Queen Caroline Amalie (Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg)

Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796-1881), second wife and consort of King Christian VIII of Denmark. Daughter of Friedrich Christian II, Duke of Augustenburg, and his wife Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark and Norway. Married in 1815, becoming stepmother of the future Frederik VII of Denmark, but had no issue herself. Crowned Queen in 1839. Widowed in 1848.

Figure 3.1. Portrait of Queen Caroline Amalie of Denmark, 1839. Royal Danish Collection, via Wikimedia Commons.

1810s

Engagement dress, 1814

Figure 3.2. Maker unknown, Dress worn by Queen Caroline Amalie on the occasion of her engagement to King Christian VIII of Denmark, 1814, Royal Danish Collection, in Katia Johansen, Royal Gowns (Copenhagen: Rosenborg Palace, 1990).

1830s

Coronation dress, 1839

Figure 3.3. Above, Caroline Amalie in full coronation regalia, from the painting Christian VIII (1786-1848) and Queen Caroline Amalie (1796-1881) in Coronation Robes, by Joseph Désiré Court, 1841, collection of Statens Museum for Kunst; below, Caroline Amalie’s coronation gown, Royal Danish Collection.

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