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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/296/14
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria providing an account of his stay in Italy
Date	9 February 1839
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria relating to his time spent in Italy. He writes of his impression of the country and in particular of Florence, calling it the 'very seat of the fine arts'. Albert mentions his plans to visit Rome during the holy week, and then to Napels [Naples]. He also writes of his 'great anxiety of the Belgian affairs'.
Place Of Writing	Florence
Language	English
Extent	1 document (6 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
Level	Item

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