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declines a dukedom, iii. _246_

Laporte, i. 220

La Susse, French Admiral, ii. 26

Lavradio, M., Portuguese statesman, i. 58

Law, administration of, ii. 67

---- Lords, want of, iii. 145

Lawrence, Sir Henry, Military Administrator at Oudh, death at Lucknow, iii. _224_, 242

Lawrence, Mrs George, courage of, ii. 217

---- Sir J., Oudh Proclamation, iii. 286

Layard, Mr, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, iii. 76, 98, 376, 443-447

Lee, Dr James Prince (afterwards Bishop of Manchester), ii. 131

Leeke, Admiral Sir Henry, capture of Bushire, iii. _159_

Lefevre, Mr Shaw (afterwards Viscount Eversley), Speaker, i. 141, 176; iii. _223_, 230

Lefroy, John Henry, Inspector-General of Army Schools, iii. 220

Lehzen, Baroness (Queen's governess), i. 12, 14, 25, 122, 224

Leicester, Earl of, i. 350

Leigh, Mr Pemberton (afterwards Lord Kingsdown), ii. 284; iii. 145; declines Lord Chancellorship, iii. 271

Leiningen, House of, history of, i. _9_

---- Prince of, marriage, i. 3; death, i. 9

---- Prince Charles of (son of above), i. 13, 120, 125, 126; ii. 188; death, iii. _216_, 217

---- Princess Feodore, _see_ Feodore

Leith, proposed dockyard at, iii. 151

Le Marchant, Sir John Gaspard, Lieut. Gov. of Nova Scotia, iii. 189

Lennox, Lady Caroline, i. 121

Leopold, Prince (afterwards Duke of Albany), birth, ii. 444

---- Duke of Brabant (afterwards 2nd King of the Belgians), i. 59; ii. 6

---- 1st King of the Belgians, birth and parentage, i. 4, 22; Queen's reminiscences of, i. 10, 11, 13, 22; kindness to Duchess of Kent, i. 11; influence on, and kindness to the Queen, i. 19, 22, 23; in the Russian army, refusal of throne of Greece, i. 22; accepts Belgian throne, gallantry in war, a model ruler, i. 23; nature of correspondence with the Queen, i. _27_; Queen Victoria's first letter to, i. 32; valuable advice to Queen Victoria, i. 37; newspaper abuse of, i. 53; birth of second son, i. 63; visit to the Queen, i. 91; Belgian interests, i. 134, 151, 152, 153; England and France, i. 227-251; views on dissolution, i. 282-289; Queen's visit to, i. 492, 493; friendship with Queen Victoria, ii. 10; views on Czar's visit to England, ii. 19; letters on King Louis Philippe's visit to England, ii. 23, 25; birthday letter to the Queen, ii. 39; on state of Germany, ii. 167; failure of insurrection, ii. _172_; Louis Bonaparte, ii. 213; state of France, ii. 238, 342; on death of Sir Robert Peel, ii. 255; illness of Queen Louise, ii. 266; the Sovereign "People," ii. 379; on Victor Hugo, ii. 391; on death of Duke of Wellington, ii. 395; the Empress of the French, ii. 436; Eastern Question, ii. 441, 443; Press attacks on Prince Consort, iii. 5; visits the Queen, iii. 133; on the conclusion of the war, iii. 172, 185;