Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 3 (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. 3 (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
Foot-guards, disbandment of the, 55.
Forgery, charge of against Count Brandt rebutted, 26.
Frederick II. of Denmark, gradually acquires absolute sway, 280,
_note_.
Frederick, prince of Denmark, the marriage festival of, 133;
his contests with the crown prince, and overthrow of his party,
284, 285;
driven into obscurity, 290;
marries a princess of Mecklenburg, _ib._;
his youngest daughter the grandmother of Alexandra, present princess
of Wales, _ib._
Fusilier guards disbanded, 54.
G.
Gähler, Frau von, charges brought against her, 105;
how disposed of, 110.
Gähler, general von, groundless charges brought against, 113 _et seq._;
his principal crime that of interfering with everything without
possessing requisite knowledge, 115;
how disposed of, 123;
his death, 124.
Gallows Hill, where the skulls and bones of Counts Struensee and Brandt
were exposed, 94.
George III., Mr. Wraxall's communications with, 204 _et seq._;
his instructions respecting his sister, the queen of Denmark, and
the Danish nobles, 205;
his assent to the project for restoring the queen under certain
conditions, 207, 208;
letter of the Danish nobility to, 229.
German language encouraged by Struensee, 38.
Göhrde, chateau of, 157;
arrival of the queen at, and also of her sister, the hereditary
princess of Brunswick, 157 _et note_.
Griffenfeldt, count von, imprisoned in the fortress of Munkholm, 133;
notices of, _ib._;
his death, _ib._
Guards, disbandment of the, by Struensee, 54.
Guldberg, O., one of the commissioners who sentenced Struensee, 61;
and Count Brandt, 67;
his intrigues against Struensee, 101;
draws up Falckenskjold's pardon and release, 136, 137;
becomes cabinet secretary, 279;
his ministry, _ib._;
honours conferred upon him, 280;
receives the name of Höegh-Guldberg, _ib._;
opposed by the crown prince, 284;
his overthrow, 285, 289;
his death, 289.
H.
Hanbury, Mr., English consul at Hamburgh, 176;
invites Mr. Wraxall to dinner, _ib._
Hansen, admiral, unfounded charges brought against, 106;
how disposed of, 110, 112;
his death, 112.
Hauch, general, first deputy of the College of War, 136.
Hee, Rev. Dr., the chaplain of Count Brandt, 83;
attends Brandt to the scaffold, 88;
rewards allotted to, 95 _et note_.
Hesse, Prince Charles of, invited to Copenhagen, 266.
Hesselberg, colonel von, charges brought against, 105;
biographical notices of, 106;
how disposed of, 111;
his death, 112.
Holck, count, his alleged freedom with the king, 5.
Holstein, count, presented with a diamond solitaire by the queen, 157.
Holstein, countess, her personal appearance, 176.
Horse-guards, corps of, disbanded, 54.
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