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Caroline the Illustrious, vol. 1 (of 2)

Chapter 41: INDEX. VOLUME I.
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A detailed biography tracing the subject’s life from childhood in Ansbach and Berlin through betrothal and marriage into the Hanoverian family, continuing into her years as Princess of Wales and queenly regent. Based on archival documents and contemporary dispatches, it reconstructs court life, political crises such as Jacobite challenges and the South Sea Bubble, and her practical role in governance alongside leading ministers. Chapters combine narrative of family and court events with examinations of character, influence, and ceremony, supported by illustrations and unpublished records to show how her personality and actions interacted with the political and social currents of the early Georgian era.

  • Addison, Joseph, at Hanover, 86;
  • and Caroline, 169;
  • and the Jacobites, 247;
  • Secretary of State, 273.
  • Aislabie and the South Sea Bubble, 350.
  • Albemarle, Earl of, 149.
  • Alberoni, Cardinal, 328.
  • Albert the Great, Margrave of Ansbach, 7.
  • Aldworth, duel with Col. Chudleigh, 142.
  • Alexander, Margrave of Ansbach, 5.
  • Amelia, Princess, birth, 98.
  • Anne, Princess, birth, 92.
  • Anne, Queen of England, 62;
  • and the Church, 106;
  • reply to Hanoverian memorial, 120;
  • death, 128.
  • Arbuthnot, at Leicester House, 299.
  • Argyll, Duke of, 127;
  • Commander of Forces in Scotland, 146;
  • and the Stuart cause, 230;
  • dismissed, 251.
  • Arnauld, 23.
  • Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, 127;
  • and George I., 157;
  • trial, 354.
  • Augustus Frederick (Augustus the Strong), Elector of Saxony, 12.
  • Austin, Mr., 58.
  • Beausobre, 19.
  • Bellenden, Margaret, 165.
  • Bellenden, Mary, 165, 303.
  • Berkeley, Countess of, 162.
  • Berkeley, Lord, 318.
  • Bernstorff, Prime Minister of Hanover, 132;
  • in England, 197.
  • Bolingbroke, Viscount, Secretary of State, 98;
  • dismissed, 133;
  • at coronation of George I., 156;
  • flight, 191;
  • impeachment, 192;
  • accepts office with Prince James Stuart, 215;
  • dismissed by James, 234;
  • pardon and return to England, 356;
  • and Schulemburg, 378.
  • Bolton, Duchess of, 162.
  • Bossuet, 24.
  • Bothmar, Hanoverian agent in England, 100;
  • in England, 196.
  • Boyle, 23.
  • Brandshagen, 97.
  • Brensenius, 20.
  • Brett, Anne, 381.
  • Bromley, Secretary of State, 111.
  • Buckenburg, Countess of, 259.
  • Buckingham, Duchess of, 294.
  • Burnet, Bishop, 167.
  • Cabinet Council, establishment of, 146.
  • Cambridge, Marquis and Duke of, George Augustus created, 91.
  • Cambridge University and George I., 223.
  • Carnwath, Earl, joins Jacobites, 224;
  • surrender, 226;
  • impeached, 236;
  • reprieved, 239;
  • pardoned, 244.
  • Caroline of Ansbach, birth, 3;
  • parents, 8;
  • betrothal, 54;
  • marriage, 57;
  • and the English throne, 102;
  • lands in England, 150;
  • enters London, 151;
  • and Schulemburg and Kielmansegge in England, 199;
  • popularity of, 245;
  • and Lord Sunderland, 264;
  • at Leicester House, 287;
  • and Lord Chesterfield, 291;
  • and Mrs. Howard, 309;
  • and her children, 316;
  • and Walpole, 334;
  • birthday celebrations, 369.
  • Caroline, Princess, birth, 98.
  • Carteret, Bridget, 166.
  • Cassel, Princess of, 27.
  • Celle, Duchess of, 65.
  • Celle, Duke of, 30;
  • death, 57.
  • Charles, Archduke, King of Spain, 26, 38.
  • Charles XII., King of Sweden, 271.
  • Charles Edward, Prince, birth, 353.
  • Chesterfield, Lord, 289.
  • Chetwynd, Lord, 194.
  • Chudleigh, Colonel, 142.
  • Cibber, Colley, 324.
