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      VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)

      Letter from Queen Victoria to Count Mensdorff-Pouilly

      31 May 1842

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/51/73

      Queen Victoria calls a Chapter of the Order of the Bath to invest Count Mensdorff-Pouilly with the insignia. Draft. Written in German.

      • Creator(s)

        Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (writer)

        Emmanuel, Count Mensdorff-Pouilly (1777-1852) (addressee)

      • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

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