INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Abingdon, Lord, 455 Adam, Father, 435, 486, 521 “Adélaïde du Guesclin,” 71; produced, 72 “Agathocle,” 525; produced, 561 “Akakia, Diatribe of Doctor,” 266-8, 270, 274; published, 260, 265 Alain, Maître, 13 Alembert, d’, 141, 213, 251, 345-6, 424, 460, 538, 543, 546, 550, 555, 556, 559-562; history, character, and visit to Délices, 323-6; and the “Geneva” Article, 336, 337; withdraws from “Encyclopædia,” 370; visits Ferney, 500-502 Algarotti, Comte, 84, 102, 118, 132, 229-231 Alliot (commissioner to Stanislas), 201, 236 “Alzire,” 82, 213, 551; produced, 87 “Amulius and Numitor,” 6 Ancian (curé of Moens), 353, 404-405 “Annals of the Empire,” 272; published, 296-7 Annecy, Biort, Bishop of, 351, 354, 404, 477, 483-5 “Anti-Machiavelli” (Frederick the Great’s), 128, 133 Aremberg, Duc d’, 125 Argens, Marquis d’, 229, 230, 253, 335 Argenson, the Comtes d’, 5, 123, 164, 294, 322, 329 Argental, Comte d’, 5, 123, 168, 188, 209, 223, 246, 299, 375, 393, 529, 540, 542 Arnaud, Baculard d,’ 216-17, 224, 227, 243; his quarrel with Voltaire, 233-5 Arnould, Sophie, 534 Arouet, Armand, 2, 3, 4, 8, 25, 31; his death and character, 156 Arouet, Madame, 2; her death, 3 Arouet, Maître, 7-13, 23; position, character, and marriage, 1; at performance of “Œdipe,” 25-6; his death, 31 “Art of War, The” (Frederick the Great’s), 244-6 Artois, Comte d’, 541, 542, 544 “Assyrian War Chariots,” 333 Audibert. See Calas, and 516 Aumard, d’, lives with Voltaire, 376 “Babouc,” 178, 215 Barbara (“Bonne-Baba,” servant), 436, 523, 559 Bazincourt, Mlle. de, 396-7 Beaudrigue, David de (magistrate). See Calas; see Sirvens Beaumont, Elie de (barrister). See Calas; see Sirvens Beauregard (spy), 19, 32 Beauteville, de (French envoy), 465, 470 Beauvau, Prince, de, 532, 544 Belbâtre (musician), 533 “Belle-et-Bonne” (Mlle. de Varicourt, after Marquise de Villette), 517, 524, 544, 553, 561, 564-6 Bellecour (actor), 532 Bernières, M. and Mme. de, 36, 38, 40, 41, 47, 49, 65, 117, 120 Bernis, Abbé (“Babet”), 333, 344, 493 Berri, Duchesse du, 17, 18, 19 Berthe (playwright), 522 Bettinelli (writer), 349-350 Bigex (copyist), 476, 521 Boccage, Mme. du (poetess), 342 Boerhaave, Doctor, 94 Boisy, M. de, 350, 352 Bolingbroke, St. John, Lord, 30, 36, 48-51 “Bolingbroke, Defence of Lord,” 261, 348 Bombelles, Mme. de (affair of), 508 Boswell, James, 52, 468-9 Boufflers, de, 441 Boufflers, Duchesse de, 145 Boufflers, Mme. de, 184-7, 195, 201, 202, 203 Bourbon, Duc de, 41, 45, 541 “Boursouffle,” 110, 174 Boyer, Bishop of Mirepoix, 146-7, 178, 219, 250, 333 Brenles, M. de (lawyer), 301, 308, 319 Breteuil, Abbé de, 109-111, 115 Brettwitz, Lieutenant. See Frankfort Brizard (actor), 544 Brosses, Président de, 351, 352-3, 409 Brunswick, Duke of, 153 “Brutus,” 50, 54, 61, 63; produced, 63 Buffon, Comte de, 253, 506 Burney, Doctor, 358, 497, 500 Byng, Admiral, Voltaire’s advocacy of, 326-8 “Cabals, The,” 518 Calas (the affair of), 412-428, 437, 443-5, 491, 565 Calmet, Dom, 300 “Calumny, Epistle on,” 71, 76 “Campaigns of the King,” 315; and see “Louis XV., Century of” “Candide,” 328, 345; published, 371-373 “Canning, Elizabeth, History of,” 425. See Calas Cartesian System, 101-104 Casanova, 349 Castres, Bishop of. See Sirvens “Catechism of an Honest Man,” 439 Catherine II. of Russia (Catherine the Great), 358, 453, 487, 493, 560, 562 Caumartin, 14, 15, 74 Cazeing. See Calas Chabanon, 469, 471-2, 516 Chabrillant, Colonel, 470 Champbonin, Mme. de, 80, 98, 108, 112-114, 122, 123, 184, 208 Charles VI., Emperor of Austria, death of, 134 “Charles XII., History of,” 54-5, 60, 62-3; published, 64-6 Chasot, Major, 229, 239 Châteauneuf, Abbé de, 2, 3, 5; death of, 6 Châteauneuf, Marquis de, 10-12 Châtelet, Emilie de Breteuil, Marqise du, 39, 71, 73, 74, 83, 84, 85, 87, 90, 93 seq., 128, 150, 157, 164, 165, 171, 179, 188, 192, 235, 291-2, 341, 350, 359-60; birth and education, 74; marriage and character, 74-5; visits Voltaire, 75; at Richelieu’s wedding, 76; in Paris, 76; as Voltaire’s mistress, 77-8; arrives at Cirey, 80; her children, 81; in the affair of “Le Mondain,” 93; as a scientific student, 102; writes “Essay on Fire,” 105; during Mme. de Graffigny’s visit, 106-116; quarrels with her, 112-13; life with Voltaire, 114-15; in Desfontaines’ affair, 119-23; visits Brussels, Enghien, Paris, 