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Document ReferenceBu 10/5
TitleLetter from H. Howard, Lisbon, Portugal to A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain; 18 Jul 1859.
Date18 July 1859
Extent4 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionAcknowledges his letters and has forwarded the information to Mr Stuart; has visited the King following the death of the Queen of Portugal, who had been ill with diphtheria; the King asked him to write to Queen Victoria on his behalf; thinks that Mr Stuart will enjoy his move to Naples, which is an easy step to Paris, where, he concludes, Grey will not stay long; asks what Lumley will say to St Petersburg; Lord Malmesbury had offered him a transfer to Hanover; had communicated with Lord John Russell and discovered that [Arthur C.] Magenis was to succeed him in Lisbon, having refused Copenhagen; suggests that Magenis had not been treated well by Malmesbury.
Termmedical conditions, diphtheria
appointments, diplomatic, Naples
appointments, diplomatic, Hanover
appointments, diplomatic, Lisbon
appointments, diplomatic, Copenhagen
appointments, diplomatic, Paris

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA985Victoria (1819-1901); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India1819-1901
NA6322Grey; - (fl 1859-1864); Mr; British diplomatic servicefl 1859-1864
NA139Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell1792-1878
NA6073Stanley; Edward G. Smith- (1799-1869); 14th Earl of Derby; statesman1799-1869
NA6253Savile; John (1818-1896); 1st Baron Savile; diplomat cr. baron 1888; eldest natural son of 8th Earl of Scarbrough1818-1896
NA6098Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury1807-1889
NA6234Stuart; William (1824-1896); Sir; diplomat1824-1896
NA6323Pedro V (1837-1861); King of Portugal; (succeeded 1853)1837-1861
NA6324Stephanie (1837-1859 ); Queen of Portugal and the Algarves; (wife of Pedro VI)1837-1859
NA6168Magenis; Arthur C. (1801-1867); Sir; diplomat1801-1867
NA6083Howard; Henry F. (1809-1898); Sir; British Diplomatic Service1809-1898
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
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