The future czarina was born in 1847 as Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar. Baptized a Lutheran, she took the name Maria Feodorovna when she converted to Russian Orthodoxy before marrying the ...

Empress Maria Feodorovna will be buried alongside her husband, Tsar Alexander III, as she had wished. Her descendants joined Danish royals and officials for a memorial service at Roskilde Cathedral, ...

Empress Dowager Dagmar's arrival in Copenhagen with several members of the Danish royal family present. Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) maintained a close connection to Denmark throughout her life.

Her soul ached for Russia." Princess Dagmar married Tsar Alexander III in 1866 Maria Fyodorovna was born Princess Dagmar in 1847, changing her name and converting to the Russian Orthodox faith when ...