124-6; her attitude towards Frederick, 130-2; work at Fontainebleau, 133; quarrel and reconciliation with Voltaire, 138; dissipation in Paris, 140; marriage of her daughter, 149; her discontent with Voltaire, 153; adventure in Paris, 156; illness of her son, 157; at the Duchesse du Maine’s, 172-4; passion for play and flight from court, 175-176; acting at Sceaux, 179; adventure on way to Cirey, 184; life there, 184; her love affair with Saint-Lambert, 185-8; its discovery by Voltaire, 193-6; its consequences, 197; studies and life in Paris, 198-200; life at Lunéville, 200-201; her last illness and death, 202; her possessions, 203; her character and influence on Voltaire, 200-208 Châtelet, Louis du, 81, 82, 157, 188 Châtelet, Marquis du, 73, 75, 78, 81, 110, 114, 121, 123, 140, 197, 202, 207, 208 Châtelet, Pauline du, 81, 111, 149 Chaulieu, Abbé, 8, 18, 67, 335 Chaumont, affair of, 439 seq. Chazel. See Calas Chesterfield, Lord, 53, 139, 141, 227, 251, 252 Choiseul, Duc de, 339, 349, 374, 375, 468, 492, 502-3 Choiseul, Duchesse de, 491, 504-505 “Christian against Six Jews, A,” 499, 522 “Christian Dialogues,” 373 Cideville, 5, 36, 63-4, 76 “Civil Wars of France, An Essay upon the,” 54 “Civil War of Geneva, The,” 467 Clairaut (mathematician), 101, 198 Clairon, Mlle. (actress), 211, 313, 394, 500, 540; to stay at Ferney, 454 Clarke, Samuel, 53 Clausade. See Calas Clement (writer), 518 Collini (servant-secretary), 225, 301, 304, 310; becomes Voltaire’s secretary, 264; his part in the flight from Prussia, 265-285; his dismissal, 320-2 Condorcet, Marquis de, 500-501, 550, 559 Conduit, Mrs., 53 Congreve, 53, 56 “Consolation, Letter of,” 49 Cormont, Vaugrenant de, 430 Corneille, Claude Étienne, 435 “Corneille Commentary, The,” 408-409 Corneille, Marie, 430, 442, 527; adopted by Voltaire, 397-400; her marriage, 435 Coste, Doctor, 267 Covelle (case of), 466-7 Coyer, Abbé, 365, 409 Cramer, the brothers (publishers), 305, 340, 396 Cramer, Mme., 340, 432 “Crébillon, Éloge de,” 411 Crébillon, Prosper-Jolyot de (playwright), 61, 189, 198, 210, 213, 305; his death, 411 “Critical Letter to a Fine Gentleman of Paris,” 160 “Cry of Innocent Blood, The,” 460 Damiens, 329 Damilaville (Parisian correspondent), 410, 443, 455; his death, 479 Darget (Frederick’s secretary), his character, 229; Frederick’s epigram on his wife, 233; intercedes for Voltaire, 241-2; as friend of La Beaumelle, 254; leaves Frederick, 255 “Death of Cæsar, The,” 64, 84, 149, 189, 242 Decroze, 404-405 Deffand, Mme. du, 70, 77, 164, 184, 531, 548, 556; visits Voltaire in Bastille, 47; as his correspondent, 297, 341; visits him in Paris, 536 Delaunay (Governor of Bastille), 46-7 Délille, Abbé, 549 Denis, Mme. Louise Mignot, 79, 98-99, 192, 209, 223, 300 seq., 331-332, 340, 344, 352-4, 358, 361, 367-8, 374-6, 470, 507, 515, 517, 524, 535, 536, 542-3, 546, 554, 559; her marriage, 99; Voltaire stays with her, 139; death of her husband, 153; comes to live with Voltaire, 211; left in charge of his house, 218; invited to Potsdam, 222-3, 226; in love with Ximenès, 246; writes “Punished Coquette” and exposes Longchamps, 255; in affair of Frankfort, 277-85; extravagance in Paris, 295; joins Voltaire at Plombières, 299; settling into Délices, 309; steals MSS., 315; described by Mme. d’Épinay, 339; as an actress, 342; complicity with La Harpe, 474-6; returns to Ferney, 487; in Voltaire’s last illness, 553-7; sells his library and Ferney, 561; marries Duvivier, 561 Denis, M., 99, 139; his death, 153 Denon (artist), 516 Desfontaines, Abbé, his quarrel with Voltaire, 117-23 Desforts (controller-general), 60 Desmares, Mlle. (actress), 211 Desmarets, M., 112-14 “Dialogue between a Priest and a Protestant Minister,” 466 Diderot, 213, 324, 445 “Disaster of Lisbon, The,” 346, 370; published, 317-19 “Discourses on Man,” 80, 84, 87 Dodington, Bubb, 51 Dorn. See Frankfort Dubarry, Mme., 494, 507-8, 534 Dubois, Cardinal, 32, 34, 36, 40 Ducis (playwright), 561 Dumesnil, Mlle. (actress), 145 Dumolard (librarian), 134 Dunoyer, Olympe (“Pimpette”), her love affair with Voltaire, 10-14 Dupuits, Mme. See Corneille, Marie Dupuits, Mlle., 435, 442 Dupuits, M., 434, 476, 541, 546 Duval. See La Barre Duvivier, 542, 546, 561 Elector Palatine, Charles Theodore, 288-9, 344 “Elements of Newton’s Philosophy,” 94, 100-2; published, 