Record

Document Reference	Bu 29/23
Title	Letter from H. Ponsonby, Balmoral Castle, Scotland, to Sir A. Buchanan, Vienna, Austria; 5 June 1875.
Date	5 June 1875
Extent	1 f
Level	Piece
Content Description	Informs him that the Queen has told him privately that she regrets the marriage of Prince Maximillian of Bavaria and Princess Amalie of Saxe Coburg Gotha; she [the Queen] has wished Amalie to marry a 'good man' and fears that the Prince is not suitable; it is requested that he [Buchanan] confidentially pass on any information relating to the Prince and also express a personal opinion of him.
Term	marriage, royal

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA7156	Amalie (1848-1894); Duchess in Bavaria; (wife of Duke Maximilian in Bavaria)	1848-1894
NA7157	Maximilian (1849-1893); Duke in Bavaria	1849-1893
NA985	Victoria (1819-1901); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India	1819-1901
NA7077	Ponsonby; Henry F. (1825-1895); Sir; soldier and private secretary to Queen Victoria from 1870	1825-1895
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882