopath being the queen because of this rule and not that Kaiser Bill would have been King of England, a fact that would invariably change virtually all of 20th century history.

The whole premise of this is invalid. The first change that having an absolute primogeniture rule in place during the 19th century would have been a change in who Princess Victoria would have married. In our world she was fifth in line to the throne, so marrying her to the Crown Prince of Prussia was a useful diplomatic move with minor repercussions. However if she was the heir to the UK throne, marrying her to Frederick would have created a personal union, something not done lightly. Given the UK's foreign policy in the 1850s, I doubt that they would have been willing to drop their policy of splendid isolation (while occasionally interfering to keep Europe divided) to tie themselves to a small country (Prussia) which was about to challenge two purportedly stronger countries (Austria & France) in a move to unite Germany under their control. Therefore without the marriage, all of their descendants, including the homeopath, would not exist. While this may be a blow to people seeking homeopathic treatment in Germany, one can only wonder if the union of Crown Prince Frederick & some other princess might have produced a German Emperor who was abler than the real world Wilhelm II. Perhaps he could have better handled the German government and the diplomatic situation to avoid World War I. Of course, while that may appear to be a good outcome, perhaps it would lead to a different World War erupting from some other source that leads to an even bleaker world than our current world.

"Pass to her first born Kaiser Wilhelm" The 2 world wars: hold up

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In Germany, we have a saying „Und ich bin der Kaiser von China!“ which translates to: “And I’m the emperor of China!”. You say that when someone claims something you can’t believe. Well guess I’m the Queen of Britain...

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