And if the consensus choice for the first American monarch was George Washington, his lack of offspring would have made resolving the succession a question of some importance. As to the universal rejection of monarchy, however, wasn't the idea floated of inviting some European princeling -- German of some sort I think -- to become the monarch? Attempting to elevate a commoner to monarchy --even an admired commoner like GW -- was not exactly going to inspire the kind of stability and order that conservative monocrats would seek by having a monarchy in the first place. Just two cents worth for the pot. David Kiracofe David Kiracofe History Tidewater Community College Chesapeake Campus 1428 Cedar Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 757-822-5136 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html