Add MS 46721

BOYD CARPENTER PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 250). Letters (in English) from, and on behalf of, Edward VII and George V, William II (German Emperor) and the Empress Alexandra of Russia, mostly printed by Dr Major, op. cit., together with unpublished letters from other members of the English and Prussian royal families; 1884-1917; arranged as follows: (1) Letters from Edward VII; 1902, 1903. ff. 1-5.

(2) Correspondence with George V; 1910-1917. ff. 6-14.

(3) Letters from:(a) Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 3rd son of Queen Victoria; 1895-1917. Autograph and typewritten, signed. ff. 15-21;(b) his wife, Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes; 1892-1901. ff. 22-23;(c) his daughter, Princess Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte Norah, the first wife (1905) of Gustavus Adolphus, Crown Prince and (1950) King Gustav Adolf VI of Sweden; 1898, 1905. ff. 34-38b.

(4) Letters from Helen, widow of Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany, 4th son of Queen Victoria; 1904-1909. ff. 39-46.

(5) Letters from, and on behalf of, Victoria, wife of Frederick III, German Emperor; 1884-1901. ff. 47-105.

(6) Letters, etc., from, and on behalf of, Helena, wife of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; 1891-1917. ff. 106-130; followed by letters, etc., from her daughter Helena Victoria; 1901, 1905. ff. 131-133.

(7) Letters from:(a) Princess Louise Carolina Alberta; 1901, 1915. ff. 134-144;(b) her husband, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (9th Duke of Argyll 1900); 1896, 1900. ff. 145-148b.

(8) Letters from, and on behalf of, Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora, wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg; 1895-1914. ff. 149-175.

(9) Letters from Alexander Albert, Prince of Battenberg, afterwards Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke 1917; 1901, 1917. ff. 176-181.

(10) Letter from Louis Alexander, Prince of Battenberg, afterwards Mountbatten (1st Marquess of Milford Haven 1917); 5 Jan. 1914. ff. 182-183.

(11) Letters from Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie, daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg, wife of Prince Andrew of Greece, and the mother of Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Elizabeth afterwards Queen Elizabeth II, 1947); 1914. ff. 184-190.

(12) Letters from George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge; 1897, 1900. ff. 191-195.

(13) Letter from Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth, wife of Francis, Duke of Teck and mother of Queen Mary; 23 September 1887. ff. 196-198.

(14) Letters, etc., from, and on behalf of, William II, German Emperor; 1901-1914. ff. 199-220.

(15) Letter from Irène, wife of Prince Henry of Prussia; 28 Dec. 1905. ff. 221-226b.

(16) Letters, etc., from Alexandra Feodorovna, Princess of Hesse and (1894) wife of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia; 1894-1915. ff. 227-248.

(17) Letter from the Rev. Frederick Louis Wybergh, Chaplain of the English Church in Moscow, on behalf of Elizabeth Feodorovna, widow of the Grand Duke Sergius of Russia; 12 March 1906. ff. 249b-250.

includes:

• ff.1-5 Edward VII of England: Letters to Bp. Boyd Carpenter: 1890-1909.
• ff. 6-14 George V of England: Correspondence with Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1894-1917.
• f.12 Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, Baron Stamfordham private Secretary to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V: Letter on behalf of the King to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1911.
• ff. 15-21 Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; 3rd son of Qu. Victoria: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1895-1917.: Autogr. and typewritten. Signed.
• ff. 22-33 Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes Connaught and Strathearn, wife of Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1892-1901.
• ff. 34-38b Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte Norah, Princess; 1st wife of Gustav Adolf VI of Sweden: Letters, as Crown Princess, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1898, 1905.
• ff. 39-46 Helene Friederike Auguste Albany, wife of Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1904-1909.
• ff. 47-105 Frederick III; Emperor of Germany: Letters from, and on behalf of, his wife, Victoria, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1884-1901.
• f. 104 Baron Hugo von Reischach,; of the Empress Frederick's Household: Letters, etc., to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901.
• f.105 Wanda Perponcher-Sedlnitzky, of the Empress Frederick's Household; wife of Count F W K A Perponcher-Sedinitzky: Telegram to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901.
• ff. 106-130 Frederick Christian Charles Augustus, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg: Letters, etc., from, and on behalf of, his wife, Helena, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1891-1917.
• f.109 Sir Walter Parratt, organist and composer: Letter, on behalf of Princess Christian, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1891.
• ff. 131-133 Frederick Christian Charles Augustus, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg: Letters, etc., from his daughter, Helena Victoria, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901, 1905.
• ff. 134-144 Louise Caroline Alberta, Princess; 4th daughter of Queen Victoria; wife of John, Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901, 1915.
• ff. 145-148b John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne; 9th Duke of Argyll: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1896, 1900.
• ff. 149-151 Victoria of England: Correspondence with Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1879-1900.: Mostly autogr.
• ff. 149-175 Battenberg, Princesses of. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1895-1914.
• f.155 Annette Minna Cochrane, lady-in-waiting to Princess Henry of Battenberg: Letter on behalf of Princess Henry of Battenberg: 1901.
• ff. 176-181 Battenberg, Prince Alexander of; 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke 1917; afterwards Mounthatten (Alexander Albert): Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901, 1917.
• f. 182 Louis Alexander Battenberg, Louis, Prince of, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven 1917; afterwards Mountbatten: Letter to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1914.
• ff. 184-190 Battenberg, Princesses of. Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie, wife of Prince Andrew of Greece: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1914.
• ff. 191-195 Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1897, 1900.
• f. 196 Teck, Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth, Duchess of; wife of Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, Duke of Teck: Letter to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1887.
• ff. 199-220 William II; Emperor of Germany: Letters, etc., to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901-1914.: Mostly autogr.
• f.201 Count August Ludwig Traugott Eulenburg,; of the German Emperor's Household: Telegram to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901.
• f. 202 Prince Bernhard Heinrich Martin Karl Bülow,; German Chancellor: Telegram to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1901.
• f.221 William II; Emperor of Germany: Letter from Irène, wife of his brother Prince Henry of Prussia, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1905.
• ff. 227-248 Nicholas II of Russia: Letters, etc., from the Empress Alexandra, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1894-1915.
• f. 249b Frederic Louis Wybergh, Chaplain of the English Church, Moscow: Letter, on behalf of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1906.
• f. 249b Nicholas II of Russia: Letter on behalf of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1906.