Get to know Struensee better with 10+ real example sentences.
Struensee in a sentence
Using Struensee
- In the example corpus, struensee often appears in combinations such as: struensee was, of struensee.
Context around Struensee
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Struensee
- In this selection, "struensee" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1772, dorothea, elder, moved, became and abolished stand out and add context to how "struensee" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include april 1772 struensee s dismissal and at first struensee kept a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "struensee" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with struensee
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because King Christian was scarcely responsible for his actions, Struensee dictated whatever answers he pleased. (15 words)
Johann Struensee, now 23 years old, had to set up his own household for the first time. (17 words)
When Struensee abolished all censorship of the press, it mostly resulted in a flood of anti-Struensee pamphlets. (18 words)
However, as a commoner who had imposed himself in the circles of nobility, Struensee was condemned as being guilty of lèse majesté and usurpation of the royal authority, both capital offences according to paragraphs 2 and 26 of the Kongelov. (40 words)
In 1772, Struensee was arrested, tried, and convicted of crimes against the majesty, his right hand was cut off following his beheading, his remains were quartered and put on display on top of spikes on the commons west of Copenhagen. (40 words)
Physician to King Christian VII During Struensee's near ten-year residence in Altona he came into contact with a circle of aristocrats who had been sent away from the royal court in Copenhagen. (34 words)
Example sentences (18)
Public execution of Struensee on 28 April 1772 Struensee's dismissal of many government officials and officers brought him many political enemies.
When Adam and Maria Dorothea Struensee moved to Altona in 1758, where the elder Struensee became pastor of Trinitatiskirche (Trinity’s Church), Johann Friedrich moved with them.
When Struensee abolished all censorship of the press, it mostly resulted in a flood of anti-Struensee pamphlets.
At first Caroline Matilda ( Princess Caroline Matilda ) disliked Struensee, but she was unhappy in her marriage, neglected and spurned by the king, and affected by his illness.
Because King Christian was scarcely responsible for his actions, Struensee dictated whatever answers he pleased.
But Struensee was one of the few people who paid attention to the lonely queen, and he seemed to do his best to alleviate her troubles.
Critics of Struensee thought that he did not respect native Danish and Norwegian customs, seeing them as prejudices and wanting to eliminate them in favor of abstract principles.
However, as a commoner who had imposed himself in the circles of nobility, Struensee was condemned as being guilty of lèse majesté and usurpation of the royal authority, both capital offences according to paragraphs 2 and 26 of the Kongelov.
In 1772, Struensee was arrested, tried, and convicted of crimes against the majesty, his right hand was cut off following his beheading, his remains were quartered and put on display on top of spikes on the commons west of Copenhagen.
In control of the government At first, Struensee kept a low profile as he began to control the political machine.
Johann Struensee, now 23 years old, had to set up his own household for the first time.
Physician to King Christian VII During Struensee's near ten-year residence in Altona he came into contact with a circle of aristocrats who had been sent away from the royal court in Copenhagen.
Portrait of Struensee, 1770 He was ambitious, and petitioned the Danish government in the person of Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff for funds.
Rantzau recommended Struensee to the court as a physician to attend King Christian VII on his forthcoming tour to princely and royal courts in western Germany, the Netherlands, England, and France.
Struensee was very involved with the upbringing of the Crown Prince Frederick VI along the principles of Enlightenment, such as outlined by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 's challenge to return to nature.
The chief charge against Struensee was that he had usurped the royal authority in contravention of the Royal Law (Kongelov).
Three of the Struensee sons went to University, but none became theologians like their father; two of the daughters married ministers.
Upon the court's return to Copenhagen in January 1769, Struensee was appointed personal physician to the king.
Common combinations with struensee
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- struensee was 6×
- of struensee 3×