Princess Dagmar of Denmark


Princess Dagmar of Denmark 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, son of Anton Castenskiold, Royal Danish Court Chamberlain, and wife Sophie Steensen-Leth, 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 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