CHAPTER XIII.

THE CABINET MINISTER.

Birth of a Princess--The Cabinet Minister--The Lex Regia--General Dissatisfaction--The New Counts--Struensee's Coat of Arms--Foreign Affairs--A Favourite has no Friends--The German Grievance--A Dangerous Foe--Ingratitude of Brandt--Return of Reverdil--Arrival at Court--Homicidal Mania--The King of Prussia--Habits of the Court--The Prince Royal 342

LIFE AND TIMES

OF

CAROLINE MATILDA.