103-4 Elizabeth, Empress of Russia, 330, 378; her death, 453 Enclos, Ninon de l’, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 “Encyclopædia,” the (Diderot and d’ Alembert), 252, 290, 323-6, 369 “English Letters, The; or, The Philosophical Letters,” 55-59, 68, 71-72, 88, 142; published, 73 “Envieux, L’,” 119 Enville, Duchesse d’. See Calas and 432 Ephraim (moneylender). See Hirsch “Epick Poetry of the European Nations, The,” 54, 117 Épinay, Madame d’, 352; her visit to Délices, 339 “Epistle to Uranie.” See “Uranie” “Ériphyle,” 64-7; produced, 65 Espinas (affair of), 439 “Essay on the Manners and Mind of Nations,” 203; published, 291, 347 “Essay on the Nature and Propagation of Fire” (Mme. du Châtelet’s), 105, 130 “Essay on the Nature and Propagation of Fire,” 101-4; published, 105 Étallonde de Morival, d’. See La Barre “Eulogy (or Panegyric) of Saint Louis,” 200 “Events of the Year,” 157 Falkener, Sir Everard, 51, 53, 164, 249-51; his death, 377 “Fanaticism, Ode on,” 75 “Fanine.” See “Zulime” Fleury, Cardinal, 68, 133-4, 141, 142, 143; his death, 146 Florian, Marquis de, 324, 430, 504-5, 505 Florian, Marquise de. See Fontaine, Madame de “Florianet,” 505 Fontaine, Madame de (Mlle. Mignot and Marquise de Florian), 98, 212, 300, 321, 324, 326, 353, 366, 430; her marriage to M. de Fontaine, 100; her death, 505 Fontaine-Martel, Comtesse de, 65, 70; her death, 68 Fontenelle (writer), 30, 67, 101, 211, 397-539 “Fontenoy” published, 160 Fox, Charles James, 478 Frankfort (affair of), 270-84 Franklin, Benjamin, 533, 550 Frederick II. of Prussia (Frederick the Great), 123, 139, 141, 143, 147, 198-200, 209, 214, 227, 296, 311, 330, 344, 360, 452, 494, 501, 516; his correspondence with Voltaire, 89-90, 127-30; sends him “Anti-Machiavelli,” 128; becomes King, 131; relations to Mme. du Châtelet, 131-2; meets Voltaire at Moyland, 132; and at Remusberg, 134; invades Silesia, 137-8; entertains Voltaire at Aix-la-Chapelle, 143; and at Berlin and Bayreuth, 150-2; his epitaph on Mme. du Châtelet, 204; as d’Arnaud’s patron, 216-218; his reception of Voltaire, 221-224; at the Carrousel, 223-225; as Voltaire’s pupil, 226; borrows Voltaire from Louis, 227; at the Suppers, 228-9; his conduct to Darget, 233; in the d’Arnaud quarrel, 234-5; in the Hirsch affair, 238-43; his writings, 243-245; strained relations with Voltaire, 245-7; in the quarrel with Maupertuis, 253-64; dismisses Voltaire, 268; parts from him, 269; in the affair of the “Œuvre de Poésie,” 275-85; effects of Voltaire’s visit, 286-7; relations with him in Seven Years’ War, 333-7, 345-6, 373-5, 408, 453; subscribes to Voltaire’s statue, 498; reads his “Eulogium,” etc., 559; caricatured in his “Memoirs,” 561 Fredersdorff, 262-3, 266, 277, 280 Fréron (critic and journalist), 214, 215, 219, 234, 394-5, 397, 399; and “The Scotch Girl,” 390-3; death of, 518 “Fréron, Anecdotes of,” 399 Freytag (the resident), 270-1; and see Frankfort Gallien, 468 Gaultier, Abbé, 534-9, 553, 556, 557 Gay, John, 48, 51, 52 “Geneva” Article (d’Alembert’s), 325, 337-8, 346 Genlis, Madame de, 520 Genlis, Marquis and Marquise de, 332 Génonville, de, 23, 27; his death, 38 George I., 27, 49 George II., 150 “Gertrude, or the Education of a Daughter,” 440 Gervasi, Doctor, 39 Gibbon, Edward, 341 Gleichen, Baron, 340, 500 Gluck (musician), 532 Gonon. See Saurin Gorse. See Calas “Gospel of the Day, The,” 373 Gouvernet, Marquise de. See Livri Graffigny, Mme. de, 119, 122, 186, 192; her visit to Cirey, 106-15 Grasset (publisher), 312; and see Saurin Grétry (musician), 469-70 Gros (curé of Ferney), 483-4, 495 Guébriant, Marquis de, 75 Guénée, Abbé, 522 Guise, Mlle. de. See Richelieu, Duchesse de Haller (writer), 348-9 Hanway, Jonas, 225 Helvétius, 350, 369; his death, 505 Hénault, President, 30, 154, 213 Hennin (French envoy), 464 “Henriade, The,” 15, 21, 29, 30, 33 seq., 53-4, 56, 63-4, 147, 355; its publication, 40 Henry of Prussia, Prince, 235 Hirsch (the affair of), 237-43 Hornoy, Abbé d’, 366, 504, 558; at Voltaire’s death and burial, 555-7 “Host and Hostess, The,” 521 Huber (artist), 340, 516 Hugenot (curé of Ferney), 495, 558 “Indiscret, L’,” 41-3; produced, 42 “Infâme, l’,” 379-83 “Institutions Physiques” (Madame du Châtelet’s), 131 “Irène,” 525-6, 544-5, 565; produced, 540 “J’ai Vu,” 19, 22, 23 Jalabert (barrister). See Sirvens Jore (publisher), 64, 72, 73; his quarrel with Voltaire, 88-9 Joseph II. (Emperor of Austria), 522-3 Kaiserling, 96-7, 132 Keith, George (Earl Marischal of Scotland), 230, 279, 327 Keith, James, 230 Koenig (mathematician), 124-6, 140; championed by Voltaire, 257-61 La Barre, Chevalier de (the affair of the), 455-61 La Beaumelle, 271, 471; his quarrel with Voltaire, 253-4 La Borde (playwright), 468, 507 La Harpe (critic and dramatist), 531, 537, 540-1, 556, 559; at Ferney, 454, 471-6 Lally, General, his vindication, 510-13 La Mettrie, Doctor, 229, 246-7, 258; his death, 247 Lasalle, de. See Calas Launay, Mademoiselle de. See Staal Lauraguais (playwright), 409 Lavaysse, Gaubert. See Calas “Laws of Minos, The,” 504 “League, The.” See “Henriade” Le Brun (poet), 22, 398, 534 Lécluse (dentist), 395 Lecouvreur, Adrienne (actress), 29, 38, 39, 44-5; her death and burial, 61 “Lecouvreur, Adrienne, Poem on the Death of,” 62 Lekain (actor), 313, 394; introduced to Voltaire, 212; visits him, 312-13, 360, 429, 506-7, 521; his death, 529 Lervéche. See Saurin Lessing, 236-7 Letourneur (controversy with), 519 “Letter on Plays, The” (J. J. Rousseau’s), 346 “Letter on the Thoughts of Pascal,” 73 “Life, The use of,” 95 Ligne, Prince de, 362, 440 Linant, 70, 82, 98 “Literary War, The” (Grasset’s), 348, 350 Livri, Mademoiselle de (Marquise de Gouvernet), 18, 23, 27, 28, 548 Longchamp, S. G. (servant-secretary), 86, 108, 165, 176, 177, 191, 195, 201, 203-4, 207-9, 219, 278; becomes Voltaire’s servant, 171; dismissed, 256; to see Voltaire in Paris, 548-9 Lorry, Doctor, 539, 555 Louis XIV., 15; his death, 16-17 “Louis XIV., Century of,” 80, 125, 236, 247, 253, 271, 287, 347; published, 249-51 Louis XV., 31, 37, 41, 42, 151, 155, 157-66, 171, 180-2, 189, 214, 218-19, 222, 241, 294, 329, 344, 384; his death, 514 “Louis XV., Century of,” 164 “Louis XV., Panegyric of,” 198, 302 Louis XVI., 526, 563, 565 Luchet, Marquis and Marquise de, 515-16 Luxembourg, Duchesse de, 145 Machault (Keeper of the Seals), 329 “Mahomet,” 132, 139, 161, 212, 246; produced, 139-42 Mailly, Mme. de, 140 Maine, Duchesse du, 17, 28, 171, 211, 215, 217; her character, 172; visited by Voltaire and Mme. du Châtelet, 172-4; shelters Voltaire at Sceaux, 177-9 Maintenon, Letters of Mme. de, 255-6 Maisons, De, 38-40; his death, 64 Maistre, Comte de, 358 “Man with Forty Crowns, The,” 482 Margravine of Bayreuth, Wilhelmina, 134, 224, 243, 270, 272, 282, 284, 297, 309-11, 334-5; her death, 345 Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 134, 150, 334, 336 “Mariamne,” 38, 43; produced, 41, 68 Marie Antoinette, 520-1, 526, 541, 564-5 Marie Leczinska, 42-3, 181, 185, 191, 313, 318, 437; death of, 479 Mariette (barrister). See Calas Marlborough, Sarah, Duchess of, 48, 52, 65 Marmontel, 168, 209, 213, 217-18, 344, 532; as Voltaire’s protégé, 169-170; stays at Délices, 395 Martin, Abbé, 535 Martin (the affair of), 509 Maupeou, Chancellor, 503-4, 510 Maupertuis, Moreau de (philosopher), 68, 76, 113, 132, 133, 140, 229, 270; history and character, 252-4; quarrel with Voltaire over Raynal, 253; over La Beaumelle, 254-5; over Koenig, 257-261; visits Plombières, 299; his death, 374 Melton, Lord, 225 Melun, Duc de, 41 “Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg” (Frederick the Great’s), 244, 289 “Memoirs for the Life of M. de Voltaire,” 335, 374; published, 562 Menou, Father, 185, 294 “Mérope,” 111, 115; produced, 144-6 “Micromégas,” 178 Mignot, Abbé, 122, 209, 353, 366, 504, 535, 537, 559; at Voltaire’s death and burial, 557 Mignot, Catherine (Catherine Arouet), 2, 3, 4, 31; her death, 49 Moisnel. See La Barre “Mondain, Le,” published, 93 “Mondain, Le, Defence of,” 95 Montbaillis (the affair of the), 510 Montesquieu, 148 Montferrat, M. and Mme. de, 340 Montpéroux, de (French envoy), 396 Morand (servant), 555, 557 Morangiés, Comte de, 510 Morellet, Abbé, 386, 390, 516 Morsan, Durey de, 468 Mouhy, Chevalier de, 119, 123, 373 Moussinot, Abbé, 92, 122, 125 Muy, Marquise de, 339 “Nanine,” 331; produced, 199, 305 “Narrative of Brother Grasse,” published, 380 “Narrative of the Jesuit Berthier,” published, 379 “Natural Law,” 252, 272, 369; published, 317-8 Néaulme, Jean (publisher), 292-3 Necker, Mme. (Mlle. Curchod), 341, 520, 533; and the Pigalle Statue, 497, 499 Necker, M., 497 Newton, Sir Isaac, 48, 53-5, 57 “Œdipe,” 15, 