Record

Document Reference	Bu 15/65
Title	Letter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan, Berlin, Prussia; 6 Apr 1864.
Date	6 April 1864
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	States 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.
Term	military campaigns, Second Schleswig-Holstein War 1863-4
Term	bereavement

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6569	Maximilian II (1811-1864 ); King of Bavaria; ( succeeded 1848)	1811-1864
NA6575	Hildegard (1825-1864); Duchess of Teschen	1825-1864
NA6576	Albrecht (1817-1895); Duke of Teschen; (the Archduke Albert)	1817-1895
NA6500	Werther; Karl A.P. (1809-1894); Herr; diplomat	1809-1894
NA6540	Rechberg; Johann B. (1806-1899); Count; Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	1806-1899
NA1901	Napoléon III (1808-1873); Emperor of the French; president of 2nd French Republic 1850-52 emperor 1852-70	1808-1873
NA6515	Maximilian I (1832-1867); Emperor of Mexico; ( succeeded 1864)	1832-1867
NA6057	Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat	1802-1879
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882