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Maria Feodorovna (Russian: Мария Фёдоровна, romanized: Mariya Fyodorovna; 26 November 1847 – 13 October 1928), known before her marriage as Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894 as the wife of Emperor Alexander III.
Maria Feodorovna was the name taken by two distinct Russian empresses of originally German and Danish ethnicity: Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) (1759–1828), daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg; wife of Emperor Paul I of Russia.
Maria Feodorovna (Russian: Мария Фёдоровна; née Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg; 25 October 1759 – 5 November 1828 [OS 24 October]) became Empress of Russia as the second wife of Emperor Paul I. She founded the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria.
Marie Feodorovna, dowager empress of Russia, died at the age of 81 at her residence on October 13, 1928. Her daughters, the Grand Duchesses Olga and Xenia, who had also escaped from Russia, were at her bedside.
Maria Feodorovna was the wife of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. Through this marriage, she was Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894.
Sep 28, 2021 · On 28 September 2006, Empress Maria Feodorovna, born Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was finally buried next to her beloved husband at the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Oct 31, 2017 · Maria Feodorovna was born Marie Sophia Frederikke Dagmar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksborg on 26 November 1847 at the Yellow Mansion. She would come to be known as Dagmar (‘bringer of light’), but her family nicknamed her “Minny.”
One of the most tragic figures of European royalty is the Empress Maria-Feodorovna, widow of Alexander III, and mother of Nicholas II of Russia. Her parents were the impoverished Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg.
Mar 14, 2024 · This year marks the 25th anniversary of Little Mother of Russia: A Biography of Empress Marie Feodorovna by Coryne Hall. Since it’s publication in 1999, she has written a number of new articles about Empress Marie Feodorovna and her family based on new research.
Maria Feodorovna (26 November 1847 – 13 October 1928), born Princess Dagmar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and later Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was the Empress consort of Russia as the wife of Alexander III of Russia.
