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
Carstenskjold, major von, 56;
his rewards, 126.
Charles, prince of Hesse, his account of Caroline Matilda's
arrest, 116 _note_.
Chemnitz, the preacher, insults the imprisoned queen, 203, 204.
CHRISTIAN VII., his insane amusement, 59, 60;
his pugnacious propensities, 60-62;
surprised by the conspirators, who compel him to
sign orders for the arrest of Struensee and others, 103, 104;
the conspiracy having succeeded, he makes his appearance in state,
drawn by eight white horses, 120;
a helpless tool in the hands of the new government, 128;
his pretended indictment of the queen, and suit for a divorce,
213-229;
had no idea of the value of money, 319;
his cabinet regulations, and the general rules laid down by
him, 346 _et seq._
Christiansborg palace, commission of inquisition sit daily for the
trial of state prisoners, 152.
Christianity, beneficial effects of, 199.
Clergy, their bitterness against the fallen ministry, 130.
Coffee-house scandal, 161.
Commission of Inquisition, appointed to try the state prisoners,
151, 152.
Commission, general, appointed as a supreme court to try the cause of
the king against the queen, and pass sentence, 212;
members of the court, _ib._;
appoint lawyer Bang to undertake the king's cause, and Uldall, of
the supreme council, the cause of the queen, 213.
Conspiracy, secretly brooding, 81;
leaders found in the higher circles, 84;
their names, _ib._;
forged document employed, 85;
preparations of the conspirators, 98 _et seq._;
the conspirators surprise the king in his bed, 102;
compel him to sign orders for arresting Struensee and others,
103, 104;
completely successful, the principal officers of state having been
arrested and imprisoned, 119.
Copenhagen, dissatisfaction of the people at, 8 _et seq._
(see DENMARK, and STRUENSEE).
Council of State, Struensee's abolition of the, 282.
Court, amusements of the, 64, 65, 83, 136, 137;
great changes at, 138;
rules to be observed at, 350, 351.
Court parties, Struensee's notices of, 333.
Crown Prince, Struensee's treatment of the, 279.
D.
D'Alembert's admiration of Voltaire, 200.
De Flaux's account of Caroline Matilda's apartments at Kronborg, 119.
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