Princess Dagmar of Denmark

Danish princess (1890–1961)

This article is about the daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark. For information on her aunt, Princess Dagmar, the daughter of Christian IX of Denmark who became Empress of Russia, see Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark).

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Princess Dagmar

Born| (1890-05-23)23 May 1890
Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died| 11 October 1961(1961-10-11) (aged 71)
Kongstedlund, Denmark
Spouse|

Jørgen Castenskjold

(m. 1922)​

Issue| Carl Castenskjold
Christian Castenskjold
Jørgen Castenskjold
Dagmar Larsen
Christian Frederik Castenskjold
| Names

Dagmar Louise Elisabeth
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 a member of the Danish royal family. She was the youngest child and fourth daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway.

## Early life

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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 Frederick 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

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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:

* Carl Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, Denmark: 13 November 1923 – 14 April 2006).
* Christian Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, Denmark: 10 July 1926 – 17 July 2024)[2]
* Jørgen Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, Denmark, 16 March 1928 – Næstved, 4 May 1964).
* Dagmar Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, 11 September 1930 – Solrød, 12 July 2013).
* Christian Frederik Castenskjold (21 August 1931 – 4 November 1937).

## Death

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Princess Dagmar died on 11 October 1961 at Kongstedlund, Denmark, at the age of 71, as the last surviving child of King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise.[1]

## See also

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* Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark \- lists additional offspring of Dagmar's paternal grandparents

## References

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### Citations

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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.
2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

### Bibliography

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* 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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Danish princesses

Generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.

1st generation|

* Anna Sophie, Electress of Saxony1
* Frederica Amalia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp1
* Wilhelmine Ernestine, Electress Palatine1
* Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden1

2nd generation|

* Princess Sophia1

3rd generation|

* Princess Charlotte Amalie1

4th generation|

* Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen1

5th generation|

* Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden1
* Wilhelmina Caroline, Electress of Hesse1
* Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel1

6th generation|

* Princess Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg1
* Juliana, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld1
* Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel1

7th generation|

* Hereditary Princess Caroline of Denmark1
* Vilhelmine, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg1

8th generation|

* Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India4
* (Dagmar) Empress Maria Feodorovna of All the Russias4
* Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Cumberland

9th generation|

* Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe
* Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland
* Princess Thyra
* Princess Dagmar, Mrs. Castenskiold
* Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia2
* Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia2
* Princess Margaret of Bourbon-Parma

10th generation|

* Princess Feodora of Schaumburg-Lippe
* Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
* Princess Alexandrine, Countess of Castell-Castell
* Helen, Queen Mother of Romania2
* Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta2
* Lady Katherine Brandram2
* Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino2
* Princess Olga of Yugoslavia2
* Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach2
* Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent2
* Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg2
* Theodora, Margravine of Baden2
* Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine2
* Princess Sophie of Hanover2

11th generation|

* Queen Margrethe II3
* Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg3
* Anne-Marie, Queen of the Hellenes
* Princess Elisabeth3
* Alexándra, Queen of Yugoslavia2
* Sofía, Queen of Spain2
* Princess Eiríni2

12th generation|

* Princess Alexía, Mrs. Morales2
* Princess Theodora2

13th generation|

* Princess Isabella
* Princess Josephine
* Princess Athena
* Princess Olympía2

1 Also princess of Norway
2 Also princess of Greece
3 Also princess of Iceland
4 Not Danish princess by birth, but created princess of Denmark
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