17, 20, 43, 53, 565; produced, 25-6, 34 “Œuvre de Poésie” (King Frederick’s). See Frankfort; and 275, 334, 375 Oldfield, Mrs. (actress), 57 Olivet, Abbé d’, 5, 6, 168, 213; his death, 479 “Olympie,” 410, 429; produced, 441-2 “Opinions of Jean Meslier, Extract of the,” 411 “Oreste,” 214; produced, 210-11 “Originaux, les,” 179 “Orphan of China, The,” 289-90; produced, 313 Palissot, Charles (journalist), 389-391 Panckoucke (publisher), 516 “Panpan.” See Graffigny Patu (poet), 314 “Peter the Great, The History of,” 330-31; published, 378 Peterborough, Lord, 51 “Philippics, The,” 28 “Philosophical Dictionary, The,” 252, 260, 287, 325, 442-3, 461 “Philosophical Letters.” See “English Letters” Piccini (musician), 532 Pictet, the family, 340 Pigalle (sculptor), 497-9 “Pimpette.” See Dunoyer Piron, Alexis (poet), 36, 46, 68, 142, 189, 210, 498 Poissonnier, Doctor, 516 Pollnitz, Baron, 230-31, 273 Pompadour, Marquise de, 162-6, 180-81, 213, 219, 227, 279-80, 319, 329, 334, 336, 344, 358, 395; her character and friendship for Voltaire, 162-3; his verses to her, 181; she offers him a cardinal’s hat, 319; sends him her portrait, 406; death of, 442 Pompignan, Bishop of Puy, 385, 388, 411 Pompignan, Marquis le Franc de, his quarrel with Voltaire, 384-8, 407, 411 “Poor Devil, The,” 389 Pope, Alexander, 48, 52, 56 Pope Benedict XIV., 161 seq. “Pour, Le, et le Contre.” See Uranie Prades, Abbé de, 268, 280 “Praise of Hypocrisy, The,” 466 “Préservatif, Le,” 119-20; published, 119 Prie, Mme. de, 41-45, 117 “Princess of Navarre, The,” 154-5; produced, 156-7 “Prodigal Son, The,” 83, 89, 180; produced, 92 “Prude, The,” 179 “Prussians, To the” (Frederick the Great’s), 245 “Pucelle, The,” 78, 82, 97, 110, 113, 231, 272, 282, 301, 303; published, 311-12; authorised publication, 432-34 “Puero Regnante,” 19, 22 Quinault, Mlle. (actress), 83, 92, 144 Rameau, J. P. (composer), 71, 154, 155, 163, 165 Raynal, Abbé, 214, 217, 253 “Refutation of an anonymous Article, A,” 347 Regent, the (Philip, Duke of Orleans), 17, 20, 22, 26-8, 30; his death, 40 “Reply, A, from an Academician of Berlin,” 258-60 Ribotte-Charon. See Calas Richard (monk), 468 Richelieu, Duc de, 28, 29, 41, 42, 61, 66, 71, 75, 79, 89, 150, 209, 213, 333-4, 498; his marriage, 72; quarrel with Voltaire, 198; Voltaire visits him at Lyons, 302; in the affair of Byng, 326-7; visits Voltaire at Ferney, 432; in Paris, 534; and on his deathbed, 554 Richelieu, Duchesse de (Mlle. de Guise), 72, 83, 303 Richier (secretary), 235-6 Rieu (American officer), 476, 559 Rohan, Chevalier de, his quarrel with Voltaire, 44-7, 61 “Rome Sauvée,” 44, 210, 213, 226, 231, 256; produced, 213 Rousseau, Jean Baptiste (poet), 3, 7, 118, 124; quarrels with Voltaire in Holland, 34-5; over the “Temple of Taste,” 68-9; attacks him in “Bibliothèque Française,” 91-92 Rousseau, Jean Jacques, 146, 165, 299, 370-1, 498; his “Discourse on Inequality,” 314; remonstrates on “Disaster of Lisbon,” 322; his “Letter on Plays,” 346; his “New Eloïsa,” 401-2; his “Emile” and “Savoyard Vicar,” 166, 170, 181, 430-1 Roy, Charles (poet), 166, 170, 181 Royal Society, the, 147 Rucker, Councillor. See Frankfort Rupelmonde, Mme. de, 33-5, 66 “Russia under Peter I.” See “Peter the Great” Saint-Ange, Marquis de, 14, 18 Saint-Julien, Mme., 468, 494, 516, 520, 554 Saint-Lambert, Marquis de, 185, 193, 197, 208, 487, 532; his character, 185; his love affair with Mme. du Châtelet, 185-8; his conduct on its discovery, 193-6; at the illness and death of Mme. du Châtelet, 201-3 Saint-Marc, Marquis de, 545 Saint-Sulpice, de Tersac, Curé of, 538, 556-7 “Samson,” 71, 564 Saurin Controversy, the, 347, 355 Saussure, Mlle. de, 507 Saxe-Gotha, Duchess of, 272, 296, 317 “Scarmentado,” 178, 215 Schmidt Councillor. See Frankfort Schoepflin, the brothers (historian and printer), 290, 296 Schouvaloff, Count, 378-9 “Scotch Girl, The,” 390; produced, 391-3 “Scythians, The,” produced, 470 Ségur, Comtesse de, 548 “Seigneurial Rights,” 410; produced, 411 “Semiramis,” 66, 171, 198; produced, 189 “Semiramis, The Advertisement to,” 191 “Sermon of Fifty, The,” 431 “Sésostris,” 526 Sèvres (affair of the Bridge of), 32-3, 120 Shakespeare, Voltaire’s opinion of, in “English Letters,” 55-6; in “Advertisement to Semiramis,” 191; in writing to Walpole, 479; and in the quarrel with Letourneur, 519 Sherlock, Martin, 