Princess Dagmar of Denmark
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| Born | 23 May 1890 Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
| Died | 11 October 1961 (aged 71) Kongstedlund, Denmark | ||||
| Spouse | Jørgen Castenskjold | ||||
| Issue | Carl Castenskjold Christian Castenskjold Jørgen Castenskjold Dagmar Bitsch Christian Frederik Castenskjold | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Frederick VIII of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Lovisa of Sweden | ||||
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.
Early life
Princess Dagmar was born at Charlottenlund, Denmark. She was named after her paternal aunt, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, who was born Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
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), from Danish Nobility.[1] They had five children:
- Carl Frederik Anton Jørgen Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, Denmark: 13 November 1923 – 14 April 2006), married Bente Grevenkop-Castenskiold (5 April 1927 - 22 May 2003) on October 23, 1948, divorced in 1963, and had three children
- Christian Ludwig Gustav Fritz Castenskjold (b. Kongstedlund, Denmark: 10 July 1926) married Cecily Fyffe Kathrine Abbots (10 August 1927 - 26 February 2019) on November 11, 1952, and had one daughter
- Jørgen Frederik Aage Erik Helge Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, Denmark, 16 March 1928 – Næstved, 4 May 1964), married Kirsten Schlichtkrull (b. 24 March 1934) on July 14, 1956, divorced 1958, and had a daughter. Married secondly Birgit Tengstedt (b. 3 September 1932) on 17 October 1959 and had a daughter
- Dagmar Louise Thyra Sophia Castenskjold (b. Kongstedlund, 11 September 1930 – Solrød, 12 July 2013), married Poul Bitsch (b. Balle, Denmark: 5 October 1930, d. Bronshoj, Denmark: 21 October 1967) on April 4, 1950, and had three children
- Christian Frederik Castenskjold (21 August 1931 – 4 November 1937)
Death
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 the grandaunt of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, King Harald V of Norway and Kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, editor, Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1: Europe & Latin America (London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1977), page 71
