The Strange Career of the Chevalier D'Eon de Beaumont

VAL

VALCROISSANT, Chevalier de, secret
envoy to Russia, imprisoned, and
liberated through D'Eon, 5, and

note

Vergennes, Count de, Minister for
Foreign Affairs, 224; necessity
for humouring D'Eon, 230; in-
structions to Beaumarchais for
treating with D'Eon, 236; re-
quires D'Eon's disguise and re-
sumption of female attire, 239,
283, 289; receives the King's
secret papers, 259; defence of
Beaumarchais, 295; general treat-
ment of D'Eon, 301; confirms
her annuity, 307

Vergy, Treyssac de, calls at the
French embassy in London, 112;
a guest of de Guerchy; gives warn-
ing to D'Eon, 113, 114; hostile
message, 114; humbled by D'Eon,
117; confession of designs on
D'Eon's life, 163-168; sworn
depositions, 171, 173, 193; death
and will, 193

Viri, Count, Sardinian envoy in
London, his interest in D'Eon,
66; share in the restoration of
peace, 72, 204; presents from
Louis XV., 72

Voltaire, a gift from Elizabeth, 23;
threatened with defamation, 231;
on a portrait of D'Eon, 300

WALDEGRAVE, Countess (later, mar-
ried to the Duke of Gloucester),
198
Wales, H.R.H. the Princess of,
mother to George III., 152, 196,
197

Wales, H.R.H. the Prince of, 308,
320, 326

ZEN

Wallis, Lady, 324
Walmsley, Captain, 325
Wilkes, John, the patriot, 156, 206,
310

Wilkes, Miss, note to D'Eon, 280
Williams, Sir C. Hanbury, ambas-
sador to Russia, refuses to present
Chevalier Douglas, and caution to
Swedish minister, 12, 13; inter-
course with Catherine, 16, 57;
designation of D'Eon, 17; deceived
by Woronzoff, 19; dignitied mes-
sage to the Count, 19; D'Eon's
repartee on Admiral Byng's execu-
tion, 31

Wilmot, Mr. Justice, 173, 194
Wilson, Mr., 332

Wolff, Baron, British Consul-General,

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