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Prince Albert's Family Papers

Papers relating to Prince Albert’s relationships with various family members

      BARON CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH STOCKMAR (1787-1863)

      Letter from Baron Stockmar to Prince Albert and a memorandum to Lord Melbourne

      8 Feb - 1 Aug 1840

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (6 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/Z/273/23

      Includes a letter written in German from Baron Stockmar to Prince Albert and a memorandum written in English addressed to Lord Melbourne. The memorandum discusses Queen Anne and her husband, George of Denmark, as a precedent for Prince Albert and Queen Victoria's appearance in the House of Lords.

      • Creator(s)

        Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar (1787-1863) (writer)

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

      • 1 document (6 pages) (whole object)

      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        German, English
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