Record

Document Reference	Bu 15/6
Title	Letter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan; 28 Jan 1863.
Date	28 January 1863
Extent	6 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Mentions the difficulty of dealing with messengers in Berlin; is due to attend a grand ball that evening; speculates that Bismarck has charged Werther with a difficult communication; gives his views on Bismarck's character and the progress of Prussia at Frankfurt; Austria is resisting pressure to 'retire from Germany'; is pleased to hear of his progress in Berlin and of his increased popularity; praises the ability of Mr Loftus in Berlin. Continues at 1 am; has returned from the ball at the royal palace and both he and Lady Bloomfield have been impressed by the occasion and by the appearance and conduct of the Emperor and Empress; has discovered Werthern's communication with Rechberg [from Bismarck] has been about the Austrian press; is glad to give a State Dinner on the occasion of the marriage of the Prince of Wales [to Alexandra of Denmark] on behalf of the Queen; adds further details of the grand ball including the treatment of the Prussian ambassadors.
Term	entertainments, balls
Term	politics, Prussian

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA140	Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president	1815-1898
NA6500	Werther; Karl A.P. (1809-1894); Herr; diplomat	1809-1894
NA6208	Loftus; Augustus W.F.S. (1817-1904); Lord; diplomat	1817-1904
NA6421	Franz Joseph I (1830-1916); Emperor of Austria; ( succeeded 1848)	1830-1916
NA6543	Elisabeth (1837-1898); Empress of Austria; ( wife of Franz Joseph I)	1837-1898
NA6139	Bloomfield; Georgiana (1822-1905); Baroness; wife of 2nd Baron Bloomfield	1822-1905
NA992	Edward VII (1841-1910); King of Great Britain and Ireland	1841-1910
NA985	Victoria (1819-1901); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India	1819-1901
NA6540	Rechberg; Johann B. (1806-1899); Count; Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	1806-1899
NA6505	Alexandra (1844-1925); Queen Consort; (wife of Edward VII and daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark)	1844-1925
NA6057	Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat	1802-1879
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882