Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
| Princess Caroline-Mathilde | |||||
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| Hereditary Princess of Denmark | |||||
| Born |
27 April 1912 Jægersborghus, Gentofte, Denmark |
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| Died | 12 December 1995 (aged 83) Sorgenfri Palace, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral | ||||
| Spouse | Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark | ||||
| 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 Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
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| Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelaide |
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.
Princess Caroline-Mathilde was born on 27 April 1912 at Jægersborghus country house in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. 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.
The princess was named for her maternal grandmother, and was known as 'Calma' to her family.
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 on 8 September 1933 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark. The couple were given Sorgenfri Palace in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen as their residence. The couple had three children:
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