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The Seventieth Birthday of the King of Saxony: the Queen of Saxony, 1898. Carola of Vasa (1833-1907), granddaughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, was by birth a titular princess of Sweden and styled Princess of Vasa as member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, and by marriage the last Queen of Saxony. Carola dedicated herself to the charitable development of new social institutions. With the founding of the Albert Association (German: Albertverein) in 1867 and other nursing and training institutions, she was influential in charitable aid for the poor and sick, as well as the care of the wounded. She was also involved with children's and women's associations for the support of the disadvantaged. She was a recipient of the Order of Sidonia and gave her name to the Carola Medal for charity, which was named after her. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.