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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Copenhagen reports impending political revolution in Denmark: key figures in Queen's exile and Counts' deaths banned from court, ministry overhaul, Queen Dowager and Prince Frederick excluded from King's presence. King to act independently. Messengers to Zell suggest Queen's possible restoration to husband and children.
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"I believe all Europe will be surprised at the sudden and strange revolution that will soon happen in this kingdom. Many of those that were the most active in the disgrace and exile of our most amiable Queen, and the principal cause of the deaths of the two unfortunate Counts, are forbid the Court, so that there is almost a total change of the Ministry, the Queen Dowager and Prince Frederick are now not admitted into the King's presence; his Majesty is determined not to act solely under the directions of his Council, but in some measure to be guided by his own opinion; and as he gives close attention to state affairs, there is no doubt but in a short time he will be as good a politician as any in Europe, and I doubt not but that we shall once again be a happy people. Expresses are daily passing to and from Zell, from which it is conjectured that there is something upon the carpet to restore the Queen to the arms of her royal spouse, and the enjoyment of her children, whom she has a long time wished to see."
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Copenhagen
Event Date
October 20
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total change of the ministry; queen dowager and prince frederick not admitted into the king's presence; conjecture of queen's restoration
Event Details
Sudden revolution anticipated with active participants in Queen's disgrace and exile of two Counts forbidden the Court. King determined to act by own opinion rather than solely Council directions, attending closely to state affairs. Expresses passing to and from Zell suggest plans to restore Queen to spouse and children.