HIM Empress Maria Feodorovna of all the Russias

Royal House

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (family)

Romanov (marriage)

Date & place of birth

26 November 1847 Yellow Palace, Amaliegade, Copenhagen

Born as

HSH Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg

Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar

Nickname

Minnie

Parents

King Christian IX of Denmark (then Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg)

Queen Louise of Denmark (Princess of Hesse-Kassel)

Siblings

Fourth of six children (three brothers two sisters)

Consort

Czarevita of Russia 9 November 1866-13 March 1881

Empress Consort

Empress of all the Russia 13 March 1881-1 November 1894

Crowned

27 May 1883 Dormition Cathedral, Kremlin, Moscow

Tenure

12 years 233 days

Predecessor

Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine

Successor

Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine

Married

9 November 1866 Royal Chapel, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

Spouse

Emperor Alexander III of all the Russias (then Czarevitch Alexander of Russia)

Children (6)

Czarevitch Nicholas Alexandrovich or Russia (Tzar Nicholas II)

Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia

Date & place died

13 October 1928 Villa Hvidore, Emiliekildevej, Klampenborg (near Copenhagen) (age 80)

Burial place

Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde

*remains were moved in 2006 to St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, St. Petersburg

List of titles

HSH Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg

HH Princess of Denmark

HRH Princess of Denmark

HIH Grand Duchess of Russia, Czarevita of Russia

HIM Empress of all the Russias

HIM Empress Dowager of Russia

*After converting to the Russian Orthodox faith name changed to Marie Feodorovna