Dagmar of denmark biography

The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark, had spent over fifty years in Russia. After the revolution she lived in Denmark in retirement at Hvidøre north of Copenhagen. Among the russian émigrés her word was law, and her position as head of the Imperial family ensured that her influence was paramount among the Romanovs. Her husband Aleksander III died in his prime and two of her children died young. The revolution led to the destruction of the dynasty and the Church. Many members of her family was killed and she ended as the symbol of a bygone age. Many of her loyal servants, friends and courtiers followed her into exile 1919 – 1920 and later found a new life in Denmark after her death in 1928. In 2006 she was transferred from Roskilde Cathedral to be reinterred at the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Skt. Petersburg. (Top illustration: Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, ©

Dagmar of Denmark Biography

Maria Feodorovna (Russian: Мария Фёдоровна, romanized: Mariya Fyodorovna; 26 November – 13 October ), known before her marriage as Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was Empress of Russia from to as the wife of Emperor Alexander III.

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Dagmar is described as lively and intelligent, sweet but less beautiful than Alexandra, and better at painting and drawing than her sisters, who, on the other hand, were more talented in music.

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Marie Sophia Frederika Dagmar was born on November 26, , at Gule Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Princess Dagmar of Denmark (Dagmar Louise Elisabeth; – 11 October ) was a member of the Danish royal family.

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Princess Dagmar of Denmark (Dagmar Louise Elisabeth; – 11 October 1961) was a member of the Danish royal family.

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The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark, had spent over fifty years in Russia.

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One of these marrying Glucksburgs was none other than Princess Dagmar of Denmark, better known as the Empress Maria-Feodorovna.

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Dagmar and called Minnie in her family, was born at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 26, 1847.

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