Sir Charles Phipps - Private Secretary To Prince Albert - 1854 Signed Envelope
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Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps
1801-1866
Private secretary to Prince AlbertInfo from wikipediaSir Charles Beaumont Phipps KCB (27 December 1801 – 24 February 1866), was a British soldier and courtier.He was the second son of Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, and was born at the family estate of Mulgrave Castle in 1801. Educated at Harrow, Phipps joined the army by purchasing a commission as an ensign and lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Guards on 17 August 1820. He ranked as lie...utenant and captain by 1 January 1828, when he was made adjutant. In 1832, his brother Constantine, then 2nd Earl of Mulgrave, was appointed Governor of Jamaica, and Charles accompanied him as his private secretary. Mulgrave left the governorship in 1834, and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1835; Phipps continued with him to act as steward of his official household. He purchased a commission as captain and lieutenant-colonel on 26 May 1837.On 1 August 1846, Phipps was appointed an Equerry in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, succeeding Charles George James Arbuthnot, and hereafter was much in the royal household. He was appointed private secretary to Prince Albert on 1 January 1847, and went on half-pay from the Army later that month as a lieutenant-colonel. On 10 October 1849 Phipps replaced George Edward Anson as Keeper of the Privy Purse, Treasurer and Cofferer to the Prince of Wales, and Treasurer to Prince Albert, resigning his post as private secretary.He was promoted colonel (unattached) in 1851. He received the CB on 9 September 1853 and retired from the army the following year. In 1858, he received the KCB. Phipps was much in the confidence of Victoria and Albert, and aided Charles Grey in his duties as Private Secretary to the Sovereign after the death of Albert in 1861. He was appointed Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall on 26 May 1862, and was appointed to the Council of the Prince of Wales on 27 January 1863. On 8 February 1864, he received the additional offices of Secretary, Chamberlain and Receiver-General and Keeper of the Signet to the Prince of Wales as Prince and Steward of Scotland. Phipps died of bronchitis at St James's Palace on 24 February 1866, and was buried in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 2 March 1866.Phipps married on 25 June 1835 Margaret Anne Bathurst (d. 1874). The two had four children, including
Maria Henrietta Sophia Phipps (1827–1915), wife of army officer and courtier lieutenant-colonel William Chaine
Harriet Lepel Phipps (1841–1922), a confidential attendant to Queen VictoriaA heavily re-imagined, more youthful version of Phipps appears as a character in popular manga and anime franchise Black Butler, with a key role in Black Butler: Book of Murder.Envelope signed byC B Phippsaddressed to Rev John James D.D., PeterboroughRemains of postage stamp in top right corner.Postmark on back indicates date of sending as 7 SP1854, also stamped in green at Peterborough (unclear) on SP 9 1854.Complete unbroken red Privy Purse seal on back on envelope. Remains of brown tape on envelope flap. Stained & a bit grubby.Buy multiple items and you will pay a single postage & packing chargeCustomer satisfaction is vital to us. We believe that all autographed items we sell are authentic and correctly attributed. In the unlikely event that you have grounds for doubting the authenticity or attribution of any item we sell we will refund your payment.
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1801-1866
Private secretary to Prince AlbertInfo from wikipediaSir Charles Beaumont Phipps KCB (27 December 1801 – 24 February 1866), was a British soldier and courtier.He was the second son of Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, and was born at the family estate of Mulgrave Castle in 1801. Educated at Harrow, Phipps joined the army by purchasing a commission as an ensign and lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Guards on 17 August 1820. He ranked as lie...utenant and captain by 1 January 1828, when he was made adjutant. In 1832, his brother Constantine, then 2nd Earl of Mulgrave, was appointed Governor of Jamaica, and Charles accompanied him as his private secretary. Mulgrave left the governorship in 1834, and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1835; Phipps continued with him to act as steward of his official household. He purchased a commission as captain and lieutenant-colonel on 26 May 1837.On 1 August 1846, Phipps was appointed an Equerry in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, succeeding Charles George James Arbuthnot, and hereafter was much in the royal household. He was appointed private secretary to Prince Albert on 1 January 1847, and went on half-pay from the Army later that month as a lieutenant-colonel. On 10 October 1849 Phipps replaced George Edward Anson as Keeper of the Privy Purse, Treasurer and Cofferer to the Prince of Wales, and Treasurer to Prince Albert, resigning his post as private secretary.He was promoted colonel (unattached) in 1851. He received the CB on 9 September 1853 and retired from the army the following year. In 1858, he received the KCB. Phipps was much in the confidence of Victoria and Albert, and aided Charles Grey in his duties as Private Secretary to the Sovereign after the death of Albert in 1861. He was appointed Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall on 26 May 1862, and was appointed to the Council of the Prince of Wales on 27 January 1863. On 8 February 1864, he received the additional offices of Secretary, Chamberlain and Receiver-General and Keeper of the Signet to the Prince of Wales as Prince and Steward of Scotland. Phipps died of bronchitis at St James's Palace on 24 February 1866, and was buried in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 2 March 1866.Phipps married on 25 June 1835 Margaret Anne Bathurst (d. 1874). The two had four children, including
Maria Henrietta Sophia Phipps (1827–1915), wife of army officer and courtier lieutenant-colonel William Chaine
Harriet Lepel Phipps (1841–1922), a confidential attendant to Queen VictoriaA heavily re-imagined, more youthful version of Phipps appears as a character in popular manga and anime franchise Black Butler, with a key role in Black Butler: Book of Murder.Envelope signed byC B Phippsaddressed to Rev John James D.D., PeterboroughRemains of postage stamp in top right corner.Postmark on back indicates date of sending as 7 SP1854, also stamped in green at Peterborough (unclear) on SP 9 1854.Complete unbroken red Privy Purse seal on back on envelope. Remains of brown tape on envelope flap. Stained & a bit grubby.Buy multiple items and you will pay a single postage & packing chargeCustomer satisfaction is vital to us. We believe that all autographed items we sell are authentic and correctly attributed. In the unlikely event that you have grounds for doubting the authenticity or attribution of any item we sell we will refund your payment.
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