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 by marriage.^[1]

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:

Princess Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée of Denmark (born 8 May 1935). Princess Elisabeth has never married and therefore has retained her royal title, unlike her brothers.
Prince Ingolf Christian Frederik Knud Harald Gorm Gustav Viggo Valdemar Aage of Denmark (born 17 February 1940). Married Inge Terney without consent and lost his royal title, thereby becoming His Excellency Count Ingolf of Rosenborg.
Prince Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik of Denmark (born 22 October 1942; died 21 May 2013). Married Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen without consent and lost his royal title, thereby becoming His Excellency Count Christian of Rosenborg.

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.

Titles, styles and honours

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

Titles

27 April 1912 – 8 September 1933: Her Highness Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
8 September 1933 – 20 April 1947: Her Royal Highness Princess Knud 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 Knud of Denmark

Honours

National honours

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

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark

16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8. Christian IX of Denmark

17. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

4. Frederick VIII of Denmark

18. Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel

9. Louise of Hesse-Kassel

19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

2. Prince Harald of Denmark

20. Oscar I of Sweden

10. Charles XV of Sweden

21. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

5. Lovisa of Sweden

22. Prince Frederick of the Netherlands

11. Louise of the Netherlands

23. Princess Louise of Prussia

1. Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark

24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (= 16)

12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (= 17)

6. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

26. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

3. Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

28. Christian, Duke of Augustenborg

14. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

29. Countess Lovisa-Sophie Danneskjold-Samsøe

7. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

30. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

15. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

31. Princess Feodora of Leiningen

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Darryl Lundy (23 February 2007). "Caroline Mathilde zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland" (PDF). Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
↑ Noonan, Barry Christopher. "denmark/diplomatic". www.angelfire.com/realm3/ruvignyplus/.
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1 2 3 Pinterest.com, Caroline-Mathilde wearing honours

External links

Danish princesses

The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.

1st generation	Anna Sophie, Electress of Saxony Frederica Amalia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp Wilhelmine Ernestine, Electress Palatine Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden Princess Dorothea

2nd generation	Princess Sophia Princess Christiane Charlotte Princess Mary Princess Anna Sophia Princess Mary

3rd generation	Princess Charlotte Amalie Princess Christiane Amalie

4th generation	Princess Louise Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

5th generation	Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden Wilhelmina Caroline, Electress of Hesse Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

6th generation	Princess Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Princess Juliana Marie Juliana, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

7th generation	Princess Marie Louise Hereditary Princess Caroline of Denmark Princess Louise Princess Juliana Louise Princess Frederikke Marie Vilhelmine, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8th generation	Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (Dagmar) Empress Maria Feodorovna of All the Russias Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Cumberland

9th generation	Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland Princess Thyra Princess Dagmar, Mrs. Castenskiold Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia* Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia* Princess Olga* Princess Margaret of Bourbon-Parma

10th generation	Princess Feodora of Schaumburg-Lippe Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark Princess Alexandrine, Countess of Castell-Castell Helen, Queen Mother of Romania* Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta* Lady Katherine Brandram* Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino* Princess Olga of Yugoslavia* Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach* Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent* Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Theodora, Margravine of Baden* Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine* Princess Sophie of Hanover*

11th generation	Margrethe II of Denmark Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Princess Elisabeth Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia* Queen Sofía, Queen Mother of Spain* Princess Irene*

12th generation	Princess Alexia, Mrs. Morales* Princess Theodora*

13th generation	Princess Isabella Princess Josephine Princess Athena Princess Maria-Olympia*

* also a princess of Greece

Danish princesses by marriage

The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.

1st generation	Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel Princess Anne of York

2nd generation	Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

3rd generation	Margravine Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

4th generation	Princess Louise of Great Britain

5th generation	Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

6th generation	Landgravine Marie of Hesse-Kassel Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Princess Caroline of Denmark^

7th generation	Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark^

8th generation	Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway Princess Marie of Orléans

9th generation	Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Maud of Wales Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Princess Sophia of Prussia* Princess Marie Bonaparte* Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia* Princess Alice of Battenberg* Nancy Leeds* Princess Françoise of Orléans* Princess Margaretha of Sweden

10th generation	Princess Ingrid of Sweden Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark^ Princess Elisabeth of Romania* Aspasia Manos* Princess Frederica of Hanover* Anne Bowes-Lyon

11th generation	Princess Anne Marie of Denmark*^

12th generation	Mary Donaldson Alexandra Manley** Marie Cavallier Marie-Chantal Miller* Tatiana Blatnik*

*also a princess of Greece by marriage ^also a Danish princess by birth **title lost due to divorce and subsequent remarriage

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