Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
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Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark and Iceland (Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid, 1912–1995) was a crown princess of Denmark by marriage to Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.
, Denmark
and died 12 December 1995 at Sorgenfri Palace
in Sorgenfri
, Lyngby-Taarbæk
, Denmark
.
She was the second child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark
and his wife Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
. She was twice a princess of Denmark
through birth and through marriage within the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg to Prince Knud of Denmark. The princess was named for her maternal grandmother, Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
.
and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
on 8 September 1933 at Fredensborg Palace
, Zealand, Denmark. Caroline-Mathilde and Knud had three children:
Birth
Princess Caroline-Mathilde was born on 27 April 1912 at Jægersborghus, CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and died 12 December 1995 at Sorgenfri Palace
Sorgenfri Palace
Sorgenfri Palace is a royal residence of the Danish monarch, located in the Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality in Greater Copenhagen....
in Sorgenfri
Sorgenfri
Sorgenfri is a neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality in Greater Copenhagen lying just north of Kongens Lyngby. It is the site of Sorgenfri Palace....
, Lyngby-Taarbæk
Lyngby-Taarbæk
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 39 km², and has a total population of 51,449 . Its mayor as of 2010 is Søren P...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
She was the second child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark
Prince Harald of Denmark
Prince Harald of Denmark was a member of the Danish Royal Family. He was the fourth child and third son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway, and thus brother to Christian X of Denmark.The prince served in the Royal Danish Army for most of his life, and...
and his wife Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the third eldest daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg...
. She was twice a princess of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
through birth and through marriage within the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg to Prince Knud of Denmark. The princess was named for her maternal grandmother, Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was the second-eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.-Family:Karoline Mathilde's elder sister, Augusta Viktoria was German...
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Marriages and issue
Caroline-Mathilde married her first cousin Prince Knud of Denmark, second son and youngest child of Christian X of DenmarkChristian X of Denmark
Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....
and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Alexandrine Auguste of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the queen consort of King Christian X of Denmark.-Family:She was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in the city of Schwerin...
on 8 September 1933 at Fredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace, , is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence, and is often the site of important state visits and events in the Royal Family...
, Zealand, Denmark. Caroline-Mathilde and Knud had three children:
- HH Princess Elisabeth of DenmarkPrincess Elisabeth of DenmarkPrincess Elisabeth of Denmark, is the daughter of Hereditary Prince Knud and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark.-Biography:She is a first cousin of Queen Margrethe II, and is last in...
(born 8 May 1935) - HH Prince Ingolf of DenmarkCount Ingolf of RosenborgCount Ingolf of Rosenborg, , is a grandson of King Christian X of Denmark and first cousin of the present Queen Margrethe II...
(17 February 1940)- Married Inge Terney without consent and lost title, became HE Count Ingolf of Rosenborg.
- HH Prince Christian of DenmarkCount Christian of RosenborgCount Christian of Rosenborg, a former Danish and Icelandic prince now Grev Christian af Rosenborg , who was high in the line of hereditary succession to the throne of Denmark until the new right of females of the royal family to inherit the crown displaced his branch of the dynasty in favor of...
(22 October 1942)- Married Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen without consent and lost title, became HE Count Christian of Rosenborg.
Titles and styles
- 27 April 1912 – 8 September 1933: Her Highness Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
- 8 September 1933 – 20 April 1947: Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
- 20 April 1947 – 27 March 1953: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Denmark
- 27 March 1953 – 12 December 1995: Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark