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Princess Dagmar
Born(1890-05-23)23 May 1890
Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died11 October 1961(1961-10-11) (aged 71)
Kongstedlund, Denmark
Spouse
Jørgen Castenskjold
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(m. 1922)​
IssueCarl Castenskjold
Christian Castenskjold
Jørgen Castenskjold
Dagmar Larsen
Christian Frederik Castenskjold
Names
Dagmar Louise Elisabeth
HouseGlücksburg
FatherFrederik VIII of Denmark
MotherLovisa of Sweden

Princess Dagmar of Denmark (Dagmar Louise Elisabeth; 23 May 1890 – 11 October 1961) was a member of the Danish royal family. She was the youngest child and fourth daughter of Frederik VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway.

Early life

Princess Dagmar's birthplace, Charlottenlund Palace, photographed in 2006

Princess Dagmar was born on 23 May 1890 at her parents' country residence, the Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Christian IX.[1] She was the eighth and youngest child and fourth daughter of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and his wife Louise of Sweden.[1] Her father was the eldest son of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and her mother was the only daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway and Louise of the Netherlands. She was baptised with the names Dagmar Louise Elisabeth and was known as Princess Dagmar, named after her paternal aunt, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, who was born Princess Dagmar of Denmark.[1]

Princess Dagmar as child.

Princess Dagmar was raised with her siblings in the royal household in Copenhagen, and grew up between her parents' city residence, the Frederik VIII's Palace, an 18th-century palace which forms part of the Amalienborg Palace complex in central Copenhagen, and their country residence, the Charlottenlund Palace, located by the coastline of the Øresund strait north of the city.

Marriage and descendants

She was married in Fredensborg, Denmark, on 23 November 1922 to Jørgen Castenskjold (Copenhagen, 30 November 1893 – Rungsted, 21 November 1978), son of Anton Castenskiold (1860–1940), Royal Danish Court Chamberlain, and wife Sophie Steensen-Leth (1870–1947), both belonging to Danish Nobility.[1] They had five children:

Death

Princess Dagmar died on 11 October 1961 at Kongstedlund, Denmark, at the age of 71, as the last surviving child of King Frederik VIII and Queen Louise.[1] She was the grandaunt of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, King Harald V of Norway, Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg and Kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium.

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World. Vol. 1. London, UK: Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 71.

Bibliography

  • Bramsen, Bo (1992). Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt [The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants] (in Danish) (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Forlaget Forum. ISBN 87-553-1843-6.

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