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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Caroline-Mathilde<br />
| title = Hereditary Princess of Denmark<br />
| full name = Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelaide<br />
| image = Princess_Caroline-Mathilde_of_Denmark.webp<br />
| house = [[House of Glücksburg|Glücksburg]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark]]|1933|1976|end=d.}}<br />
| issue = [[Princess Elisabeth of Denmark|Princess Elisabeth]]<br />[[Count Ingolf of Rosenborg]]<br />[[Count Christian of Rosenborg]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|4|27|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jægersborghus]]{{efn|name=Jaegersborghus}}, [[Gentofte Municipality|Gentofte]], Denmark<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|12|12|1912|4|27|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Sorgenfri Palace]], [[Lyngby-Taarbæk]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark<br />
| burial_place = [[Roskilde Cathedral]]<br />
| father = [[Prince Harald of Denmark]]<br />
| mother = [[Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg]]<br />
| signature = Signature of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark.JPG<br />
}}<br />
'''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 [[Prince Harald of Denmark]] and granddaughter of King [[Frederik VIII of Denmark]]. As the wife of [[Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark]], she became Hereditary Princess of [[Kingdom of Denmark|Denmark]].<br />
==Early life==<br />
[[File:Prins_Harald1909.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Caroline-Mathilde's parents: [[Prince Harald of Denmark|Prince Harald]] and [[Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg|Princess Helena]] in 1909.]]<br />
Princess Caroline-Mathilde was born on 27 April 1912 at the [[Jægersborghus]]{{efn|name=Jaegersborghus|Today, Jægersborghus is known under the name of ''Schæffergården''.<ref name="Schæffergårdens historie">{{cite web|url=https://dansk-norsk.no/uploads/files/Sch%C3%A6fferg%C3%A5rdens_historie.pdf|title=Schæffergårdens historie|publisher=[[Fondet for Dansk-Norsk Samarbejde]]|language=no|access-date=7 February 2024}}</ref>}} [[country house]], her parents' residence in [[Jægersborg]] north of [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]].{{sfn|Engelstoft|1934|p=544}} She was the second child and daughter of [[Prince Harald of Denmark]], son of King [[Frederik 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]].<br />
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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.{{sfn|Engelstoft|1934|p=544}}<br />
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{{stack|[[File:Shæfergaard 1909 Elfelt.jpg|thumb|Princess Caroline-Mathilde's birthplace [[Schæffergården|Jægersborghus]] in 1909.]]}}<br />
Princess Caroline-Mathilde grew up with her two sisters, [[Princess Feodora of Denmark|Princess Feodora]] and [[Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark|Princess Alexandrine-Louise]], and two brothers, [[Prince Gorm of Denmark|Prince Gorm]] and [[Count Oluf of Rosenborg|Prince Oluf]]. For the first eight years of her life, the family lived at Jægersborghus.<ref name="Schæffergårdens historie"/> From 1918 the family lived in a villa at Svanemøllevej in the neighbourhood of [[Ryvangen]] in the [[Districts of Copenhagen|district]] of [[Østerbro]] in Copenhagen.<br />
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At the age of 18, the [[photography]]-interested Princess Caroline-Mathilde was apprenticed to [[photographer]] Anne Marie Lindequist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Kongelige_hoffotografer|title=Kongelige Hoffotografer|first=Lars|last=Schwander|website=denstoredanske.lex.dk|access-date=7 February 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Engagement and marriage==<br />
[[File:Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Prince Knud of Denmark in 1935.]]<br />
On 27 January 1933, at the age of 20, Princess Caroline-Mathilde was engaged to her first cousin, the 32-year-old [[Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark|Prince Knud of Denmark]].{{sfn|Engelstoft|1934|p=544}} Prince Knud was the second son and youngest child of [[King Christian X of Denmark]] and [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], and their fathers were brothers. The wedding was celebrated on 8 September 1933 at the chapel of [[Fredensborg Palace]] in [[North Zealand]], Denmark.{{sfn|Engelstoft|1934|p=544}}<br />
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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 [[Home|residence]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mette|last=Henriksen|title=Arveprinsesse Caroline-Mathilde|url=https://www.sn.dk/lyngby-taarbaek-kommune/arveprinsesse-caroline-mathilde/|newspaper=[[Sjællandske Nyheder]]|date=10 September 2022|access-date=11 February 2024|language=da|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213090019/https://www.sn.dk/lyngby-taarbaek-kommune/arveprinsesse-caroline-mathilde/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Here they created a home for their three children: [[Princess Elisabeth of Denmark|Princess Elisabeth]] (born in 1935), [[Count Ingolf of Rosenborg|Prince Ingolf]] (born in 1940) and [[Count Christian of Rosenborg|Prince Christian]] (born in 1944).{{sfn|Bech|Harding|1979}}<br />
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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 [[Dansk Arbjedsgiverforening|Danish Employers' Association]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egelundslot.dk/slottet|title=Slottet – Egelund Slot|publisher=[[Egelund Slot]]|access-date=7 February 2024|language=da}}</ref> In 1952, Prince Knud also inherited his parents' holiday residence [[Klitgaarden]] in [[Skagen]] in [[North Jutlandic Island|North Jutland]] from his mother, [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Queen Alexandrine]], which the couple then used as their holiday home, and remained in the family's possession until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klitgaarden.dk/om-klitgaarden.html|title=Om Klitgaarden|publisher=[[Klitgaarden Refugium]]|access-date=7 February 2024|language=da}}</ref><br />
