CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/C/12/39
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell
Date5 May 1860
WriterVictoria, Queen
AddresseeRussell, John, Lord
DescriptionQueen 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.
LanguageEnglish
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