The Creevey Papers
Lady Louisa Molyneux to Thomas Creevey, 30 October 1833
“Stoke, Oct. 30th.
“. . . There never was such weather; we are sitting
with open windows, blinds down, and old Lady
Salisbury is reading out of doors as if it was the middle of
July. She is more youthful than ever, and leaves us to-morrow to be at the
Berkhampstead ball, which she attends annually. She had better go to Portugal
and assist Miguel, for she makes a better
fight for him than any of his adherents. . . . Poor Alava writes in great uneasiness about his patrie, but does not forget to finish his
letter with mille choses à toute la famille et à
Creevey. . . . Olivia de
Ros’s marriage* was a grand ceremony, the chapel†
hung with crimson velvet, the bride dressed by the Queen, the parish register signed by the King, the Queen and Duke
of Wellington; quantities of royal presents, &c.
* To the Hon. Henry
Wellesley, who succeeded his father as Lord
Cowley, and was created Earl
Cowley. † St. George’s, Windsor. |
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. . . The Stanleys
have been here for a day. He* made himself tolerably agreeable, except in his
extreme flippancy to Lord Melbourne.”
Queen Adelaide (1792-1849)
The daughter of George Frederick Charles, duke of Saxe-Meiningen and consort of William
IV, whom she married in 1818.
Miguel de Alava (1770-1843)
A Spanish officer and statesman who fought with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular
War and at Waterloo.
William Lamb, second viscount Melbourne (1779-1848)
English statesman, the son of Lady Melbourne (possibly by the third earl of Egremont) and
husband of Lady Caroline Lamb; he was a Whig MP, prime minister (1834-41), and counsellor
to Queen Victoria.
Miguel I, King of Portugal (1802-1866)
The absolutist king of Portugal who reigned from 1828 to 1834; he spent the remainder of
his life living as an exile in Germany.
Henry Wellesley, first baron Cowley (1773-1847)
The younger brother of the Duke of Wellington; he was a lieutenant-governor in India
(1801-02), MP for Eye (1807-09) secretary to the Treasury (1808-09), ambassador to Spain
(1809-22), Vienna (1823-31) and Paris (1841-46). He was created Baron Cowley in
1828.
