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The 15 Republics of the Soviet Union were the first-level administrative divisions of the Union, which was a highly centralised state while keeping a nominal federalised constitutional framework. The Union capital Moscow was part of the RSFSR, unlike many other countries where the national...

I think the reason the Foreign Office put his name on the list in the first place is that they believe that it would he a good idea if Charles could get to learn how to govern before becoming king in the future. Besides, having royal members as governor aren't that uncommon. Mountbatten was the...

Wilson was at the near bottom of the list, and the Governor of Hong Kong had more power compared to the Governor of Australia since Hong Kong never had a elected parliamentary government. The Governor is the person in charge alongside with the Hong Kong's local civil servants. So it is not a...

I am not making this up, but I recently came across a book and a news article saying that in 1986, Prime Minister Thatcher and the British Foreign Office considered appointing Charles III, at that time still the Prince of Wales, as the last governor of Hong Kong. To understand this better, in...

Coming back to this, I think there is still a chance that such a personal union can come to fruition with the help of the butterfly effect. Suppose that Ernst Augustus lives a few more years to 1730/31, right at the time of the formation of the Anglo-Austrian alliance. Could King Frederick...

I am well aware of the succession laws in Hanover, so I agree that this different Frederick will not get the Hanoverian throne automatically unless by means of a war of succession which may or may not happen/succeed. (And yes, I forgot, since Sophia became Queen, Hanover will be automatically...

I think it can go both ways since we will never know how this different King Frederick would be raised. One thing worth considering is that when Frederick was young he followed his mother and became very interested in science, philosophy and art. He wasn't a military man until reconciled with...

Looking at the family tree of Hanoverian monarchs, it surprises me how George I was closely connected with the Hohenzollerns since his son-in-law was Frederick William the "Soldier King of Prussia". If George II died young or childless, and George I failed to produce another male heir (consider...