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Document ReferenceBu 15/29
TitleLetter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan, Berlin, Prussia; 17 Jun 1863.
Date17 June 1863
Extent4 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionDiscusses the Polish question; comments that he cannot not understand Lord Russell delaying his decision; Austria has had to act differently from the other western powers on that particular issue; refers to the Greek question [who was to become king]; states that he will be surprised if the Emperor of Austria travels to Carlsbad to meet the King [of Prussia]; has received strange accounts of the Crampton's at Madrid; Bray's daughter Gabrielle is to marry Mr Thomas; the Duke of Coburg is to leave Vienna; he is determined to reform the Diet.

Postscript dated 18 Jun 1863; has received a telegram from Lord Russell informing him that despatches on the Polish question have been sent from Paris and London; in the meantime, the Poles are being slaughtered in large numbers.
Termcivil disorder, Polish Rebellion 1863
constitutions, German
politics, German, reform of Diet
monarchy, Greek

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA139Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell1792-1878
NA6206Crampton; John Fiennes Twisleton (1805-1886); 2nd Baronet; succ. 1858; British Diplomatic Service1805-1886
NA6421Franz Joseph I (1830-1916); Emperor of Austria; ( succeeded 1848)1830-1916
NA6231Wilhelm I (1797-1888); German Emperor; ( King of Prussia from 1861 German Emperor from 1871)1797-1888
NA6492Ernst II (1818-1893); Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1818-1893
NA6057Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat1802-1879
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL231/Poland
PL1331/Russia
PL2306/Carlsbad/Bohemia/Central Europe
PL1850/Greece
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