OF

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

THE PRINCE CONSORT.

COMPILED,

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HER MAJESTY

THE QUEEN,

BY

LIEUT.-GENERAL THE HON. C. GREY.

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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............................................... 25

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 the Dowager

Duchess of Gotha

42

CHAPTER III.

1826-1828.

Gotha added to the Possessions of the Duke of Coburg. - Difficulties

of the Settlement.-Letters from the Dowager Duchess of Coburg.-

School Fête at the Rosenau.—Visits to Gotha.-Letters from the Dow-

ager Duchess of Gotha.-Recollections of Count Arthur Mensdorff.. 54

CHAPTER IV.

1828-1831.

Life at the Rosenau, etc.—Journals and Letters of Prince Albert.—

Death of the Dowager Duchess of Coburg.

70

CHAPTER V.

1832-1833.

Visit of the Princes to Brussels.-Remarriage of the Duke.-Mr. Flor-

schütz's Recollections of Mode of Life, System of Study, etc... Page 85

CHAPTER VI.

1832-1835.

The Rosenau and Reinhardsbrunn.-Excursions in the Thüringerwald.

-Confirmation of the Princes......

102

CHAPTER VII.

1835-1837.

Visit to Mecklenburg, and Tour through Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Vienna,

etc.-First Visit to England.-Residence at Brussels.-Letters of the

Prince.......

111

CHAPTER VIII.

April, 1837, to the 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.

127

Separation of the Brothers.—The Prince's Tour in Italy.—Baron Stock-

mar.-Majority of Prince Ernest.-Prince Albert declared of Age at

the same Time.-Letters......

CHAPTER X.

1839.

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150

Visit to England.-The Marriage of the Queen and Prince settled.. 178

CHAPTER XI.

1839.

Declaration of the Marriage to the Privy Council.—List of Privy Coun-

cilors present. The Queen's Journal.-Proceedings at Coburg and

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