CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/A/31/94
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord Palmerston to Queen Victoria
Date19 November 1863
WriterPalmerston, Henry, 3rd Viscount
AddresseeVictoria, Queen
DescriptionLord Palmerston on Cabinet's view of the claim put forward by the Christian, Duke of Augustenburg (also known as the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) on the death of King Frederick VII of Denmark. Position of the signatories to the Treaty of 1852 [regarding Schleswig-Holstein]. Advice as to the action to be taken by Queen Victoria. Lord Palmerston's hope of Her Majesty's offer of mediation regarding Holstein being accepted. Lord Palmerston on Cabinet's view of the advisability of declining France's invitation to an international congress. Grounds for refusal. Consideration of a draft answer to Emperor Napoleon. Their view as to the line to take. Lord Palmerston's reply regarding the Ecclesiastical History Professorship at Oxford University. His views of Mr Lake and Mr Church.
LanguageEnglish
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