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
STRUENSEE, Count Frederick, conspiracy for effecting his overthrow,
7, 14;
his weakness, 10;
Falckenskjold's advice to, 13, 14;
Brandt's letter of complaint to, 27;
his letter to Brandt, a long state paper of the doctrinaire school,
34-47;
Brandt's treacherous proposals for arresting him, 47, 49;
anonymous attacks on, 50;
his indifference to popular clamour, 51;
dismisses several officials of high standing, 52;
adopts measures of security, 54 _et seq._;
his disbandment of the horse and foot guards, 69;
his intentions defeated, 78;
his political blindness and obstinacy, 80, 81;
all parties leagued against him, 82;
conspiracy organised for his overthrow, 84 _et seq._;
orders for his arrest, 105;
arrested, 107;
his miserable cell, 108;
bitter pamphlets published against, 132, 135, 136;
persecution and arrests of his adherents, 141 _et seq._;
cruelly treated in prison, 149;
his despair, 150;
his examination before the privy council of state, 178 _et seq._;
his firmness, 179;
his confession, 180;
his base conduct, 181;
his dishonourable disclosures, 182;
his lame defence, 183;
his habits in prison, 184;
his friends, 193;
the Rev. Dr. Münter's visit to, and their theologico-philosophical
conversations, 187 _et seq._;
a fatherly letter to, 194;
his conversion, 198, 200;
effects of Christianity on, 199;
the Fiscal General's indictment of, 256;
recapitulation of Struensee's life, character, and alleged crimes,
258-294;
his "inhuman" impudence, 275;
his treatment of the crown prince, 279;
his abolition of the council of state, 282;
his disbandment of the guards, 287;
his malversation of the finances, 289;
an accomplice in selling her Majesty's costly bouquet, 292;
the manner in which evidence was raked up
against the unfortunate ex-minister, 295;
defended by the lawyer Uldall, 298-316;
Reverdil's defence of, 319;
his written defence and apology, 329;
his auto-biographical notices, 330 _et seq._;
his position and influence at court, 337-340;
his charge of the different departments of state, 347 _et seq._;
his cabinet orders, 355;
his indifference to public opinion, 357;
a friend to the liberty of the subject, 361.
Struensee, Justiz-rath, arrested, 112;
his treatment in prison, 151;
his examination before the privy council, 201;
eventually becomes the Prussian minister of finances, 141.
Struensee, lieutenant, banished the kingdom, 141;
receives an appointment in Prussia through the interest of
his brother, _ib._
Sturtz, councillor of legation, arrested, 112, 148.
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