M.

Marble church, the, 328.

Masquerades first given at the Danish court, 90.

Matilda, order of, established, 314, 315; members on whom the order was conferred, 316.

Matrimony, ridiculed in the eighteenth century, 10.

Melcombe, lord, 4; his feelings towards Frederick Prince of Wales, 5; his anecdotes of Augusta Princess of Wales and the royal family, 16 _et seq._

"Memoirs of an Unfortunate Queen," authenticity of the work, 34.

Moltke, count, of Denmark, 54, 57; sarcasm on, 58; his arbitrary rule, 66; court triumvirate formed by, 77; his dismissal, 80; his death, 317.

Monaco, prince de, 178.

Monaldeschi, executed, 178.

Münter, the German preacher, his sermon against the royal amusements, 91, 92.

Murders, by the aristocracy, 12.

Murray, solicitor-general, 20.

N.

Navy, reforms in the administration of the, 320.

Nevers, duchesse de, 178.

Nielson, instructor of Prince Christian of Denmark, 58, 59.

No-Popery, riots of 1780, 12.

North, lord, anecdote of, 11.

"Northern Courts," by T. Brown, its secret history of Sweden and Denmark, 53, 54, 55 _note_.

Norwegians, discontent of the, 190.

O.

Oginsky, count, 302.

Oldenburg, count Christian of, elected Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, 51.

Opera House, grand masked ball at the, 149, 150.

Orkney, lady, ex-mistress of William III., 8.

Orléans, duc de, 175, 176.

Osten, count von der, appointed to the Foreign Office, 299; his birth and chequered fortunes, 299 _et seq._

Oxford University confers the honorary degree of D.C.L. on King Christian and many of his suite, 143.

P.

Parc aux Cerfs, at Paris, 168, 170.

Paris, city ball at the Hotel de Ville, 163, 164; immorality of, 164.

Parsons, Nancy, 11.

Père d'Orleans' "Révolutions d'Angleterre," 21, 24.

Peterborough, Dr. T., bishop of, preceptor to the Prince of Wales, 24.

Plessen, Frau von, her influence, 85, 88, 89; her removal and dismissal, 116, 117.

Poisson, Mademoiselle, 166; afterwards Madame Pompadour, 167.

Police of Copenhagen, reorganized, 326.

Polish election, 302.

Pompadour, Madame, 167; her power over the king, and despotic rule, 167, 168; spread of her evil example through France, 168.

Poniatowski, biographical notices of, 301.

Pope, Alex., Prince of Wales's visit to, 5.

Popelinière, M., the pretty wife of, 173.

Portsmouth, duchess of, ex-mistress of Charles II., 8.

Press, freedom of the, in Denmark, 308.

Prince Royal of Denmark, his education neglected, 379.

Princess, birth of a, 346. (See LOUISA AUGUSTA.)

Privy Council suppressed, and the ministers dismissed, 307.

Provisions, scarcity of in Denmark, 294.

R.

Rake-hell, 12; verses on the word, 13, _note_.

Rantzau-Ascheberg, count von, biographical notices of, 114, 115, 235 _et seq._; his libertine habits, 236, 237; Mr. Wraxall's remarks on his infamous character, 238, _note_; introduced to the king and queen, 239; entertained at court, 240; colours presented by the queen to the regiment commanded by him, 245; his appointments, 252; his factious advice, 322, 323; his dislike to Struensee, 361, 362; his heavy debts, _ib._; his intrigues against Struensee, 362, 363.

"Recollections of an Old Chamberlain," a novel, describes the appearance of Caroline Matilda, 284.

Reventlow, count, tutor of Prince Christian, 56; his severity as a taskmaster, 57, 62; his administration, 70; grand chamberlain, anecdotes of, 73 _et seq._; court triumvirate formed by, 73; at the head of the malcontents, 91; his dismissal, 111; his death, 307, _note_.

Reverdil, von, tutor of Prince Christian, 60; his account of Prince Christian when twelve years of age, 61; his manly reproof, as minister, of the dissolute Count Holck, 104; ordered to leave Constantinople, 105; invited to resume office, 6, 365; Count Bernstorff's letter, to, _ib._, his journey, 370; his introduction to court, and his interview with Christian, 372, 373; his details about the king and the habits of the court, 374 _et seq._

Robbers of the eighteenth century, 12.

Roeskilde, in Denmark, meeting of Christian VII. and Caroline Matilda at, 83.

Roman-Coupier, Mademoiselle, 168.

Rosenkranz, privy councillor von, appointed minister of war, 77; his dismissal 80; his death, 307, _note_.

Rothe Thyge, of the College of Finances, 331.

Royal Family of Denmark, 90; their amusements, 90, 91.

