OF

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

THE PRINCE CONSORT,

COMPILED,

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HER MAJESTY

THE QUEEN,

BY

LIEUT.-GENERAL THE HON. C. GREY.

THIRD EDITION.

LONDON:

SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.

1867.

[The right of Translation is reserved.]

1 9 JUL 1971

LIBRARY

CONTENTS.

PREFACE

LETTER TO THE QUEEN...

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

CHAPTER I.

1819-1823.

THE SAXE-COBURG FAMILY-BIRTH AND EARLY INFANCY

OF THE PRINCES- -BIRTH OF PRINCESS VICTORIA-

LETTERS FROM THE DUCHESS OF COBURG—AND

FROM THE DOWAGER DUCHESSES OF COBURG AND

OF GOTHA

CHAPTER II.

1823-1826.

THE PRINCES REMOVED TO THE CARE OF A TUTOR—

PRINCE ALBERT'S FIRST JOURNAL AND LETTERS

-VISITS TO GOTHA-LETTERS FROM DOWAGER

DUCHESS OF GOTHA

CHAPTER III.

1826-1828.

GOTHA ADDED TO THE POSSESSIONS OF THE DUKE OF

COBURG-DIFFICULTIES OF THE SETTLEMENT-

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LETTERS FROM DOWAGER DUCHESS OF COBURG-

SCHOOL-FETE AT THE ROSENAU-VISITS TO GOTHA

-LETTERS FROM DOWAGER DUCHESS OF GOTHA-

RECOLLECTIONS OF COUNT ARTHUR MENSDORFF.....

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CHAPTER IV.

1828-1831.

LIFE AT THE ROSENAU, ETC.-JOURNALS AND LETTERS

OF PRINCE ALBERT-DEATH OF THE DOWAGER

DUCHESS OF COBURG

CHAPTER V.

1832-1833.

VISIT OF THE PRINCES TO BRUSSELS-REMARRIAGE OF

THE DUKE-MR. FLORSCHÜTZ' RECOLLECTIONS OF

MODE OF LIFE, SYSTEM OF STUDY, ETC.

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VISIT TO MECKLENBURG—AND TOUR THROUGH BERLIN,

DRESDEN, PRAGUE, VIENNA, ETC.-FIRST VISIT TO

ENGLAND RESIDENCE AT BRUSSELS-LETTERS OF

THE PRINCE.

CHAPTER VIII.

April 1837 to close of 1838.

RESIDENCE AT BONN-DEATH OF WILLIAM IV-TOUR

THROUGH SWITZERLAND AND NORTH OF ITALY-

LETTERS FROM THE PRINCE

CHAPTER IX.

1838-1839.

SEPARATION OF THE BROTHERS-THE PRINCE'S TOUR IN

ITALY-BARON STOCKMAR—MAJORITY OF PRINCE

ERNEST-PRINCE ALBERT DECLARED OF AGE AT

THE SAME TIME-LETTERS

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