Regency of Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Conroy from 1830 to 1837

[FitzEmpress]

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Dowager Duchess of Kent and Strathearn and Sir John Conroy​

As we well know, during her childhood Queen Victoria was under the rigid Kensington System, it was created to govern her education, with the intention that if Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was named regent after the (supposedly young) succession of Victoria and for Conroy to be appointed Victoria's private secretary and receive a peerage, such efforts were thwarted by King William IV's persistence in remaining alive until Victoria's coming of age in May 1837, which resulted in the young Victoria sending her mother and his hated secretary as far away as possible from any kind of power and influence.
What would have happened if, however, William IV had died not long after George IV, if say, William IV died on September 27, 1830, at the age of 65? This would mean that the young Queen Victoria would ascend to the throne at the age of 11, with Victoria and John Conroy having their regency plans come to fruition, what happens next?

 

[eliamartin65]

Interesting. Watched.

 

[Shiva]

I know that Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld did serve as a regent for the Principality of Leiningen after her first husband died on behalf of the son from her first marriage and was regarded as quite competent at it.

The problem will be Conroy and how universally despised he wound up being in British aristocratic circles, and not just by William IV and the future Queen Victoria.

If Victoria snr doesn't wind up kicking him to the curb we might see a palace coup where the Regent and her 'vile' lover are tossed into a dungeon and a new Regent/Regency Council is established in the name of poor innocent Queen Victoria.