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2 days ago · Dagmar gradually developed a romantic attraction toward Alexander. They then married in October 1866, and Dagmar took the name "Maria Feodorovna" after converting to Russian Orthodoxy. Maria and Alexander would go on to have six children together, one of whom, Alexander, did not survive past infancy.
1 day ago · Maria Feodorovna was the daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark. Nicholas was christened in the Chapel of the Resurrection of the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo on 1 June [ O.S. 20 May] 1868 by the confessor of the imperial family, protopresbyter Vasily Borisovich Bazhanov.
1 day ago · The couple married in November 1866, with Dagmar converting to Orthodoxy and taking the name Maria Feodorovna. [citation needed] Alexander grew estranged from his second son, Grand Duke Alexander. Alexander's favorite child was his daughter, Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna. He reflected that his daughter had "never caused us anything but joy.
Jun 12, 2024 · PHOTO (above): Emperor Nicholas II and his mother the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna can be seen in the foreground, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and members of the Russian Imperial Family are following behind. Sadly, the monument did not survive for long – a little more than 6 years!
Jun 17, 2024 · This article (written in 1951) explores the life and death of the eldest son and heir to Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Feodorovna. Nicknamed “Nixa”, he was engaged to Princess Dagmar of Denmark (future Empress Maria Feodorovna). During a tour of southern Europe in 1865, he contracted cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Jun 24, 2024 · Alexandra was the queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain. The eldest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark, Alexandra was married to Edward (then Albert Edward, prince of Wales) in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, on March 10, 1863. The exceptional beauty and graceful manner of the princess.
Jun 17, 2024 · During the sacrament, the Empress Dowager Maria Feodorovna, the newborn’s grandmother, awarded the Order of St. Catherine to the Grand Duchess. Tatiana was one of the four daughters of St. Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
