"Northern Courts," by T. Brown, its secret history of Sweden and Denmark, 53, 54, 55 _note_. Norwegians, discontent of the, 190. O. Oginsky, count, 302. Oldenburg, count Christian of, elected Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, 51. Opera House, grand masked ball at the, 149, 150. Orkney, lady, ex-mistress of William III., 8. Orléans, duc de, 175, 176. Osten, count von der, appointed to the Foreign Office, 299; his birth and chequered fortunes, 299 _et seq._ Oxford University confers the honorary degree of D.C.L. on King Christian and many of his suite, 143. P. Parc aux Cerfs, at Paris, 168, 170. Paris, city ball at the Hotel de Ville, 163, 164; immorality of, 164. Parsons, Nancy, 11. Père d'Orleans' "Révolutions d'Angleterre," 21, 24. Peterborough, Dr. T., bishop of, preceptor to the Prince of Wales, 24. Plessen, Frau von, her influence, 85, 88, 89; her removal and dismissal, 116, 117. Poisson, Mademoiselle, 166; afterwards Madame Pompadour, 167. Police of Copenhagen, reorganized, 326. Polish election, 302. Pompadour, Madame, 167; her power over the king, and despotic rule, 167, 168; spread of her evil example through France, 168. Poniatowski, biographical notices of, 301. Pope, Alex., Prince of Wales's visit to, 5. Popelinière, M., the pretty wife of, 173. Portsmouth, duchess of, ex-mistress of Charles II., 8. Press, freedom of the, in Denmark, 308. Prince Royal of Denmark, his education neglected, 379. Princess, birth of a, 346. (See LOUISA AUGUSTA.) Privy Council suppressed, and the ministers dismissed, 307. Provisions, scarcity of in Denmark, 294. R. Rake-hell, 12; verses on the word, 13, _note_. Rantzau-Ascheberg, count von, biographical notices of, 114, 115, 235 _et seq._; his libertine habits, 236, 237; Mr. Wraxall's remarks on his infamous character, 238, _note_; introduced to the king and queen, 239; entertained at court, 240; colours presented by the queen to the regiment commanded by him, 245; his appointments, 252; his factious advice, 322, 323; his dislike to Struensee, 361, 362; his heavy debts, _ib._; his intrigues against Struensee, 362, 363. "Recollections of an Old Chamberlain," a novel, describes the appearance of Caroline Matilda, 284. Reventlow, count, tutor of Prince Christian, 56; his severity as a taskmaster, 57, 62; his administration, 70; grand chamberlain, anecdotes of, 73 _et seq._; court triumvirate formed by, 73; at the head of the malcontents, 91; his dismissal, 111; his death, 307, _note_.