361, 408, 517-19 Sirvens (affair of the), 446-52 Sloane, Sir Hans, 54 Staal, Mme. de (Mlle. de Launay), 18, 173, 179 Stanislas Leczinski (ex-King of Poland), 42, 63, 189-91, 193, 198, 200, 207, 349; his Court and character, 184-5 Stormont, Lord, 533 Suard, Mme., 156, 516, 546 Sully, Duc and Duchesse de, 18, 30, 45, 54 Swift, Jonathan, 48, 52, 54, 56, 58 “Tancred” (“Aménaïde”), 354, 430; produced, 393 “Temple, Epicureans of the,” 9 “Temple of Glory, The,” 164; produced, 163-5 “Temple of Taste, The,” 71, 91; published, 69-70 Tencin, Cardinal de, 302, 336, 340, 375; his death, 336 Tencin, Mme. de, 46, 67, 302, 323 Terrai, Abbé, 365, 508, 514 Tersac, de. See Saint-Sulpice Theriot, 31, 34, 38-42, 46-9, 60, 62, 83, 117, 134, 190, 217, 354; fellow-pupil with Voltaire, 14; visits Cirey, 100; his treachery in Desfontaines’ affair, 120-4; visits Délices, 432; death of, 507 Thil, Mlle. du, 176, 201, 202, 303, 311 Thomson, James, 48, 51 Tinois (secretary), 235 Tissot, Doctor, 309 Tournemine, Father, 5, 6, 12 Travenol Lawsuit, 170, 172 “Treatise on Metaphysics,” 80, 84, 86, 203 “Treatise on Tolerance,” 438-40, 444 Trinquier (Judge of Mazamet). See Sirvens “Triumvirate, The,” produced, 442 Tronchin, Doctor Theodore, 303, 324, 326, 350, 352, 354, 376, 396; his character and régime, 303-4; and the “Geneva” Article, 337-8; his “cure” at Geneva, 338-40; in Voltaire’s last illnesses, 532 seq., 546-8, 553 Tronchin, the family, 303-4, 310, 443 Tronchin, Mme., 340 Turgot (Comptroller-General), 515, 527, 542 Tyrconnel, Lord, 230, 247; his death, 256 Unigenitus, the Bull, 16, 17, 220 “Uranie, Epistle to,” 33; published, 66 Vallette, 376, 389 Vallière, Duc de la, 319 Van Duren (printer), 129, 276 “Vanity” published, 387-88 Vauvenargues, Marquis de, 169 Végobre (lawyer). See Calas and 432 Vernet, Pastor, 308; quarrels with Voltaire, 466-7 Vestris, Mme. (actress), 532, 540, 545 Viguière, Jeannette. See Calas Villars, Duc de, 396, 432, 435 Villars, Mme. de, 145 Villars, Maréchal de, 29, 89, 249 Villars, Maréchale de, 26, 29, 145 Villette, Marquis de, 526, 527, 538, 543, 545, 554, 560, 562; marries Mlle. de Varicourt, 525; at Voltaire’s death and burial, 553-4, 555, 557; and second funeral, 563; his death, 566 Villette, Marquis de. See Belle-et-Bonne Villevieille, Marquis de, 519, 525, 535, 537 “Voice, The, of the Sage and the People,” 219, 250; published, 215 Voisenon, Abbé, 188 Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de, birth and parentage, 1-2; baptism, 2; first letter, 4; school life, 4-7; visits Ninon de l’Enclos, 5; first tragedy, 6; sees J. B. Rousseau, 7; literary leanings, 7; studies law, 8; wild life in Paris, 8-9; sent to Caen and the Netherlands, 10; love affair with Olympe Dunoyer, 10-14; clerk to Maître Alain, 13; writes prize poem and satire, 14; visits Saint-Ange and begins “Henriade,” 15; at Louis XIV.’s funeral, 17; reads “Œdipe” to the Temple, 17; introduced to Duchesse du Maine, 17; visits Saint-Ange, 18; exiled to Sully, 18; satires assigned to him, 19; interview with Regent, 20; in the Bastille, 20-2; writes “Henriade,” 21; changes his name, 22; exiled to Châtenay, 22; second interview with Regent, 22-3; love affair with Mlle. de Livri, 23; acts in “Œdipe,” 26; his gains from it, 27; stays at Villars, 28; at Sully’s and Richelieu’s, 29; failure of “Artémire,” 29; to Richelieu’s, Sully’s, Bolingbroke’s, and Villars, 30; his father’s death, 30; his economy, 31; his affair with Levi, 32; and at the Bridge of Sèvres, 33; his trip to Holland, 33-5; writes “Epistle to Uranie,” 33; quarrels with J. B. Rousseau, 34-5; to Cambrai, La Source, and Ussé, 35-6; to Paris and Rouen, 36; publishing “Henriade,” 37; goes to Maisons, 38; has smallpox, 38-9; produces “Mariamne,” 41; visits Forges, 41; produces “L’Indiscret,” 41; at Court, 41-2; quarrels with Rohan, 44-6; second imprisonment in the Bastille, 46-7; his visit to England, 47-59; writes “English Letters,” 55-8; at St. Germains, 60; engaged in a lottery, 60; at death of Adrienne Lecouvreur, 61; writes poem on her death, 62; his views on actors, 62; produces “Brutus,” 63; living at Rouen, 64; at the death of Maisons, 64; produces “Charles XII.,” 65-6; produces “Eriphyle,” 65; candidate for Academy, 66; produces “Zaire,” 67; at Court, 68; at death of Countess Martel, 68; produces “Temple of Taste,” 