Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark

Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark and Iceland (Danish: Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid) (1912 – 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 by marriage.^[1]

Early life

Princess Caroline-Mathilde's birth place 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

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. Caroline-Mathilde and Knud had three children: Princess Elisabeth, Prince Ingolf and Prince Christian^[1].

Later life

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 burried at Roskilde Cathedral next to her husband.

Issue

• HH Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (born 8 May 1935)
• HH Prince Ingolf of Denmark (17 February 1940)
  • Married Inge Terney without consent and lost title, became HE Count Ingolf of Rosenborg.
• HH Prince Christian of Denmark (22 October 1942)
  • Married Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen without consent and lost title, became HE Count Christian of Rosenborg.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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

Ancestry

References

External links

• Royal House of Denmark and Royal House of Iceland

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