Malet later became secretary of legation at Lisbon under Lord Howden during the Miguelite war of 1832–1834. He served in a similar post at The Hague, and was then secretary of the embassy at Vienna, and British minister at Württemberg.[1]
Some Account of the System of Fagging at Winchester School, with Remarks … on the late Expulsions thence for resistance to the Authority of the Prefects, London, 1828;
An English metrical translation of Wace's Roman de Rou, London, 1860; and of
The Overthrow of the Germanic Confederation by Prussia in 1866, London, 1870.
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In 1834 Malet married Marianne Dora, only daughter of John Spalding, of the Holm, Scotland and stepdaughter of Lord Brougham. They had two sons, Lieutenant-colonel Sir Henry Charles Eden Malet, 3rd Baronet, and Edward Malet.[1]
alexander, malet, baronet, 1800, 1886, english, diplomat, writer, arms, mallet, azure, three, escallops, contents, life, works, family, noteslife, editthe, eldest, charles, malet, baronet, born, hartham, park, wiltshire, june, 1800, succeeded, baronetcy, 1815,. Sir Alexander Malet 2nd Baronet DL 1800 1886 was an English diplomat and writer Arms of Mallet Azure three escallops or Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Family 4 NotesLife editThe eldest son of Sir Charles Malet 1st Baronet born at Hartham Park Wiltshire in June 1800 he succeeded to the baronetcy in 1815 He was educated at Winchester College and at Christ Church Oxford B A 1822 and entered the diplomatic service in 1824 as unpaid attache at St Petersburg There he was an eye witness to the Decembrist revolt of 1825 1 Malet later became secretary of legation at Lisbon under Lord Howden during the Miguelite war of 1832 1834 He served in a similar post at The Hague and was then secretary of the embassy at Vienna and British minister at Wurttemberg 1 In 1849 Malet became minister plenipotentiary to the Germanic Confederation at Frankfurt and there formed a close friendship with Prince Bismarck He was in post from the Revolution in Baden to the battle of Sadowa and the expulsion of Austria from the Confederation 1 On the fall of the Germanic confederation in 1866 Malet retired on a pension and was made a K C B He died on 28 November 1886 1 Works editMalet was the author of 1 Some Account of the System of Fagging at Winchester School with Remarks on the late Expulsions thence for resistance to the Authority of the Prefects London 1828 An English metrical translation of Wace s Roman de Rou London 1860 and of The Overthrow of the Germanic Confederation by Prussia in 1866 London 1870 Family editIn 1834 Malet married Marianne Dora only daughter of John Spalding of the Holm Scotland and stepdaughter of Lord Brougham They had two sons Lieutenant colonel Sir Henry Charles Eden Malet 3rd Baronet and Edward Malet 1 Notes edit a b c d e f Lee Sidney ed 1893 Malet Charles Warre Dictionary of National Biography Vol 35 London Smith Elder amp Co Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee Sidney ed 1893 Malet Charles Warre Dictionary of National Biography Vol 35 London Smith Elder amp Co Baronetage of Great Britain Preceded byCharles Malet Baronet of Wilbury 1815 1886 Succeeded byHenry Malet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Alexander Malet 2nd Baronet amp oldid 1191766624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