69-70; his protégés, 70; visited by Mme. du Châtelet, 70; produces “Adélaïde du Guesclin,” 72; at Richelieu’s wedding, 73; “English Letters” burnt and escape to Cirey, 73; first meets Mme. du Châtelet, 74; meets her at Sceaux, 76; as her lover, 76-8; arrives at Cirey, 78; goes to Baden, 79; life at Cirey, 79-80; plans “Prodigal Son,” 83; to Lunéville, 83; occupations at Cirey, 83; “Death of Cæsar” in print, 84; his “Treatise” and “Discourses,” 84; produces “Alzire,” 87; quarrels with Jore, 88-9; candidate for Academy, 89; as correspondent of Prince Frederick, 89-91; attacks J. B. Rousseau, 91-2; produces “Prodigal Son,” 92; corresponds with Moussinot, 92; in affair of “Mondain,” 93-4; visits Brussels, Leyden, and Amsterdam, 94; writes defence of “Mondain” and “Use of Life,” 95; Voltaire and nature, 96; as host to Kaiserling, 96-7; marrying his nieces, 98-9; his generosity, 100; his scientific studies, 101; writes “Elements of Newton” and “Essay on Fire,” 102-5; his life during Graffigny’s visit, 106-115; and with Mme. du Châtelet, 114-16; quarrels with Desfontaines, 117-23; visits Brussels, Enghien, Paris, 124-26; literary correspondence with Frederick, 127-31; meets him at Moyland, 131-33; goes to Hague, 133; and Remusberg, 134; his journey to Brussels, 135-8; hears of invasion of Silesia, 137-8; quarrels with Mme. du Châtelet, 138; produces “Mahomet” at Lille, 139; dissipation in Paris, 140; produces “Mahomet” there, 140-3; visits Frederick, 143; produces “Mérope,” 144-6; candidate for Academy, 146-7; his mission to Frederick, 150-2; disagrees with Mme. du Châtelet, 153; writes “Princess of Navarre,” 154-5; adventure in Paris, 156; at Armand’s funeral, 156; produces “Princess” at Court, 157; as Historiographer, 158-60; gains Pope’s favour, 160-2; and Pompadour’s, 163-4; produces “Temple of Glory,” 163-5; his treatment of servants, 165; elected to Academy, 166-8; as friend of Vauvenargues and Marmontel, 169-70; in lawsuits, 170; Gentleman-in-Ordinary, visits Duchesse du Maine, 171-4; escapes from Court to Sceaux, 176-7; life there, 178-80; his poem to Pompadour, 180-2; escapes to Cirey, 182-4; visits Stanislas, 184-9; Paris and Commercy, 189; produces “Sémiramis,” 189; goes to Café Procope, 190; falls ill at Châlons, 192; discovers treachery of Saint-Lambert and Mme. du Châtelet, 192-3; his conduct in the matter, 194-6; quarrels with Richelieu and sells post of Gentleman-in-Ordinary, 198; studies in Paris, 198-99; produces “Nanine,” 199; stays at Lunéville, 199-200; during illness and death of Mme. du Châtelet, her effect on him, 202-7; his despair in Paris, 208; produces “Oreste,” 210-11; Mme. Denis to live with him, 211; acting in Rue Traversière, 212; produces “Rome Sauvée,” 213-14; quarrels with Fréron, 214; reasons for going to Prussia, 216-19; his departure and arrival at Potsdam, 220; his enjoyment there, 221-22; at the Carrousel, 223-25; in Potsdam, 226-27; at the Royal Suppers, 228-31; writes Letter of Buts, 233; quarrels with d’Arnaud, 233-35; with Tinois and Lessing, 235-36; small disagreeables, 236-37; quarrels with Hirsch, 237-43; correcting Frederick’s works, 244-46; his strained relations with him, 246-48; produces “Louis XIV.,” 249-51; quarrels with Maupertuis, 252-60; produces “Akakia,” 260-64; preparing to leave, 265-67; is dismissed, 268; parts from Frederick, 268-69; goes to Leipzig, etc., 269-73; detained at Frankfort, 274-85; results of Prussian visit, 286-87; visits Mayence, etc., and Colmar, 288-90; his “Essay” appears, 291-95; deciding where to live, 296; publishes “Annals,” 297; as correspondent of du Deffand, 297; communicates at Easter, 298; to Senones and Plombières, 299; looking for a Swiss property, 300; visits Richelieu, 301-3; at Geneva with Tronchins, 303-6; at Prangins, 305; acquires Délices and Monrion, 306; improving Délices, 308-10; visited by Lekain, 310-11; denies “Pucelle,” 311-12; produces “Orphan of China,” 313; answers Rousseau’s “Inequality,” 314; writes “Disaster of Lisbon,” 315-16; and “Natural Law,” 316-18; offered cardinal’s hat, 319; dismisses Collini, 320-21; as d’Alembert’s host, 323-26; espouses cause of Byng, 327-28; his opinion of Damiens affair, 329; and of Lausanne society, 330-31; at work and play, 331; invents war-chariot, 332; interferes in Seven Years’ War, 333-34, 374-75; in affair of “Geneva” Article, 