Princess Dagmar | |||||
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Born |
Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark |
23 May 1890||||
Died | 11 October 1961 Kongstedlund, Denmark |
(aged 71)||||
Spouse | Jørgen Castenskjold | ||||
Issue | Carl Castenskjold Christian Castenskjold Jørgen Castenskjold Dagmar Castenskjold Christian Frederik Castenskjold (died young) |
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House | Glücksburg | ||||
Father | Frederick VIII of Denmark | ||||
Mother | Lovisa of Sweden |
Full name | |
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Dagmar Louise Elisabeth |
Princess Dagmar of Denmark (Dagmar Louise Elisabeth; 23 May 1890 – 11 October 1961) was the youngest child and fourth daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway.
Princess Dagmar was born at Charlottenlund, Denmark. She was named after her paternal aunt, the Empress Maria Fyodorovna, who was born Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
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), from Danish Nobility. They had five children:
Princess Dagmar died at Kongstedlund, Denmark at the age of 71, as the last surviving child of King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise. She was grandaunt of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, King Harald V of Norway, Kings Baudouin and Albert II of the Belgians; and great-grandaunt of King Philippe of the Belgians and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.