Cambridge Library Collection-British and Irish History, 19th Century Ser.: ...

Memoirs of Baron StockmarAuthor(s): Ernst Alfred Christian Stockmar, F. Max Mller, Georgina Adelaide Mller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108026963, 978-1108026963\nSynopsis\nChristian Friedrich Baron Stockmar [tel] 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 an English 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 1 covers the period [tel], including significant events in European pol.