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Prince Albert's Family Papers

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

      EMPRESS FRIEDRICH, GERMAN EMPRESS AND QUEEN OF PRUSSIA (1840-1901)

      Letter from the Princess Royal to Prince Albert

      25 Jun 1859

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (16 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/Z/2/24

      Includes the Princess Royal mentioning her trip to Berlin and the Prince Regent's [Prince William of Prussia] sadness at the death of the Grand Duchess of Weimar. She writes that they are going to Weimar tomorrow. She also refers to Count Fürstenstein and mentions that the Baron is looking better and is going to Bath with his father.

      • Creator(s)

        Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901) (writer)

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

      • 1 document (16 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Neues Palais [Potsdam]
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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