Carola of Vasa

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Carola of Vasa was Princess Karoline Friederike Franziska Stephanie Amalie Cecilie (1833-1907). She was the daughter of the former Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden and Princess Louise Amelie of Baden. She was a granddaughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden.   
There had been plans for her to marry Emperor Napoleon III of France. In 1852, Princess Carola converted to Catholicism. She married Crown Prince Albert of Saxony on June 18, 1853.

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In 1867 Crown Princess Carola of Saxony founded the Albert commission, which contributed to the medical care of the German army during the war of 1870-71.

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Carola was the last Queen of Saxony.     
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As Queen of Saxony, Carola helped established a school for nurses in Leipzig. The school was called the Carol-Hans Hospital.       

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Her affectionate and generous nature won Carola the affection and support of her parents-in-law. How many times in a royal family is their discontent between a father-in-law and mother-in-law with a son-in-law or daughter-in-law?