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==Later life==<br />
[[File:Christian X's 25 års regeringsjubilæum 15. maj 1937 (c).jpg|thumb|The [[silver jubilee]] of [[King Christian X]] in [[1937]]. Prince Knud and Princess Caroline-Mathilde can be seen in the [[landau (carriage)|landau]].]]<br />
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 of Southern Schleswig|Danish minority in Germany]].{{sfn|Bech|Harding|1979}}<br />
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From 1947 to 1953, Prince Knud was [[heir presumptive]] of his older brother [[Frederik IX of Denmark|King Frederik IX]]. Knud would have become king and Caroline Mathilde queen in their turn, but a change in the constitution in 1953 caused Knud to lose his place in the succession to his niece, [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Margrethe II]]. After the change, Prince Knud was given the title of Hereditary Prince and Caroline Mathilde became Hereditary Princess.<br />
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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]].{{sfn|Bech|Harding|1979}} She was interred next to her husband in [[Roskilde Cathedral]] on the island of [[Zealand]], the traditional burial site for [[List of Danish monarchs|Danish monarchs]] since the 15th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=prinsessecarolinemathilde |title=Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde |website=gravsted.dk |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=da }}</ref><br />
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==Honours==<br />
The [[Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps]] in [[Greenland]] were named in her honour by the 1938–39 [[Mørkefjord Expedition]], as her husband, Prince Knud, had been the patron of the expedition.<ref name="cat">{{cite web | title = Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland | publisher = Geological Survey of Denmark | url = http://www.geus.dk/publications/bull/nr21/nr21_p117-368.pdf3 | access-date = 18 June 2016 | archive-date = 13 May 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200513044819/http://www.geus.dk/publications/bull/nr21/nr21_p117-368.pdf3 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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* {{flag|Denmark}}:<br />
** Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of the Elephant]]{{CN|date=November 2024}}<br />
** Dame of the [[Royal Family Order|Royal Family Decoration of King Christian X, 2nd Class]]{{CN|date=November 2024}}<br />
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Red Cross Medal of Honour]]{{CN|date=November 2024}}<br />
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Red Cross Medal of Merit]]<ref name="Decorations">Pinterest.com, [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b2/0c/6e/b20c6ea9e303481a4bf8ea0c8890c42a.jpg Caroline-Mathilde wearing honours]</ref><br />
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|100th Anniversary Medal of the Birth of King Frederik VIII]]<br />
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|100th Anniversary Medal of the Birth of King Christian X]]<br />
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|50th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]<br />
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Commemorative Medals|Silver Anniversary Medal of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik]]<br />
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== Issue ==<br />
* [[Princess Elisabeth of Denmark|Princess ''Elisabeth'' Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée of Denmark]] (8 May 1935 – 19 June 2018). <br />
* [[Count Ingolf of Rosenborg|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 (rank)|Major]] Count Ingolf of Rosenborg''.<br />
* [[Count Christian of Rosenborg|Prince ''Christian'' Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik of Denmark]] (22 October 1942 – 21 May 2013). Married [[Anne Dorte of Rosenborg|Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen]] without consent and lost his royal title, thereby becoming ''His Excellency Count Christian of Rosenborg''.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark]] - Lists members of European royalty who share a common ancestor with Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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* {{cite encyclopedia|last1=Bech|first1=Claus|last2=Harding|first2=Merete|chapter=Caroline-Mathilde|chapter-url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Caroline-Mathilde|editor-first=Svend|editor-last=Cedergreen Bech|title=[[Dansk Biografisk Leksikon]]|edition=3rd|volume=3|location=[[Copenhagen]]|publisher=[[Gyldendal]]|year=1979|isbn=8701774026|language=da}}<br />
* {{Cite book|last=Bramsen|first=Bo|year=1992|title=Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt.|trans-title=The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants|edition=2nd|publisher=Forlaget Forum|location=Copenhagen|isbn=87-553-1843-6|language=da}}<br />
* {{cite encyclopedia|first=Povl|last=Engelstoft|title=Caroline-Mathilde|url=https://www.rosekamp.dk/DBL_All/DBL_4_text.pdf|editor1-first=Povl|editor1-last=Engelstoft|editor2-first=Svend|editor2-last=Dahl|encyclopedia=[[Dansk Biografisk Leksikon]]|edition=2.|pages=544|volume=3|location=[[Copenhagen]]|publisher=[[J.H. Schultz Forlag]]|year=1934|language=da}}<br />
* {{Cite book|last1=Lerche|first1=Anna|last2=Mandal|first2=Marcus|year=2003|title=A royal family : the story of Christian IX and his European descendants|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Aschehoug|isbn=9788715109577}}<br />
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