Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 2 (of 3): Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of EnglandWraxall, Lascelles, Sir
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Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 2 (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
When he returned home he remained with his most gracious Majesty as
physician, and to read to his Majesty whatever his Majesty might order
him to read; and for this purpose waited on the king every morning,
mid-day, and evening, as will be seen from his answer to question 1.
Count Struensee, who had already determined to acquire honour and
wealth, no matter in what way, from the "respect and purse" of the
Danish and Norwegian nation, clearly saw that it would not do to serve
two masters in the way he intended, and that he, as a foreigner, who
had just come into a country where he had no connexions, would be
unable to sustain himself. He easily perceived that, while he secured
his fortunes on one side, his misfortune could be founded on the other.
To be constantly about his Majesty, would be so much as to neglect
those plans which must remain hidden from the king. Nor could the duty
of being constantly about the king's person be safely entrusted to any
one. It must be some one, in whose care he could trust as fully as in
Count Brandt, who, as he was compelled by command to keep away from
court, would be attached to him if he again procured him admission to
it. Thus it came about that Count Brandt received leave to return to
court, though he did not occupy any permanent post till the departure
of Chamberlain Warnstedt, when he was attached to his Majesty, and the
duty was imposed on him of so watching the king that no one reached
him, and if any one came, of reporting to Struensee who it was and what
was said, which Brandt faithfully carried out. All this is to be seen
in Brandt's statements before the commission on March 2, to question 8.
I will now submissively proceed to prove the nature of both Count
Struensee and Count Brandt's behaviour in their intercourse with his
most gracious Majesty.
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