CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/C/13/15
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell
Date27 February 1861
WriterVictoria, Queen
AddresseeRussell, John, Lord
DescriptionQueen Victoria's reply to Lord John Russell regarding Schleswig-Holstein. She returns Mr Paget's letter, and is astonished at his proposal to take Holstein out of Germany and incorporate it into Denmark. She considers foreign intervention for the sake of preserving peace, which Paget also advocates, to be lax and arbitrary.
LanguageEnglish
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