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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.096 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Queen Victoria to Ronald regarding the death of her youngest son Prince Leopold |
| Date | 10 July 1884 |
| Author | Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901) |
| Recipient | Ronald |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reply to letter of condolence for Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Expresses self-pity and adds an inspirational poem (page 2). Sees this as a pilgrimage to inner strength. Written on Windsor Castle black-bordered stationery. Leopold, Queen Victoria's youngest son, died of hemophilia at the age of 30. |
| Subjects | Women's History Death Global History and Civics Health and Medical Disease Children and Family Poetry |
| People | Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901) Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) |
| Place written | Windsor, England |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |