Portrait of Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

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Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

German princess (1860–1932)

Born
January 25, 1860
Died
February 20, 1932
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1860

About Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

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. Caroline's maternal grandmother Princess Feodora of Leiningen was the half-sister of Queen Victoria. Media related to Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holsten-Sonderburg-Augustenburg at Wikimedia Commons.

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The world when Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was born

Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was born in 1860. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineAbraham Lincoln elected — South Carolina secedes
  • Technology milestonePony Express mail service begins
  • World population~1.4B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population31.4M

1860 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18602026
Population31.4M341 million

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