  • Clarendon, Earl of, Envoy Extraordinary to Hanover, 119;
  • and George I., 130.
  • Clarke, Dr. Samuel, 260, 299.
  • Clayton, Mrs., 162.
  • Clementina, Princess, Consort of Prince James Stuart, 270, 330.
  • Congreve, 169.
  • Cowper, Countess of, 162.
  • Cowper, Lord, Lord Chancellor of England, 146;
  • resignation, 317.
  • Craggs, James, at Hanover, 78, 128;
  • and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, 204;
  • Secretary for War, 273;
  • and Caroline, 338;
  • death, 350.
  • Darlington, Countess of. See Kielmansegge.
  • D’Alais, English Envoy at Hanover, 92.
  • De Broglie, Count, 201.
  • D’Eke, Countess of, 89.
  • D’Haremberg, Marshal of the Court of Hanover, 122.
  • De la Bergerie, French Chaplain at Hanover, 34.
  • Deloraine, Lady, 259.
  • Derwentwater, proclaims Prince James, 224;
  • surrender, 226;
  • impeached, 236;
  • executed, 242.
  • De Villette, Marquise, 354.
  • Dorchester, Lady, 156.
  • Dorset, Countess of, 162.
  • Dorset, Lord, at Hanover, 85, 129.
  • Du Cros, State Minister, 27.
  • Dupplin, Lord, 222.
  • Eberstein, Princess of. See Schulemburg.
  • Eleanor Erdmuthe Louisa, Margravine of Ansbach, 8;
  • betrothal, 9;
  • marriage, 10;
  • death, 13.
  • Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, 14.
  • Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans, 44.
  • Ernest Augustus of Hanover, 34, 64;
  • created Duke of York, 252.
  • Errol, Earl of, 218.
  • Forster, proclaims Prince James, 224;
  • surrender, 226;
  • escape, 236, 244.
  • Frederick I., Elector of Brandenburg, 7.
  • Frederick III., Elector of Brandenburg, 8;
  • marriage, 16;
  • King of Prussia, 16.
  • Frederick V., Burgrave of Ansbach, 7.
  • Frederick Louis of Hanover, birth, 89;
  • created Duke of Gloucester, 252.
  • Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia, birth, 16;
  • marriage, 84;
  • King of Prussia, 359.
  • Gay at Leicester House, 298.
  • George Augustus (George II.), birth, 3;
  • betrothal, 54;
  • marriage, 57;
  • Knight of the Garter, 86;
  • English titles, 90;
  • created Prince of Wales, 143;
  • shot at, 246;
  • appointed Regent, 250;
  • at Hampton Court, 256;
  • quarrel with George I., 274;
  • and the Duke of Newcastle, 276;
  • arrest, 277;
  • at Leicester House, 287;
  • at Richmond Lodge, 311;
  • reconciliation with George I., 334.
  • George Frederick, Margrave of Ansbach, 7.
  • George Frederick (the younger), Margrave of Ansbach, 8.
  • George Louis (George I.), character, 63;
  • memorial to Anne, 113;
  • King of England, 128;
  • lands in England, 137;
  • enters London, 141;
  • establishes Cabinet Council, 146;
  • coronation, 152;
  • Civil List, 186;
  • visit to Hanover, 251, 327, 341, 358;
  • and his mistresses, 268;
  • quarrel with Prince of Wales, 274;
  • shot at, 326;
  • reconciliation with Prince of Wales, 334;
  • and Caroline, 338;
  • visit to Berlin, 359;
  • death, 383.
  • George the Pious, Margrave of Ansbach, 7.
  • George William of Wales, birth, 274;
  • death, 283.
  • Glengarry, Chief of, 218.
  • Godike, Bothmar’s secretary, 130.
  • Gortz, Swedish Prime Minister, 271.
  • Grantham, Lord, 278.
  • Gyllenborg, Swedish Envoy, 271.
  • Halifax, Lord, at Hanover, 85;
  • head of Treasury Commission, 146.
  • Handel, 19.
  • Hanmer, Sir Thomas, 188.
  • Harcourt, Lord Chancellor, 138.
  • Henry Benedict, Duke of York, birth, 353.
  • Hertfort, Marquess of, 57.
  • Hervey, Lord, 293.
  • Hesse, Princess of, 41.
  • Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave of, 51.
  • Hobart, Sir Henry, 93.
  • Howard, Henry, at Hanover, 93;
  • Gentleman Usher to George I., 164.
  • Howard, Mrs., at Hanover, 93;
  • Bedchamber Woman to Caroline, 162;
  • at Hampton Court, 261;
  • separates from her husband, 282.
  • Howe, English Envoy at Hanover, 83.
  • Howe, Sophia, 166, 305.
  • Humphreys, Sir William, 170.
  • Huntley, Marquess of, 218.
  • Jacobite Rising of 1715, 217.
  • James I. of England, 14.
  • James Stuart, Prince (The Chevalier de St. George), history, 210;
  • declared king, 219;
  • lands in Scotland, 227;
  • flight, 231;
  • marriage, 270, 330.
  • John Frederick, Margrave of Ansbach, 8.
  • John George IV., Elector of Saxony, betrothal, 9;
  • marriage, 10;
  • death, 12.
  • Karl the Wild, Margrave of Ansbach, 4.
  • Kendal, Duchess of. See Schulemburg.
  • Kenmure, Lord, declares for Prince James, 224;
  • surrender, 226;
  • impeached, 236;
  • executed, 242.
  • Kent, Duke of, 279.
  • Kielmansegge, Madame, 76;
  • created Countess of Darlington, 323.
  • King, Sir Peter, 171.
  • Kingston, Duke of, 279.
  • Knights of the Swan, 7.
  • Lansdowne, Lord, 222.
  • Law, John, 343.
  • Leibniz, 22;
  • and England, 131;
  • death, 269.
  • Lepel, Mary, 165, 301.
  • Linlithgow, Earl of, 218.
  • Louis XIV. of France, relations with, and Germany, 23;
  • and Hanover, 82.
  • Louisa, Princess, birth, 367.
  • Louise, Raugravine, 29.
  • Lowther, Antony, 307.
  • Lumley, Lord, 246.
  • Luther, 12.
  • Macintosh, Brigadier, 225, 236.
  • Mahomet, Turkish servant of George I., 200.
  • Mainz, Elector-Archbishop of, 22.
  • Malebranche, 23.
  • Mar, Earl of, 217.
  • Marischal, Earl of, 218.
  • Marlborough, Duke of, 63;
  • at Hanover, 79;
  • dismissed, 101;
  • Commander-in-Chief, 146;
  • and Bolingbroke, 191;
  • death, 352.
  • Mary, Princess, birth, 367.
  • Masham, Lady, 99.
  • Maximilian, Prince, of Hanover, 64.
  • Meadows, Miss, 166, 304.
  • Melancthon, 12.
  • Metsch, Court Councillor, 52.
  • Milford Haven, Earl of, 91.
  • Mollineux, Marlborough’s agent at Hanover, 116.
  • Montagu, Duchess of, 162.
  • Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley, 76;
  • history, 201;
  • and Craggs, 204;
  • at Hanover, 253.
  • Mustapha, Turkish servant of George I., 200.
  • Nairn, Lord, surrender, 226;
  • impeached, 236;
  • reprieved, 239;
  • pardoned, 244.
  • Newcastle, Duke of, 276.
  • Newport, Mr., 57.
  • Newton, 300.
  • Nithisdale, Earl, joins Prince James, 224;
  • surrender, 226;
  • impeached, 236;
  • escape, 241.
  • Northallerton, Viscount, 91.
  • Northumberland, Duke of, 140.
  • Nottingham, Lady, and Caroline, 151.
  • Nottingham, Lord, President of the Council, 145;
  • and the Jacobites, 240.
  • Oldenburg, 23.
  • Onslow, Mr., 58.
  • Order of the Golden Bracelet, 10.
  • Ormonde, Duke of, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, 98;
  • and the Jacobites, 126;
  • impeachment and flight, 192;
  • return to England, 217.
  • Oxford, Earl of, Lord-Treasurer of England, 98;
  • fall, 125;
  • impeachment, 192;
  • trial and release, 274.
  • Oxford University and George I., 223.
  • Papendorf, 19.
  • Parker, Lord Chief Justice, 317.
  • Peterborough, Earl of, 291.
  • Pickenbourg, Countess of, 118.
  • Platen, Count, 30.