Royal hunt at Hirschholm, 282.

Royal quarrel, 293.

Royal successions, remarks on, 51.

Russia, her influence, 115; her bullying spirit, 244; alliance with Denmark, 273; letter from the Danish government to the empress, 297; cavalier treatment of the Danish minister, 298; quarrel with, 322; negociations with, 339; rumours of war with, 340, 341.

S.

St. Germain, count, manufacturer of the elixir of life, 173; president of the war ministry, 77; biographical notices of, 77, _note_; his dismissal, 110; his excellent reforms in the army, 275.

Saldern, Herr von, 115; his letter against Count Rantzau, _ib._; takes his leave, 117; his career and character, 118.

Schack opposes the reform of the privy council, and is dismissed, 304.

Schimmelmann, baron von, 113; biographical notices of, 119.

Schleswig-Holstein, hereditary claims of the royal family of Denmark, 50; historical notices, 51 _et seq._; Count Christian of Oldenburg elected, 51; decided that the duchies "should remain eternally undivided and together," _ib._; rule of succession, _ib._; its possession of vital importance to Denmark, 51, 52, _note_.

Schleswig-Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg, duke of, his descent, 316, _note_.

Schrödersee, von, dismissed, 318.

Schumacher, his government of Denmark, 254; the cabinet secretary, 364.

Scott, Mr., tutor to the Prince of Wales, 19, 20.

Seckendorf, baron von, his letter to Mr. W. N. Wraxall, 34, _note_.

Serfdom, existence of in Denmark, 193.

Serfs, emancipation of the, 367.

Sesquier, advocate-general, 181.

Sèvres, King Christian's visit to, 179.

Shauenburg race, expiration of the, 51.

"Sharp examination" of prisoners abolished, 356.

Schleswig, royal visit to, 230.

Small pox, its ravages in Zeeland, 223.

Smith, Mrs. Gillespie, 46.

Söhlenthal, baron von, 121.

Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Denmark, 74; her influence over public affairs, 78, 79; her feelings towards Caroline Matilda, 88, 89; her death, 228.

Sperling, von, equerry of Christian VII., 71; appointed bailliff of Hütten, 111; his vicious character, 115.

Stanhope, Lady Bel, refuses the offer of Count Holck, 192.

Stiefelett-Kathrine, mistress of Christian VII., 103, 104; her shameful career, 113; arrested and sent to prison, _ib._

Stockfleth, Fräulein von, married to Count Holck, 120.

Stone, Mr., sub-governor to Prince George, 18, 19.

Struensee, Dr. John Frederick, the physician of Altona, 130; his visit to the Galerie des Cerfs, 178; biographical notices of, 200; origin of his family, _ib._, _note_; his person and character, _ib._; his growing influence with the king, 209; his appointment as state councillor, 211; his first introduction to Caroline Matilda, 215; his acquaintance with Frau von Gabel, 216; his intimacy with, and influence over, Caroline Matilda, 219, 221; gains the confidence of the king, 220; insulted by Filosofow, the Russian diplomatist, 221; conciliates the royal pair, 223; his constant access to the queen, 225; her familiarities with him create suspicion, 226, 227; his great influence over her, 232; his proposed reforms, 233, 234, 241; his first decree, 259; dissatisfaction with, 263; his proposed reforms, 271, 272; his maxims, 276; his plan for driving the nobles from Copenhagen, 276, _note_; reorganises the council of state, 279 _et seq._; his wise measures in providing against the effects of a bad harvest, 294; continues his reform, and establishes a foundling hospital, 295, 296; privy council suppressed by, 305; his almost absolute power, 306; his reforms, 311 _et seq._; establishes a public lottery, 313; his administrative changes and reforms, 318 _et seq._; his further reforms and ameliorations in every department of the state, 324 _et seq._; his sudden alarm and resignation of office, 337; his desire to maintain the independence of Denmark, 338; his absolute power and extravagance, 347; appointed privy cabinet minister, 348; made a Danish count, 352; his coat of arms, 353; his progress in reforms, 355; his management of foreign affairs, 357; growing dissatisfaction with, 358 _et seq._; intrigues against, 362, 363; public dislike to, 370.

Struensee, Charles Augustus, of the college of finances, brother of the secretary, 331.

Struensee, Justiz-rath, his influential position, 356.

Superstition in France, _temp._ Louis XV., 173.

Sweden, princes of, visit Copenhagen and Paris, 295.

T.

Talbot, lady, beauty of, 140, 152.

Theatre Royal, royal quarrel at the, 293, 294.

Theatricals, introduced into the Danish court, 90.

Thott, count von, the Danish Minister, 188; his high character, 189; his dismissal, 307; joins the newly formed ministry in 1772, 307, _note_.