D.

Danish chancery, 38.

Danish language, Struensee's ignorance of the, 38; frequently perverted in translation, _ib._

DENMARK, the constitution of, gives the king absolute power, 40, NOTE; feeling of the nation at Struensee's conduct, 42; state trials, and execution of the ministers Counts Struensee and Brandt, 89, 93; Caroline Matilda's farewell to, 154, 155; counter-revolution in, proposed, 177; the new ministry growing unpopular, _ib._; plan for effecting the counter-revolution in, 225; terminated only by the death of the queen, 241, (_see_ CAROLINE MATILDA, and WRAXALL); retrospective view of, 259 _et seq._; political reaction in, 259; all the reforms of Struensee's government abolished, and the abuses of "the good old times" restored, 260 _et seq._; triumvirate in the government, 262; disunion among the conspirators, 263; fate of the ministers, 264 _et seq._; the indigenate law of, 281; the crown prince enters the council of state, 284; effects the overthrow of ministry by a _coup d'état_, 285, 286; the counter-revolution completely effected, 287.

E.

Egede, Professor J., anecdote told by, 260.

Eickstedt, Hans Henry von, his political career, 270; his sudden dismissal, 271; retires to the island of Fühnen, where he dies, _ib._

Elliot, Mr., British envoy at Copenhagen, 288, _note_.

England sends a squadron for the release of Caroline Matilda, 149.

Exiles of Denmark, their project for effecting a counter-revolution, 177.

F.

Falckenskjold, his notes on the trial of Struensee, 47, 48, 50, 54, 55, 64, 101; decided that he should be the victim of judicial vengeance for his admiration of Struensee, 104; his detection of the quarter-master's roguery, 106; groundless charges against, 116-119; sentenced to be imprisoned for life in the fortress of Munkholm, 124; account of his voyage to Munkholm, 125; his description of the fortress, 126, 127; his treatment, 128 _et seq._; his solace and recreation, 130 _et seq._; his disposition to misanthropy, 130; increased severity in his treatment, 133; wretchedness of his domicile, 134; insulted by the commandant, _ib._; receives a royal pardon, and an order for his release, 136; conditions of his release, 137; allowed to take ship for Holland, 139; fixes his domicile at Montpellier, _ib._; receives permission to retire to the Pays de Vaud, _ib._; the court of Petersburg proposes to him the post of chief of the staff in the army, but the court of Copenhagen refuses its assent, 139, 140; in 1788 he visits Copenhagen, 140; the Danish government recalls him, and confers on him the rank and pay of a major-general, 140; ends his days in comfort, and dies at the advanced age of eighty-two, _ib._; his evidence of Queen Matilda's innocence and purity of mind, 254.

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.

Huth, lieutenant-general von, councilor of state, 285.