  • Platen, Countess, 77.
  • Poley, English Envoy at Hanover, 41.
  • Pollexfen, Mrs., 162.
  • Pöllnitz, Marie von, 16.
  • Pope, 297.
  • Reden, Chevalier, 122.
  • Robethon, 232, 197.
  • Robethon, Madame, 198.
  • Röohlitz, Magdalen Sybil von, 9;
  • created countess, 11;
  • death, 12.
  • Roxburgh, Duke of, 279.
  • St. Albans, Duchess of, 162.
  • Saxe-Gotha, Duke of, 21.
  • Saxe-Zeith, Princess of, 42.
  • Schulemburg, Ermengarda Melusina, 74;
  • created peeress of Ireland, 268;
  • created Duchess of Kendal, 323;
  • created Princess of Eberstein, 375;
  • and Walpole, 377;
  • and Bolingbroke, 378.
  • Schütz, Hanoverian Envoy in England, 110.
  • Schütz, Mademoiselle, 198.
  • Seaforth, Earl of, 218.
  • Selwyn, Mrs., 162.
  • Severit, Court Councillor, 52.
  • Shrewsbury, Duchess of, 143.
  • Shrewsbury, Duke of, Lord Treasurer, 128;
  • resignation, 145;
  • Lord Chamberlain, 146.
  • Somerset, Duke of, 127.
  • Sophia, Electress of Hanover, 14;
  • at Lützenburg, 19;
  • and the English throne, 24–62;
  • and Caroline, 25;
  • genealogy, 61;
  • and Mrs. Howard, 94;
  • Memorial to Anne, 113;
  • death, 118.
  • Sophie Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg, 10;
  • character, 14;
  • marriage, 16;
  • Queen of Prussia, 16;
  • and Caroline, 21;
  • death, 34;
  • funeral, 50.
  • Sophie Dorothea of Celle and Caroline, 65;
  • death, 380.
  • Sophie Dorothea, Princess of Hanover, 64;
  • marriage, 84;
  • Queen of Prussia, 360.
  • South Sea Bubble, 341.
  • Southesk, Earl of, 218.
  • Stair, Lord, English Ambassador in Paris, 217;
  • recalled, 343.
  • Stanhope, Earl, Secretary of State, 145;
  • Prime Minister, 268;
  • death, 349.
  • Strafford, Earl of, 149, 192.
  • Sunderland, Lord, 264;
  • Secretary of State, 273;
  • resignation and death, 351.
  • Swift, Dean, 174.
  • Tewkesbury, Baron, 90.
  • Thornhill, Sir James, 255.
  • Tickell, 173, 299.
  • Toland, 19.
  • Townshend, Lord, Secretary of State, 133;
  • Prime Minister, 145;
  • and Caroline, 263;
  • dismissed, 268;
  • Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, 268;
  • dismissed, 272;
  • joins Stanhope, 330.
  • Traquair, Earl of, 218.
  • Tron, Madame, 174.
  • Tullibardine, Marquess of, 218.
  • Twittel, Count, 383.
  • Urban, 29.
  • Utrecht, Peace of, 101.
  • Vanburgh, Sir John, 86.
  • Von Breidow, Privy Councillor, 50.
  • Von Eltz, Baron, 41, 44, 49.
  • Von Genninggen, Fräulein, 49.
  • Von Gerleheim, Court Marshal, 49.
  • Von Voit, Councillor, 51.
  • Vota, 19.
  • Waldeck, Prince, 380.
  • Walpole, Sir Robert, Paymaster General, 145;
  • Chairman of Committee of Secrecy, 192;
  • and the Jacobites, 240;
  • resignation, 272;
  • joins Stanhope, 330;
  • history, 332;
  • and Caroline, 334;
  • Prime Minister, 351;
  • and Atterbury, 354;
  • and Schulemburg, 377.
  • Wharton, Duke of, 182, 349.
  • Whiston, 299.
  • Widdrington, Lord, 226, 236, 240.
  • Wilhelmina Caroline, Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach. See Caroline.
  • William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, birth, 367.
  • William Frederick of Ansbach, 8.
  • William of Orange, 82.
  • Wintoun, Earl of, 224, 225, 236, 243, 244.
  • Wren, Sir Christopher, 323.
  • Wyndham, Sir William, 222.

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