ACCOUNT OF THE QUEEN’S 1845 TOUR OF GERMANY [VICTORIA (1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]

First hand account in the form of a diary, unsigned, probably by Colonel Wylde headed “Diary of Journey with the Queen - 1845” starting on Saturday 9th August “Left Woolwich after the Prorogation of Parliament... embarked at ½ past 5 on board the Yacht & Anson & myself on board the Black Eagle & the Squadron dropped down to Lea Reach below Gravesend for the night... Sailed... for Antwerp... remained on board for the night... Lefth Antwerp by Railway... met by K & Q of the Belgians... who accompanied the Q... met by the Prussian Authorities on the frontier & by the K of P at Aix la Chapelle and after Luncheon & seeing the Cathedral went on to the Chateau of Bruhl. 12th At Bruhl - excursion to Bonn - to inauguration of Beethoven’s statue. Princes rooms when at College at night to Cologne & embarked on the Rhine to see Cologne illuminated - fireworks etc... 13. At Bruhl to Cologne to see the Cathedral in the morning - Concert at Bruhl in the evening. 14 - Left Bruhl - embarked at Bonn on board the König steamer with the K of Prussia & Court & went to Stolzenfels - grand illumination...”, he carries on with a day by day account “26 - Rosenau - Prince Albert’s Birthday - dance of Peasants & Concert at night. 27 - Left Rosenau - Luncheon at Meinengen & arrived at Rheinhardsbrunn to dinner and sleep... Gotha - Q lodged in Palace of the Prince’s Maternal Grandmother... 29 - Fete at Gotha - Procession of Peasants morning & state reception in the evening...”, he account continues until the end of the trip “Sept 8th - Arrived at ½ past 8... & went to Chateau of Eu to breakfast - drive out in Charabang at 2...”, 5 sides 4to., no place, 9th August to 8th September

Almost certainly in the hand of Col. William WYLDE, 1788-1877. He was aide de Camp to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their close friend. He become their secret envoy early on in her reign and he travelled widely with them. From his papers.
This account closely follows the published itinerary but with more detail.
1845
August 11 — August 14: Schloss Brühl, Brühl, Rhenish Prussia
Visiting Frederick William IV of Prussia at Aachen, Cologne and Bonn
August 14 — August 16: Schloss Stolzenfels, Koblenz, Rhenish Prussia
August 16 — August 18: Hotel de l'Europe, Mainz, Rhenish Hesse
Visiting Crown Prince William of Prussia
August 18 — August 19: Schloss Würzburg, Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Visiting Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
August 19 — August 27: Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Visiting Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
August 27: Elisabethenburg Palace, Meiningen, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Visiting Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
August 27 — August 28: Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
August 28 — September 3: Schloss Friedrichsthal, Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Visiting Karoline Amalie, Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
September 3: Wartburg, Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Visiting Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
September 3 — September 4: Kurfust Hotel, Fulda, Grand Duchy of Hesse
September 4 — September 5: Hotel d'Angleterre, Free City of Frankfurt
Receiving Ludwig I of Bavaria
September 5 — September 6: Hotel, Deutz, Rhenish Prussia
September 6 — September 7: Antwerp, Belgium
Visiting Leopold I of Belgium
September 8 — September 9: Château d'Eu, Eu, France
Visiting Louis Philippe I

Item Date:  1845

Stock No:  40468      £425

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