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Document ReferenceBu 15/65
TitleLetter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan, Berlin, Prussia; 6 Apr 1864.
Date6 April 1864
Extent4 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionStates that he is glad he [Buchanan] is enjoying Berlin society; Austria was in mourning for the wife [Hildegard] of the A.D [Albrecht] who had fallen ill on returning from the funeral of her brother, the late King of Bavaria; states that he had been unwell; reports that Werther and Rechberg had told him that Austria and Prussia have agreed a common policy towards Denmark; Rechberg is angry with the French suggestion that the people of the Duchies [Schleswig-Holstein] should be asked to decide their fate; states that the double dealing of Napoléon and the French was unacceptable; discusses the arrangements for the departure of Maximilian [for Mexico]; asks for information about Blauenfeldt who was reported to have been a spy; suspects he was the victim of a German informer.
Termmilitary campaigns, Second Schleswig-Holstein War 1863-4
bereavement

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA6569Maximilian II (1811-1864 ); King of Bavaria; ( succeeded 1848)1811-1864
NA6575Hildegard (1825-1864); Duchess of Teschen1825-1864
NA6576Albrecht (1817-1895); Duke of Teschen; (the Archduke Albert)1817-1895
NA6500Werther; Karl A.P. (1809-1894); Herr; diplomat1809-1894
NA6540Rechberg; Johann B. (1806-1899); Count; Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister1806-1899
NA1901Napoléon III (1808-1873); Emperor of the French; president of 2nd French Republic 1850-52 emperor 1852-701808-1873
NA6515Maximilian I (1832-1867); Emperor of Mexico; ( succeeded 1864)1832-1867
NA6057Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat1802-1879
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL92/Prussia
PL290/France
PL289/Mexico
PL87/Denmark
PL90/Austria
PL2646/Bavaria
PL1888/Schleswig-Holstein/Germany
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