| Caroline-Mathilde | |||||
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| Hereditary Princess of Denmark | |||||
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| Born | (1912-04-27)27 April 1912 Jægersborghus[a],Gentofte, Denmark | ||||
| Died | 12 December 1995(1995-12-12) (aged 83) Sorgenfri Palace,Lyngby-Taarbæk,Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Elisabeth Count Ingolf of Rosenborg Count Christian of Rosenborg | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Prince Harald of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
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Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid; 27 April 1912 – 12 December 1995) was a daughter ofPrince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of KingFrederik VIII of Denmark. As the wife ofKnud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, she became Hereditary Princess ofDenmark.
Princess Caroline-Mathilde was born on 27 April 1912 at theJægersborghus[a]country house, her parents' residence inJægersborg north ofCopenhagen,Denmark.[2] She was the second child and daughter ofPrince Harald of Denmark, son of KingFrederik VIII of Denmark and PrincessLouise of Sweden. Her mother wasPrincess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter ofFriedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg andPrincess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
The princess was named for her maternal grandmother. She was baptised with the namesCaroline Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid and was known as 'Calma' to her family.[2]
Princess Caroline-Mathilde grew up with her two sisters,Princess Feodora andPrincess Alexandrine-Louise, and two brothers,Prince Gorm andPrince Oluf. For the first eight years of her life, the family lived at Jægersborghus.[1] From 1918 the family lived in a villa at Svanemøllevej in the neighbourhood ofRyvangen in thedistrict ofØsterbro in Copenhagen.
At the age of 18, thephotography-interested Princess Caroline-Mathilde was apprenticed tophotographer Anne Marie Lindequist.[3]
On 27 January 1933, at the age of 20, Princess Caroline-Mathilde was engaged to her first cousin, the 32-year-oldPrince Knud of Denmark.[2] Prince Knud was the second son and youngest child ofKing Christian X of Denmark andAlexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and their fathers were brothers. The wedding was celebrated on 8 September 1933 at the chapel ofFredensborg Palace inNorth Zealand, Denmark.[2]
After the wedding, they were given a side wing ofSorgenfri Palace, located on the shores of the smallriverMølleåen inKongens Lyngby north ofCopenhagen, as theirresidence.[4] Here they created a home for their three children:Princess Elisabeth (born in 1935),Prince Ingolf (born in 1940) andPrince Christian (born in 1944).[5]
The couple lived the rest of their lives atSorgenfri Palace. In 1944, Prince Knud inheritedEgelund House nearFredensborg inNorth Zealand from his uncle,Prince Gustav of Denmark, which the couple then used as their summer residence until the hereditary prince sold it to theDanish Employers' Association in 1954.[6] In 1952, Prince Knud also inherited his parents' holiday residenceKlitgaarden inSkagen inNorth Jutland from his mother,Queen Alexandrine, which the couple then used as their holiday home, and remained in the family's possession until 1997.[7]
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Not wanting to play a prominent public role, the princess led a relatively quiet life. She was involved in various charitable work, most prominently in support of theDanish minority in Germany.[5]
From 1947 to 1953, Prince Knud washeir presumptive of his older brotherKing Frederik 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 line of 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 atSorgenfri Palace.[5] She was interred next to her husband inRoskilde Cathedral on the island ofZealand, the traditional burial site forDanish monarchs since the 15th century.[8]
ThePrincess Caroline-Mathilde Alps inGreenland were named in her honour by the 1938–39Mørkefjord Expedition, as her husband, Prince Knud, had been the patron of the expedition.[9]
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