Voltaire's history of Charles XII, king of Sweden

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French, regiment of, taken prisoners by Saxon troops, 116;
  enter service of King of Sweden, 117;
  further notice of, 331


Germany, its position at the beginning of 18th century, 203;
  Princes of, conclude treaty of the Hague, _ib._

Gortz, Baron, Charles XII’s premier, great scheme of, 314, 316;
  the Czar approves of it, 317;
  sends secretly to interview representatives of Pretender’s party, 320;
  his intrigues discovered, and is arrested at the Hague, 321, 322;
  is set at liberty, 325;
  his efforts to effect a peace between the Czar and Charles XII, 326;
  hatred of Swedes towards, 327, 328;
  seized after the king’s death and beheaded, 336, 337

Grodno, conference between Peter the Great and Augustus at, 113;
  result of, _ib._;
  Charles XII enters town in pursuit of Czar, 149

Grothusen, Charles XII’s treasurer, gets possession by false
  assurances of the money sent by the Sultan, 246;
  goes out alone to address the janissaries sent to take the
  King of Sweden, 256;
  is taken prisoner and ransomed by the Pasha, 269;
  accompanies the king to Adrianople, 269;
  with him at Demotica, 280;
  sent as ambassador extraordinary to the Sultan, 286;
  fails to borrow money from the Porte, _ib._;
  killed at siege of Stralsund, 308

Gustavus Adolphus, his conquests, 8, 9;
  his death, 9

Gustavus Vasa, 7;
  his deliverance of Sweden from King Christian and the bishops, 8;
  introduces Lutheranism, _ib._;
  his death, _ib._

Gyllemburg, Count, Swedish ambassador, conspires with Baron Gortz,
  and is arrested in London, 320, 322;
  set at liberty, 325


Hague, the, treaty of, 203

Holland, States of, conclude treaty of the Hague, 203;
  neutral pose of, 234;
  secretly support the Czar, _ib._;
  alliance of, with the Porte, 234, 235

Holstein, Duchess of, sister of Charles XII, dies of small-pox, 164

Holstein, Duchy of, 18;
  its struggle with Denmark, 18, 19;
  cause of, supported by Charles XII, 46;
  renewed claim of Denmark to, 202


Ibrahim Molla, elected Grand Vizir, 279;
  his history, _ib._;
  plans to make war with the Russians, _ib._;
  is pressed to death between two doors, 284

Ishmael, Pasha of Bender, sent to acquaint King of Sweden with the
  Sultan’s resolve that he must quit his territories, 241;
  receives letter and money from the Sultan enforcing his orders, 244;
  his fear and trouble on finding Grothusen had deceived him, 247;
  his further interview with the king and angry departure, 249, 250;
  shuts off king’s supplies, 250;
  allows three days’ grace before the janissaries assault the
  king’s house, 257;
  offers prize to those who can take the king, 260;
  he and the Kan fire the king’s house, 262;
  the king is carried prisoner to his quarters, 264;
  his reception of the king, 265, 266;
  generously ransoms Grothusen and Colonel Ribbins, 269;
  is accused by De Villelongue and banished by the Sultan, 276, 277


Janissaries, their mode of attack, 215