Princess Caroline Mathilde Of Saxe-Coburg And Gotha
Princess Caroline Matilda of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Caroline Matilda Helen Louise Augusta Beatrice; 22 June 1912 – 5 September 1983)
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