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1909

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2009

Extract

The Goschens returned to Berlin early in 1909. They took holidays at Tentschach in May and October. In November Goschen spent a few days in London. Apart from an excursion to Brunswick he was in Berlin for the rest of the year.

Type
The Diary of Edward Goschen 1900–1914
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Historical Society 1980

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page 186 note 1 First entry since 17 Dec. 1908.

page 186 note 2 Brandenburg frontier station.

page 186 note 3 Lieutenant-General von Loewenfeld.

page 186 note 4 Vice-Admiral.

page 186 note 5 Major-General.

page 186 note 6 Military attaché.

page 186 note 7 According to Ponsonby (op. cit., p. 255), there had been a misunderstanding about the time.

page 186 note 8 Former German Ambassador in Washington.

page 186 note 9 Former Ambassador in Washington. Goschen had served under him as secretary, 1893–4.

page 187 note 1 Lady of the Bedchamber.

page 187 note 2 Lady-in-waiting.

page 187 note 3 In German.

page 187 note 4 ‘Gott grüsse dich.’

page 187 note 5 Kirchner.

page 187 note 6 Silesian landowners; she was a lady-in-waiting.

page 187 note 7 Previously referred to as ‘Drachenberg’.

page 187 note 8 Grand Master of the Court; friend of Wilhelm II.

page 187 note 9 Westphalian landowner.

page 187 note 10 Silesian landowner.

page 187 note 11 Strictly, ‘Princess Salm-Salm’.

page 187 note 12 Szögyény-Marich; Austro-Hungarian Ambassador. Goschen had much difficulty with the spelling of this name.

page 187 note 13 Princess of Pless; English by birth; nee Corn wallis-West; for an interesting account of the King's visit see her Daisy Princess of Pless (1928), p. 173.Google Scholar

page 188 note 1 1st Dragoon Guards.

page 188 note 2 The Kaiser himself was responsible for this work.

page 188 note 3 Pickelhaube.

page 189 note 1 As instructed by Grey; see Grey to Goschen, 18 Feb. 1909, B.D., v, no. 583.

page 189 note 2 The Crown Prince.

page 189 note 3 Of 10 March 1909.

page 189 note 4 It did not recognize the annexation of Bosnia-Hercegovina.

page 190 note 1 Goschen's successor in Vienna.

page 190 note 2 Entry continued on following page; 28 March 1909 was in fact the correct date.

page 190 note 3 No full stop in MS.; sentence unfinished.

page 191 note 1 Wife of Arthur Nicolson, now Ambassador in St Petersburg.

page 191 note 2 The Nicolsons' daughter.

page 191 note 3 Former French diplomat; winner of Nobel Peace Prize, 1909.

page 192 note 1 Former member of Diplomatic Service; former colonial governor.

page 192 note 2 Russian Prime Minister, 1906.

page 192 note 3 Governess.

page 192 note 4 Director, Munich Opera.

page 192 note 5 Abdul Hamid II's brother.

page 192 note 6 Muhammad V.

page 192 note 7 He was United States Ambassador.

page 192 note 8 The Mfumbiro (or Virunga) Mountains in East-Central Africa.

page 192 note 9 Head of geographical section, War Office.

page 192 note 10 Royal Engineers.

page 192 note 11 Instructor, Turkish Army.

page 193 note 1 First entry since 14 May; however, Goschen was not at Tentschach all that time, as his correspondence shows.

page 193 note 2 Bethmann Hollweg; Billow's successor.

page 194 note 1 Goschen to Grey with enclosure, and to Hardinge, 15 Oct. 1909, B.D., vi, nos. 200–1.

page 194 note 2 In Cairo.

page 194 note 3 Clarke's residence.

page 194 note 4 Goschen, to Grey, , 4 11 1909Google Scholar, B.D., vi, no. 204.

page 194 note 5 Wealsthy London banker; native of Cologne.

page 195 note 1 Director, Deutsche Bank.

page 195 note 2 Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Regent of Brunswick in the enforced absence of the Duke of Cumberland.

page 195 note 3 Princess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla.

page 195 note 4 Sister of the Regent.

page 195 note 5 Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

page 195 note 6 Queen Eleonora; née Reuss.

page 195 note 7 The Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Reuss families were related.

page 195 note 8 Cousins of Nicholas II.

page 195 note 9 Born 1885.

page 195 note 10 Born 1857.

page 196 note 1 Von Klencke; Marshal of the Court.

page 196 note 2 Princess Elise.