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Collection	Correspondence of Foreign Royal Families
Reference	GEO/MAIN/52135-52136
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick, to George III concerning her sons, and the breakdown of her daughter Augusta's marriage.
Date	1 May 1787
Writer	Brunswick, Augusta, Duchess of (1737-1813)
Addressee	George III, King
Description	The Duchess comments on her son Augustus's character and on her son Charles's reluctance to marry; she advises against Princes of the Holy Roman Empire as suitors for George III's daughters; she deplores the mistake her daughter Augusta made in ignoring her advice to wait before accepting Prince Frederick of Württemberg, and the delay over formalising their separation so that Augusta can return to Germany.
Place Of Writing	Brunswick
Language	French
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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