Prince Albert's Personal Papers
Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms
Miscellaneous private and official correspondence of the Prince Consort 1843-1844
28 Aug 1841 - 27 Dec 1844Bound volume | 1 volume (155 items) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/52
This volume contains a miscellaneous selection of private and official correspondence of the Prince Consort dating from between 1843 and 1844. It also contains two earlier documents dating from August 1841 and June 1842.
Subjects covered include affairs in Ireland and Daniel O'Connell's trial, the governance of Canada, the Tahiti dispute, the independence of Texas, the suppression of the slave trade, visits to England by European dignitaries and royalty including the Comte de Chambord and Louis Philippe King of the French, the death of Prince Albert's father (Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), the birth of Prince Alfred, military decorations and government matters including the Factory Act. Also included is a variety of correspondence regarding Royal Household and military appointments.
Subjects covered include affairs in Ireland and Daniel O'Connell's trial, the governance of Canada, the Tahiti dispute, the independence of Texas, the suppression of the slave trade, visits to England by European dignitaries and royalty including the Comte de Chambord and Louis Philippe King of the French, the death of Prince Albert's father (Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), the birth of Prince Alfred, military decorations and government matters including the Factory Act. Also included is a variety of correspondence regarding Royal Household and military appointments.
1 volume (155 items) (whole object)
