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Document ReferenceBu 19/34
TitleLetter from Lord Augustus Loftus, Berlin, Prussia, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 6 Apr 1866
Date6 April 1866
Extent2 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionInforms him that war now seemed inevitable; comments on the influence exercised by Bismarck over the King and that he intended to create a parliament for Germany to be based at Frankfurt; reports that the Emperor of Russia had sent General Richter to Vienna to offer Russia's 'good offices' and that Napoleon was placing a Corps of observation on the Eastern frontier.
Termmilitary campaigns, Austro-Prussian War 1866

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA6192Alexander II (1818-1881); Emperor of all the Russias; (succeeded 1855)1818-1881
NA140Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president1815-1898
NA6231Wilhelm I (1797-1888); German Emperor; ( King of Prussia from 1861 German Emperor from 1871)1797-1888
NA1901Napoléon III (1808-1873); Emperor of the French; president of 2nd French Republic 1850-52 emperor 1852-701808-1873
NA6208Loftus; Augustus W.F.S. (1817-1904); Lord; diplomat1817-1904
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
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PL92/Prussia
PL90/Austria
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