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
Gähler, general von, refuses to join in the disbandment of the foot
guards, 70;
brings a written discharge for the guards, 74;
his arrest, 112.
George III., Von der Osten's insidious communication to, 166;
his reply to King Christian's letter, 167;
declines to interfere actively on behalf of the Queen of Denmark,
168;
attacked by Junius, 169, 170.
Grimm, baron, 83, _note_.
Guards, mutiny of the, 71;
march to Frederiksberg, 73;
discharged, 74;
supplied with provisions by the citizens, 75;
disbanded, 77;
mutiny caused by Struensee's disbandment of the, 287, 288.
Gude, general von, commander of the garrison, 67;
his character, 67 _note_;
arrested, but afterwards set at liberty, 143.
Guldberg, Owe Hörg, secretary to Prince Frederick, 84;
biographical notices of, 86;
his person and character, 87;
leader of a conspiracy against Struensee, 84, 88, 92;
surprises the king in his palace, 102;
his drawn up orders for the arrest of seventeen persons, 104;
chief councillor of the conspirators, 127;
the most influential man in the government, 157.
H.
Hansen, admiral, his examination before the privy council, 202.
Hansen, the preacher, insults the imprisoned queen, 204.
Hee, rev. Dr., 185, 186;
his character of Count Brandt, 187.
Hesselberg, colonel von, arrested, 110;
treatment of in prison, and his examination before the privy
council, 201.
Hirschholm, royal breakfasts at, 321.
Hobe, lieutenant-general von, commandant of the citadel, 178;
examination of state prisoners taken before him, 178 _et seq._
Holck, count, present to, 321;
frequently opposed by Struensee, 331;
intrigues against, 334, 335;
the queen's aversion to, 337, 338.
Holstein, countess von, 97, 98.
Horn, the queen's maid, 218, 219.
Horse guards, disbandment of the, 69.
Huth, von, his reward, 126.
I.
Incendiary placards at Copenhagen, 8.
Italian actresses, their house destroyed by the mob, 123.
J.
Jacobi, appointed reader to the king, 146.
Jessen, Jacob, joins in the conspiracy against Struensee, 92, 94, 102;
his rewards, 126.
Juliana Maria, dowager queen, her plot for overthrowing Struensee,
7, 52;
conspiracy formed by, 14;
heads the conspiracy, 84-104;
causes which induced her to undertake it, 85;
surprises the king in his bed, 102;
induces him to sign the orders for arresting Struensee and others,
103;
fulsome laudations of, 132, 135;
Reverdil's interview with, 145;
her insults to the queen, 203.
Junius, his attack on Lord North and George III., 169;
his denunciation of the Danes, 170, 171;
his vigorous appeal on behalf of Caroline Matilda, 171.
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