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Alexander III with his wife and their children. Alexander III had six children (five of whom survived to adulthood) of his marriage with Princess Dagmar of Denmark, also known as Marie Feodorovna. (Note: all dates prior to 1918 are in the Old Style Calendar)
- 13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894
- Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
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 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. Before getting married, she was Princess Dagmar of Denmark. Her parents were Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel.
Childhood & Early Life. He was born as Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov on 10 March 1845 at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, to Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his wife Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse). He had one elder brother, Nicolas.
Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. By Art Beeche. 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.
Nicholas II was the last Russian emperor (1894–1917), who, with his wife, Alexandra, and their children, was killed by the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. Nikolay Aleksandrovich was the eldest son and heir apparent (tsesarevich) of the tsarevitch Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (emperor as
In 1866 Alexander married the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, Dagmar (Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar), who had been his late brother's fiancee. The marriage resulted in six children, including the heir to the throne, the future Emperor Nicholas II.
