Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Full name
	Caroline Matilda Helen Louisa Augusta Beatrice; German: Caroline Mathilde Helene Ludwiga Augusta Beatrice

Princess Caroline Matilda
Princess Caroline Matilda
	Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen
Born	22 June 1912; Callenburg Castle, Coburg
Died	5 September 1983 (aged 71); Erlangen, Germany
Spouse	Friedrich, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen; (m. 1931; div. 1938); Max Schnirring; (m. 1938; his death 1944); Karl Andree; (m. 1946; div. 1947); William Losberg; (m. 1948)
Issue	; Count Bertram of Castell-Rüdenhausen; Count Conradin of Castell-Rüdenhausen; Countess Victoria of Castell-Rüdenhausen; Calma Schnirring; Dagmar Schnirring; Michael Schnirring
Full name
	Caroline Matilda Helen Louisa Augusta Beatrice; German: Caroline Mathilde Helene Ludwiga Augusta Beatrice
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother	Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Caroline Matilda of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Caroline Matilda Helen Louise Augusta Beatrice; 22 June 1912 – 5 September 1983) was a German princess, and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Baptism of Princess Caroline Mathilde in 1912.

Princess Caroline Matilda, known in the family as Calma, was born at Callenburg Castle, near Coburg, on 22 June 1912, the fourth child and second daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein.

Her paternal grandparents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany. Leopold was the fourth and last son of Queen Regnant Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Caroline Mathilde was a younger sister of Prince Johann Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (mother of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden), and Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She was also an older sister of Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Marriages and issue[edit]

Wedding of Princess Caroline Mathilde and Count Friedrich Wolfgang Otto of Castell-Rüdenhausen at Schloss Greinburg in 1931.

Princess Caroline married three times; firstly, on 14 December 1931, she married Friedrich Wolfgang Otto, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen (27 June 1906 – 11 June 1940). She ultimately abandoned him, amid much controversy and scandal. On 2 May 1938 in Berlin, Caroline and Friedrich were divorced. He was killed in action during World War II, flying over England.

Secondly, on 22 June 1938, she married Flight Captain Max Schnirring (20 May 1895 – 7 July 1944). He was also killed in a flying accident. Thirdly, on 23 December 1946, she married Karl Otto Andree (10 February 1912 – 1984). They divorced on 10 October 1949. Lastly, in 1948, she married William Losberg.

Name	Birth	Death
By Friedrich Wolfgang Otto, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen
Count Bertram Friedrich of Castell-Rüdenhausen	12 July 1932
Count Conradin Friedrich of Castell-Rüdenhausen	10 October 1933	01 October 2011
Countess Viktoria Adelheid of Castell-Rüdenhausen	26 February 1935
By Captain Max Schnirring
Calma Barbara Schnirring	18 November 1938
Dagmar Sibylla Schnirring	22 November 1940
Peter Michael Schnirring	4 January 1943	10 February 1966
By Karl Otto Andree
No issue

Later life[edit]

The Saxe Coburg family was left virtually penniless for their actions during World War II. Caroline had a difficult time adjusting, becoming estranged from some of her children.

Titles, styles, honours and arms[edit]

Titles and styles[edit]

22 June 1912 – 28 March 1919: Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of United Kingdom
28 March 1919 – 14 December 1931: Her Highness Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
14 December 1931 – 2 May 1938: Her Highness Princess Caroline Mathilde, Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen
2 May 1938 – 5 September 1983: Her Highness Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha