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Prince Albert's Official Papers

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    PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)

    Letter from the Prince Consort to Lord John Russell

    27 Mar 1861

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/19/84

    Letter from the Prince Consort to Lord John Russell reporting that before submitting a final copy of the letter to M. d'Azeglio, the Queen would like to see some precedents on which new titles, on political changes, were re-organised by England, such as the case of the Empreror Napolean, the French Republic of 1858 and the German Reichs in 1848.

    • Creator(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (writer)

      John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878) (addressee)

    • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Windsor Castle
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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