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Edmund Tudor initially hesitated to consummate the marriage with his young wife, but he could not restrain himself. He died just a few months later; had he waited for Margaret to reach adulthood, Henry VII would never have been born. Furthermore, because Margaret gave birth before her body had fully matured, both mother and child were in grave danger. What do you think would have happened if Henry VII had not been born?

Who do you think was the most outstanding monarch—not in terms of ruling ability, but in terms of character?

As we know, when Queen Anne died in 1714, the Stuart line effectively ended on the British throne, and the Hanoverians took over due to the Act of Settlement 1701 (which excluded Catholic descendants of Charles I).

​However, through Princess Diana (the Spencer line), Prince William actually inherits the blood of Charles I!

​Here’s how it connects:

​Charles I ➔ Charles II

​Charles II had no legitimate heirs with Catherine of Braganza, but he had several illegitimate children (e.g., the Dukes of Grafton, Richmond, and St Albans).

​Over generations, these lines merged into the Spencer family.

​Fast forward to Princess Diana, who passed this bloodline to Prince William.

​This means that when Prince William eventually ascends as king, he will be the first descendant of Charles I to reign since 1714—a massive 300+ year historical loop closed not through the legitimate royal succession, but through the illegitimate line of the "Merry Monarch"!

​On top of that, this also brings back the blood of Henrietta Maria, Marie de' Medici, and Henry IV of France into the royal core.