Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Infobox Glücksburg Royalty|highness
name = Princess Karoline Mathilde
full name = Viktoria Friederike Auguste Marie Karoline Mathilde
reign =
title = Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
styles = "HSH" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
"HSH" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
"HSH" The Hereditary Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
"HSH" Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
royal house = House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
spouse =Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
issue = Princess Victoria Adelaide
Princess Alexandra Victoria
Princess Helena Adelaide
Princess Adelaide
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Caroline


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date of birth = birth date|1860|1|25|df=y
place of birth = Augustenborg, Jutland, Denmark
date of death = death date and age|1932|2|20|1860|1|25|df=y
place of death = Grünholz, Schleswig Holstein, Germany
father = Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
mother = Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (born 25 January 1860 in Augustenborg, Jutland, Denmark; died 20 February 1932 at Grünholz in Schleswig Holstein, Germany) was the second-eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Karoline 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.

Marriage and issue

Karoline 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 Karoline Mathilde had five children:

*"HH" Princess "Victoria Adelaide" Helene Luise Marie Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (31 December 1885 - 3 October 1970)
*"HH" Princess "Alexandra Viktoria" Auguste Leopoldine Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (21 April 1887 - 15 April 1957)
*"HH" Princess "Helene Adelheid" Viktoria Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1 June 1888 - 30 June 1962)
*"HH" Princess "Adelheid" Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (19 October 1889 - 11 June 1964)
*"HH" "Wilhelm Friedrich" Christian Günther Albert Adolf Georg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (23 August 1891 - 10 February 1965)
*"HH" Princess "Karoline" Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 11 May 1894)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*25 January 1860 - 19 March 1885: "Her Serene Highness" Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
*19 March 1885 - 27 November 1885: "Her Serene Highness" The Hereditary Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
*27 November 1885 - 27 April 1931: "Her Serene Highness" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
*27 April 1931 - 20 February 1932: "Her Serene Highness" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein