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Document ReferenceBu 15/69
TitleLetter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan, Berlin, Prussia; 11 May 1864.
Date11 May 1864
Extent4 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionReports that Rechberg did not expect the Danes to refute recent agreements and that he now expected the Danes to make ridiculous demands at the forthcoming conference; it is his opinion that the neutral powers will have to intervene; states that it will be difficult for either of them to take any leave; notes that Prince Alfred had picked a good time to leave Berlin; comments on the forthcoming marriage of Elma Bruce to [Thomas, 5th Baron] Thurlow who had been a favourite of Lord Elgin; discusses Italy and Garibaldi; states that Ridgeway had arrived but that he had not seen Rechberg.
Termmilitary campaigns, Second Schleswig-Holstein War 1863-4

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA6540Rechberg; Johann B. (1806-1899); Count; Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister1806-1899
NA6272Alfred (1844-1900); Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh; (2nd son of Queen Victoria)1844-1900
NA6577Bruce; Elma Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming- (-1923); Baroness Thurlow; dau. of 8th Earl of Elgin and wife of 5th Baron Thurlow-1923
NA6578Bruce; Thomas J. Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming- (1838-1916); 5th Baron Thurlow; assumed names of Cumming-Bruce in right of his wife1838-1916
NA987Bruce; James (1811-1863); 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine1811-1863
NA6278Garibaldi; Giuseppe (1807-1882); General1807-1882
NA6057Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat1802-1879
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL92/Prussia
PL288/Italy
PL87/Denmark
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