Upchurch said:Given the historical context, it didn't at the time. Most European countries, at one time or another prior to 1776, had monarchs who were born and/or raised in other countries.
Heh. Like in "Black Adder goes forth", where Edmund Blackadder interrogates Darling for spying:
Darling: Agh! No! No, no, wait! No, look, I'm engaged! I was born in Croydon; I was educated in (???) primary school; I've got a girlfriend called Doris; I know the words to all three verses of God Save the King!
Edmund: (enjoying this) Four verses...
Darling: Four verses! Four verses! I meant four verses! Look, I'm as British as Queen Victoria!
Edmund: So your father's German, you're half German, and you married a German?