Record

Document Reference	Bu 15/5
Title	Letter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan; 21 Jan 1863.
Date	21 January 1863
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	States that he cannot predict the outcome of the vote due to take place at Frankfurt the following day; Rechberg is calm and prepared to take advantage of any mistake made by the Berlin Cabinet; discusses the differences between the German peoples; the southern Germans are different both politically and commercially from those in the north; Bismarck's views indicate that reform is possible; mentions the idea of a national parliament; Rechberg has been pleased with Lord John Russell's despatch; there are points on which Austria and Prussia could agree, but Austria will not accept an 'alternation of presidentship'. Meriel has only had the political aspects of the commercial treaty confirmed; refers to a visit by the Queen [Victoria] to Vienna; looked forward to hearing about his relationship with the King [William I of Prussia]; mentions Lord Russell's role as mediator between Prussia and Austria; the Duke of Coburg had provisionally accepted the throne of Greece.
Term	politics, Prussian
Term	unification, Germany

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA140	Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president	1815-1898
NA6540	Rechberg; Johann B. (1806-1899); Count; Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	1806-1899
NA985	Victoria (1819-1901); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India	1819-1901
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878
NA6231	Wilhelm I (1797-1888); German Emperor; ( King of Prussia from 1861 German Emperor from 1871)	1797-1888
NA6542	George I (1845-1913); King of the Hellenes; succeeded 1863 2nd son of Christian IX of Denmark	1845-1913
NA6057	Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat	1802-1879
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882