What caused Caroline Matilda's death?
Pneumonia
Scarlet fever
Tuberculosis
Smallpox
Answer
Scarlet fever, a bacterial infection, tragically took the life of Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway. This highly contagious disease, prevalent during the 18th century, brought a sudden end to her life in 1775 at the young age of 23, leaving behind a nation mourning the loss of their beloved queen and the mother of Crown Prince Frederick VI.
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