Memoirs of Baron Stockmar

This collection of papers, published in 1872, reveals much about the royal houses of Europe in the nineteenth century.

Ernst Alfred Christian Stockmar (Author), F. Max Müller (Edited by), Georgina Adelaide Müller (Translated by)

9781108026970, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 January 2011

576 pages
21.6 x 3.3 x 14 cm, 0.72 kg

Christian Friedrich Baron Stockmar (1787–1863) was physician and advisor to Prince Leopold, son-in-law of George IV and later King of the Belgians. He was influential in promoting the marriage of Leopold's nephew Prince Albert to Queen Victoria, and became a trusted advisor to them both. His involvement in English politics was often seen as German interference in English matters, while in Germany he was regarded as a spy. These two volumes of his papers, selected by his son Ernst, were published in both German and English in 1872, and displeased Queen Victoria by its revelations about clashes between Lord Palmerston and the Prince Consort. Volume 2 focuses on the period 1838–1863, beginning with the Queen's engagement and marriage to Prince Albert, and describing the difficulties of the Prince Consort's role. It also covers English politics and foreign affairs, including the European revolutions of 1848 and the Crimean War.

18. Further history of the Queen's marriage until the engagement, 1838–1839
19. Marriage of the Queen. Position of the Prince, 1840
20. The years 1841–1846
21. The Spanish marriages, 1840–1847
22. German affairs, 1848
23. Italian and German affairs, 1848–1849
24. The year 1850
25. The years 1851–1852
26. The oriental complication, 1852–1856. Charges against Prince Albert, 1854
27. The years 1856–1863
28. Appendix. A political treatise by Stockmar.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]