CollectionCorrespondence of Foreign Royal Families
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/51876-51877
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from William V, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of the Netherlands, to George III seeking his support in a lawsuit to be brought by a a claimant to the title of Prince of Nassau
Date17 July 1785
WriterOrange, William V, Prince of (1748-1806); Stadtholder of the Netherlands
AddresseeGeorge III, King
DescriptionThe Prince writes that the descendant of Madame de Mailly, the wife of Prince Emmanuel of Nassau-Siegen, is trying to re-open the case decided by the Aulic Court [of the Holy Roman Empire] in 1746 in favour of Prince William's father, and that the courts of France and Spain are taking the side of this so-called Prince of Nassau. Prince William asks George III, as Elector of Hanover and a member of the Empire, to intercede on his behalf in Vienna.
Place Of WritingBreda
LanguageFrench
Extent1 document (3 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper, mounted
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