Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark

Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (Danish: Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid; 27 April 1912 – 12 December 1995) was a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of King Frederick VIII of Denmark. As the wife of Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, she became Hereditary Princess of Denmark.[1]

Princess Caroline-Mathilde
Hereditary Princess of Denmark
Born(1912-04-27)27 April 1912
Jægersborghus, Gentofte, Denmark
Died12 December 1995(1995-12-12) (aged 83)
Sorgenfri Palace, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Burial
Roskilde Cathedral
Spouse
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(
m. 1933; died 1976)
IssuePrincess Elisabeth
Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
Count Christian of Rosenborg
Full name
Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelaide
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPrince Harald of Denmark
MotherPrincess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Early life
Princess Caroline-Mathilde's birthplace Jægersborghus in 1909.

Princess Caroline-Mathilde was born on 27 April 1912 at Jægersborghus country house in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] She was the second child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark, son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark and Princess Louise of Sweden. Her mother was Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.[1]

The princess was named for her maternal grandmother, and was known as 'Calma' to her family.

Marriage and children
Prince Knud of Denmark in 1935.

Caroline-Mathilde married her first cousin Prince Knud of Denmark, second son and youngest child of Christian X of Denmark and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[1] on 8 September 1933 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark.[1] The couple were given Sorgenfri Palace in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen as their residence. The couple had three children:

Later life
Sorgenfri Palace

From 1947 to 1953, Prince Knud was heir presumptive of his older brother King Frederick IX. Knud would have become king and Caroline Mathilde queen in their turn, but a change in the constitution in 1953 caused Knud to lose his place in the succession to his niece, Margrethe II. After the change, Prince Knud was given the title of Hereditary Prince and Caroline Mathilde became Hereditary Princess.

Hereditary Prince Knud died on 14 June 1976. Hereditary Princess Caroline Mathilde survived her husband by 19 years and died on 12 December 1995 at Sorgenfri Palace.[1] She was buried at Roskilde Cathedral next to her husband.

Honours

The Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps in Greenland were named in her honour by the 1938–39 Mørkefjord Expedition, as her husband, Prince Knud, had been the patron of the expedition.[2]

  •  Denmark:
    • Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Elephant[3][4]
    • Dame of the Royal Family Decoration of King Christian X, 2nd Class[5]
    • Dame of the Royal Family Decoration of King Frederick IX, 2nd Class[6]
    • Dame of the Royal Family Decoration of Queen Margrethe II, 2nd Class
    • Recipient of the Red Cross Medal of Honour[6]
    • Recipient of the Red Cross Medal of Merit[6]
    • Recipient of the 100th Anniversary Medal of the Birth of King Frederick VIII
    • Recipient of the 100th Anniversary Medal of the Birth of King Christian X
    • Recipient of the 50th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II
    • Recipient of the Silver Anniversary Medal of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik

References
  1. Darryl Lundy (23 February 2007). "Caroline Mathilde zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. Noonan, Barry Christopher. "denmark/diplomatic". www.angelfire.com/realm3/ruvignyplus/.
  4. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9f/20/74/9f2074bb4731f442f7c323d52b9db2b7.jpg
  5. http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-families/oldenburg/slhkings2/1912%20Caroline%20Mathilde.jpg
  6. Pinterest.com, Caroline-Mathilde wearing honours
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