Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)

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Maria Feodorovna
Maria Feodorovna in 1881
Empress consort of Russia
Tenure13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894
Coronation27 May 1883
BornPrincess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(1847-11-26)26 November 1847
Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died13 October 1928(1928-10-13) (aged 80)
Hvidøre, Klampenborg, Denmark
Burial
Spouse
Alexander III of Russia
(m. 1866; died 1894)
Issue
Full name
Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar
HouseGlücksburg
FatherChristian IX of Denmark
MotherLouise of Hesse-Kassel
ReligionRussian Orthodox
prev. Lutheranism
Portrait of Maria Feodorovna

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. Her son, Nicholas II of Russia, was the last Tsar of Russia. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 26 November 1847 Died: 13 October 1928
Russian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Maria Alexandrovna
(Marie of Hesse)
Empress consort of Russia
1881–1894
Vacant
Title next held by
Alexandra Feodorovna
(Alix of Hesse)