Letter from the Prince Consort to Lord John Russell

18 Mar 1860

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (16 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/19/65

Letter from the Prince Consort to Lord John Russell providing an outline of the development of the German Empire and how the House of Hapsburg obtained possession of the Imperial Crown. The Prince Consort also describes Austrian policy, its connection to the Holy Roman Empire and its hostility to political and religious progress.