Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
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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 of
Early life
Princess Caroline-Mathilde was born on 27 April 1912 at the
The princess was named for her maternal grandmother. She was baptised with the names Caroline 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 and Princess Alexandrine-Louise, and two brothers, Prince Gorm and Prince 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 of Ryvangen in the district of Østerbro in Copenhagen.
At the age of 18, the photography-interested Princess Caroline-Mathilde was apprenticed to photographer Anne Marie Lindequist.[3]
Engagement and marriage
On 27 January 1933, at the age of 20, Princess Caroline-Mathilde was engaged to her first cousin, the 32-year-old
After the wedding, they were given a side wing of Sorgenfri Palace, located on the shores of the small river Mølleåen in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen, as their residence.[4] Here they created a home for their three children: Princess Elisabeth (born in 1935), Prince Ingolf (born in 1940) and Prince Christian (born in 1944).[5]
The couple lived the rest of their lives at Sorgenfri Palace. In 1944, Prince Knud inherited Egelund House near Fredensborg in North Zealand from his uncle, Prince Gustav of Denmark, which the couple then used as their summer residence until the hereditary prince sold it to the Danish Employers' Association in 1954.[6] In 1952, Prince Knud also inherited his parents' holiday residence Klitgaarden in Skagen in North 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]
Later life
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 the Danish minority in Germany.[5]
From 1947 to 1953, Prince Knud was
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.[5] She was interred next to her husband in Roskilde Cathedral on the island of Zealand, the traditional burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century.[8]
Honours
The
Denmark:
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Elephant[10][11]
- Dame of the Royal Family Decoration of King Christian X, 2nd Class[12]
- Recipient of the Red Cross Medal of Honour[13]
- Recipient of the Red Cross Medal of Merit[13]
- Recipient of the 100th Anniversary Medal of the Birth of King Frederik 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
Issue
- Princess Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée of Denmark (8 May 1935 – 19 June 2018).
- 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 Major Count Ingolf of Rosenborg.
- Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsenwithout consent and lost his royal title, thereby becoming His Excellency Count Christian of Rosenborg.
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Schæffergårdens historie" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Fondet for Dansk-Norsk Samarbejde. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Engelstoft 1934, p. 544.
- ^ Schwander, Lars. "Kongelige Hoffotografer". denstoredanske.lex.dk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Henriksen, Mette (10 September 2022). "Arveprinsesse Caroline-Mathilde". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Bech & Harding.
- Egelund Slot. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Om Klitgaarden" (in Danish). Klitgaarden Refugium. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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- ^ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9f/20/74/9f2074bb4731f442f7c323d52b9db2b7.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-families/oldenburg/slhkings2/1912%20Caroline%20Mathilde.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ a b Pinterest.com, Caroline-Mathilde wearing honours
Bibliography
- Bech, Claus; Harding, Merete (1979). "Caroline-Mathilde". In Cedergreen Bech, Svend (ed.). ISBN 8701774026.
- Bramsen, Bo (1992). Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt [The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants] (in Danish) (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Forlaget Forum. ISBN 87-553-1843-6.
- Engelstoft, Povl (1934). "Caroline-Mathilde" (PDF). In Engelstoft, Povl; Dahl, Svend (eds.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Vol. 3 (2. ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlag. p. 544.
- Lerche, Anna; Mandal, Marcus (2003). A royal family : the story of Christian IX and his European descendants. Copenhagen: Aschehoug. ISBN 9788715109577.
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