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VICMAIN - Victorian Papers, Main Series
3 - Papers and correspondence with Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell relating to constitutional issues, the Royal Household, woods and forests and other miscellaneous subjects
2 - Letters from Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell
6 - Letters from Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell
Collection
Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference
VIC/MAIN/C/12/39
Record Type
Correspondence
Title
Letter from Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell
Date
5 May 1860
Writer
Victoria, Queen
Addressee
Russell, John, Lord
Description
Queen Victoria's reply to Lord John Russell on the danger of the Italian situation. The need for an intimate and avowed union between the European powers as the one means of avoiding war. The basis of such an alliance. The Queen's comments on the Position of Russia in regard to France. Queen Victoria's comments on Emperor Napoleon III's offer of Venetia to Austria in exchange for spoliation of the left bank of Rhine. The peculiarity of the Emperor's proceedings. Queen Victoria's letter was to be shown to the Cabinet.
Language
English
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1 document
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