Maria Feodorovna, known as Princess Dagmar of Denmark before her marriage, was Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894 as the wife of Emperor Alexander III. She was the fourth child and second daughter of
Empress Maria in 1881
Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna of Russia, 1870s
Alexandra and Dagmar, ca. 1859-1870; from the 19th Century American Trade Cards collection of the Boston Public Library
Dagmar's birthplace and childhood home, the Yellow Mansion in Copenhagen
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia was the elder daughter and fourth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and Dagmar of Denmark. She was the sister of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II
Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)
…did not suffer, but we suffered terribly to see and hear him." Maria would bear Alexander four more children who reached adulthood: George (b. 1871), Xenia (b. 1875), Michael (b. 1878), and Olga (b. 1882). As a mother, she doted on and was quite possessive of her sons. She had a more distant relationship…
Grand Duchess Xenia, 1910s
Xenia with her mother, 1878
Xenia (right), with her brother Michael Alexandrovich and cousins, Victoria and Louise, daughters of Edward VII c. 1893
Ksenia Alexandrovna with her brothers (Tsarevich Nikolai and vel. Prince George). Around 1879.