 That which you object to [ that Louise should marry a subject ] I feel certain will be for Louise 's happiness and for the peace and quiet of the family ... Times have changed ; great foreign alliances are looked on as causes of trouble and anxiety , and are of no good . What could be more painful than the position in which our family were placed during the wars with Denmark , and between Prussia and Austria ? ... You may not be aware , as I am , with what dislike the marriages of Princesses of the Royal Family with small German Princes ( German beggars as they most insultingly were called ) ... As to position , I see no difficulty whatever ; Louise remains what she is , and her husband keeps his rank ... only being treated in the family as a relation when we are together ... 
