Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 1 (of 3): Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of EnglandWraxall, Lascelles, Sir
History
Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 1 (of 3): Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of England
Wraxall, Lascelles, Sir
Caroline Mathilde, Queen, consort of Christian VII, King of Denmark, 1751-1775; Denmark -- History -- Christian VII, 1766-1808
Hunting, the queen's fondness for, 282;
incident recorded in, 289.
Hotel de Ville, of Paris, grand ball at, 166.
I.
Intrigues at the court of Denmark, 29, 77, 80, 122 _et seq._, 363, 364.
J.
James II. governed by his priests, 6, _note_.
Juliana Maria, of Denmark, her secret dislike to Caroline Matilda, 89;
her retired life, 160;
her intrigues, 161;
Princess, Caroline Matilda's character of her, 197;
retires to Fredensborg, 345;
See WOLFENBÜTTEL.
Jütland, oppressed state of, 193.
K.
Keith, Sir R. Murray, his memoirs and correspondence, 47, _note_.
Kirchoff, John, valet of the Danish king, 71, 72.
Köppern, von, his dismissal, 317.
L.
Lackeydom, abolition of, 310.
Law courts, number of abolished, 227;
ameliorations in, 324.
Leczinska, Maria, 163.
Legge, his court intrigues, 28, 29, 30.
Lex Regia, of Denmark, 254, 350 _et note_, 351.
Litterateurs, in Denmark, 308.
London, city of, entertains King Christian, of Denmark, 114-8;
remarkable bill of fare, 146, 147.
Lottery, establishment of the, 313.
Louis XV., of France, 163;
his voluptuous court, 165, 166;
influenced by Madame Pompadour, 167;
his debaucheries and low propensities, 168 _et seq._;
his interview with King Christian, 177;
his expensive visits to the Théâtre Français, 179.
Louisa, Queen of Denmark, her goodness and beauty, 52;
her death, _ib._
Louisa, Princess of Denmark, 89, 90.
Louisa Augusta, Princess, birth and christening of, 346;
mother of Christian Augustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Sonderburg
Augustenburg and other royal personages, 346 _note_.
Lühe, Frau von der, the queen's lady in waiting, dismissed, 235.
Luxembourg, Maréchal de, 171.
M.
Marble church, the, 328.
Masquerades first given at the Danish court, 90.
Matilda, order of, established, 314, 315;
members on whom the order was conferred, 316.
Matrimony, ridiculed in the eighteenth century, 10.
Melcombe, lord, 4;
his feelings towards Frederick Prince of Wales, 5;
his anecdotes of Augusta Princess of Wales and the royal family, 16
_et seq._
"Memoirs of an Unfortunate Queen," authenticity of the work, 34.
Moltke, count, of Denmark, 54, 57;
sarcasm on, 58;
his arbitrary rule, 66;
court triumvirate formed by, 77;
his dismissal, 80;
his death, 317.
Monaco, prince de, 178.
Monaldeschi, executed, 178.
Münter, the German preacher, his sermon against the royal amusements,
91, 92.
Murders, by the aristocracy, 12.
Murray, solicitor-general, 20.
N.
Navy, reforms in the administration of the, 320.
Nevers, duchesse de, 178.
Nielson, instructor of Prince Christian of Denmark, 58, 59.
No-Popery, riots of 1780, 12.
North, lord, anecdote of, 11.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account