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TitleLetter from Sir A. Paget, Copenhagen, Denmark to Sir A. Buchanan; 14 Jan 1864.
Date14 January 1864
Extent3 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionComments that nothing can prevent war if the Prussians and Austrians are determined; a coup d'etat may have sounded agreeable to German ears but that was not true in Denmark; states that it is impossible to bring in new electoral procedures in 15 days; if a general election was forced, the Danes would not be able to comply with the terms; asks why Bismarck did not inform Wodehouse that a new Rigsraad could be formed; would Austria and Prussia be appeased if steps were taken towards forming a new Rigsraad; was fed up with the Prince of Augustenburg, who was creating trouble, despite having taken an oath not to dispute the succession to the Danish monarchy.
Termroyalty, succession, Denmark
European affairs, Schleswig-Holstein question
foreign relations, Schleswig-Holstein question

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA140Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president1815-1898
NA6095Wodehouse; John (1826-1902); 1st Earl of Kimberley; 3rd Baron Wodehouse 1846 created earl 18661826-1902
NA6146Christian August (1798-1869); Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg1798-1869
NA6246Paget; Augustus B. (1823-1896); Sir; diplomat1823-1896
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL90/Austria
PL92/Prussia
PL87/Denmark
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