Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
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Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Viktoria Friederike Auguste Marie Caroline Mathilde; 25 January 1860 – 20 February 1932) was the second-eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Family
Caroline Mathilde's elder sister, Augusta Viktoria was German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Karoline Mathilde was Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and later Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Friedrich Ferdinand. Caroline's maternal grandmother Princess Feodora of Leiningen was the half-sister of Queen Victoria.
Marriage and issue
Caroline Mathilde married Friedrich Ferdinand, the eldest son of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark, on 19 March 1885 at Primkenau. Friedrich Ferdinand and Caroline Mathilde had six children:
- Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (31 December 1885 – 3 October 1970)
- Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (21 April 1887 – 15 April 1957)
- Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1 June 1888 – 30 June 1962)
- Princess Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (19 October 1889 – 11 June 1964)
- Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (23 August 1891 – 10 February 1965)
- Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (11 May 1894 – 28 January 1972)
After the overthrow of the Hohenzollern dynasty at the end of World War I, Caroline and her family lived quietly, seldom seen outside Grünholz Castle.[1]
Caroline died on 20 February 1932, aged 72, at their castle. A few years previously, she had suffered an attack of heart disease and never completely recovered. Her husband was the only family member present on her deathbed.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "Princess Karoline Dies at 72 in Germany", The New York Times, 21 February 1932
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 25 January 1860 Died: 20 February 1932 | ||
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| Preceded by | Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 27 November 1885 – 27 April 1931 | Succeeded by Herself as Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein |
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| Vacant Title last held by Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | — TITULAR — Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein 27 April 1931 – 20 February 1932 Reason for succession failure: Duchy annexed by Prussia in 1866 | Succeeded by |
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- Augusta Viktoria, German Empress*
- Karoline Mathilde, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein*
- Louise, Princess Friedrich Leopold of Prussia*
- Princess Feodora Adelheid*
- Princess Helena Victoria*^
- Marie Louise, Princess Aribert of Anhalt*^
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