Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Princess Caroline Mathilde
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Karoline in 1907
Born(1860-01-25)25 January 1860
Augustenborg, Als, Duchy of Schleswig
Died20 February 1932(1932-02-20) (aged 72)
Grünholz Castle, Thumby, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Spouse
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(m. 1885)​
Issue
Names
German: Viktoria Friederike Auguste Marie Caroline Mathilde
HouseSchleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
FatherFrederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
MotherPrincess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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.[1]

Family

Caroline Mathilde's elder sister, Augusta Viktoria was German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.[2] Karoline Mathilde was Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and later Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Friedrich Ferdinand.[3] Caroline's maternal grandmother Princess Feodora of Leiningen was the half-sister of Queen Victoria.[4]

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.[5] Friedrich Ferdinand and Caroline Mathilde had six children:

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.[7]

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.[8] Her husband was the only family member present at her deathbed.[7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
8. Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
4. Christian Augustus II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
9. Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark
2. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
10. Count Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe
5. Countess Louise Danneskiold-Samsøe
11. Henriette Kaas
1. Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
12. Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
6. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
13. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
3. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
14. Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen
7. Princess Feodora of Leiningen
15. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

References

  1. ^ Almanach de Gotha (in French). Justus Perthes. 1901. p. 46.
  2. ^ Vulliamy, C. E. (1934). The Red Princess: A Life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta. Geoffrey Bles. p. 122.
  3. ^ "Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ Packard, Jerrold M. (1998). Victoria's Daughters. St. Martin's Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780312244965.
  5. ^ "Marriage of the Duke of Glücksburg". The Times: 5. 20 March 1885.
  6. ^ Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). J.H. Schultz. 1923. p. 12.
  7. ^ a b "Princess Karoline Dies at 72 in Germany", The New York Times, 21 February 1932
  8. ^ "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Karoline Mathilde von". German National Library (DNB). Retrieved 2024-05-20.

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