337-38; entertaining visitors, 338-43; to stay with Elector Palatine, 344-45; writes Ode on death of Margravine, 345; on the Saurin controversy, 347; receives Bettinelli, 349-50; buys Ferney and Tourney, 350-55; his house, garden, and life at Ferney, 356-68; his “Natural Law” burnt, 369; produces “Candide,” 370-73; in affair of Frederick’s Ode, 373-74; has d’Aumard to live with him, 376; reading English books, 377; writes “Peter the Great,” 378-79; his battle against l’infâme, 379-83; attacks Pompignan, 384-88; Palissot and Fréron, 388-91; produces “Scotch Girl,” 391-93; and “Tancred,” 393-94; receives Marmontel and acts plays, 395-97; adopts Marie Corneille, 397-400; compared with Rousseau, 401; criticises “Eloïsa,” 402; quarrels with Jesuits, 403; builds a church, 404-7; annotates Corneille, 407; quarrels with de Brosses, 409; writes “Olympie,” 410; and “Eloge de Crébillon,” and “Opinions of Meslier,” 411-12; in the affair of Calas, 412-28, 437, 443-45; has “Olympie” acted at Ferney, 429; quarrels with Rousseau, 431-32; receives Theriot and Richelieu, 432; produces “Pucelle,” 433-34; marries Marie Corneille to Dupuits, 434; has Father Adam to live with him, 436-37; writes “Treatise on Tolerance,” 438-39; helps Espinas and Chaumont, 439-40; receives Ligne and Boufflers, 440-41; produces “Olympie,” 441-42; in the affair of the Sirvens, 446-52; reconciled to Frederick, 453; corresponds with Catherine the Great, 453, 487; visited by Clairon and Wilkes, 455; in the affair of La Barre, 455-60; escapes to Rolle, 460; his “Philosophical Dictionary,” 461; in the affairs of Bourgeoisie and Natives, 463-5; quarrels with Vernet, 466-67; in the affair of Covelle, 467-68; in the blockade of Ferney, 467-68; receives Boswell, etc., 468-70; quarrels with La Beaumelle, 471; in La Harpe’s treachery, 471-76; alone at Ferney, 476-77; preaches in church, 477; receives Fox, 478; corresponds with Walpole, 479; as a pamphleteer, 481-83; communicates at Easter, 484-85; obtains annuity for Capuchins, 486; his industries at Ferney, 487-96; his statue by Pigalle, 497-99; receives Burney, d’Alembert, Condorcet, 500-2; in the affair of the Parliament of Paris, 503-4; receives Florians and Dr. Moore, 505-6; his relations with Mme. Dubarry, 507-8; in the affairs of the Bombelles, Martin, and Montbaillis, 508-11; and of Lally, 511-13; writes “Eulogy on Louis XV.,” 514; his friendship for Turgot, 515; has a succession of visitors, 515-17; adopts “Belle-et-Bonne,” 517; quarrels with Letourneur, 519; writes “Sésostris”; and dismisses Adam, 521; quarrels with Guénée, 521-22; chagrin at Joseph II.’s neglect, 522-23; affection for “Belle-et-Bonne,” marries her to Villette, 523-24; writing “Irène,” 525-26; his reasons for and against going to Paris, 526-27; his journey there, 528-29; his reception by the capital, 529-31; his visitors, 531-34; his dealings with Gaultier, 534-39; visited by du Deffand and d’Alembert, 535-37; his declaration of faith, 538; ill in bed, 538-41; hears of success of “Irène,” 541; discovers it has been altered, 542; sees Turgot, 542; his reception at Academy and Comédie, 542-45; indecision as to his movements, 546-47; visits Mme. du Deffand and Marquise de Gouvernet, 548; to séance at Academy, 549; buys a house, 550; last attendance at Academy and Dictionary scheme, 550-551; to performance of “Alzire,” 551; his last illness, 553-56; his death, 556; his burial at Scellières, 557-58; his Will, 558; as subject of Academy prize poem, 559; eulogised by Frederick, 559; his library and Ferney sold, 560; eulogised at Academy, 561; his “Memoirs” appear, 562; second funeral, 563-65; his tomb violated, 566; his Centenary, 566; as foe of Roman Catholicism, 567; as poet, playwright, historian, 567; as novelist and letter-writer, 568; his religion, 569-70; his work for the world, 570-71 Wagnière (servant-secretary), 278, 358, 360-61, 367, 505, 559-60; enters Voltaire’s service, 321; during his last visit to Paris, 531, 534 seq., 545-6, 550 Walpole, Horace, 479 “Whens, The,” etc., 385-6 Wilkes, John, 455 Willancourt, Abbess of. See La Barre Williams, Hanbury, 231 Ximenès, Marquis de (or Chimenès), 246, 315, 402 Young, Dr. (poet), 48, 51 “Zadig,” 178-80, 215 “Zaire,” 67-8, 242; produced, 68 “Zulime” (“Fanine”), 331, 341

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