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FOR-RF - Correspondence of Foreign Royal Families
5 - Correspondence of members of the House of Brunswick
Collection
Correspondence of Foreign Royal Families
Reference
GEO/MAIN/52058-52059
Record Type
Correspondence
Title
Letter from Augusta, Hereditary Princess of Brunswick, to George III on the unhappy situation of their brother William, Duke of Gloucester, who no longer loves the 'belle veuve' he married, and other matters.
Date
11 October 1772
Writer
Brunswick, Augusta, Hereditary Princess of (1737-1813)
Addressee
George III, King
Description
Princess Augusta sends a bust [of their mother] for Prince William, and asks for information about his marriage; she comments on the marriage prospects of the Landgrave of Hesse, and remarks that she thinks her father-in-law may not live long.
Place Of Writing
Brunswick
Language
French
Extent
1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description
Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions
Available in surrogate form only
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