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Collection	Correspondence of Foreign Royal Families
Reference	GEO/MAIN/51539-51543
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Charlotte, Princess Royal, Duchess of Württemberg, to George III on the political situation in the Duchy, and the Duke's request for help in the war against France.
Date	27 May 1799
Writer	Württemberg, Charlotte, Princess Royal, Duchess of (1766-1828)
Addressee	George III
Description	The Duchess criticises the behaviour of the States [state parliament] in blocking the Duke's attempts to set taxes or levy troops; she asks the King to take into his pay the troops that the Duke is willing to raise, to assist the Austrians in fighting the French, which the Emperor of Russia is urging him to do.
Place Of Writing	Ludwigsburg
Language	English
Extent	1 document (9 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers, mounted
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The later correspondence of George III", vol. 3, 1798-1801, 1961.
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