Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Princess Caroline Matilda | |||||
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| Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen | |||||
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22 June 1912 Schloss Callenberg, Coburg |
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| Died | 5 September 1983 (aged 71) Erlangen, Germany |
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| Spouse |
Friedrich, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen (m. 1931; div. 1938) Max Schnirring (m. 1938; d. 1944) Karl Andree (m. 1946; div. 1947) |
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| Issue | Count Bertram of Castell-Rüdenhausen Count Conradin of Castell-Rüdenhausen Countess Victoria of Castell-Rüdenhausen Calma Schnirring Cook Dagmar Schnirring Schäl Michael Schnirring |
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Mother | Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
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| Caroline Matilda Helen Louisa Augusta Beatrice German: Caroline Mathilde Helene Ludwiga Augusta Beatrice |
Princess Caroline Matilda of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Caroline Matilda Helen Louise Augusta Beatrice; 22 June 1912 – 5 September 1983) was a German princess, and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Princess Caroline Matilda, known in the family as Calma, was born at Schloss Callenberg, near Coburg, on 22 June 1912, the fourth child and second daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein.
Her paternal grandparents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany. Leopold was the fourth and last son of Queen Regnant Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Caroline Mathilde was a younger sister of Prince Johann Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (mother of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden), and Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She was also an older sister of Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Princess Caroline married three times; firstly, on 14 December 1931, she married Friedrich Wolfgang Otto, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen (27 June 1906 – 11 June 1940). She ultimately abandoned him, amid much controversy and scandal. On 2 May 1938 in Berlin, Caroline and Friedrich were divorced. He was killed in action during World War II, flying over England. They have three children, seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild:
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