Princess Dagmar of Denmark

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.

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

Princess Dagmar
Born(1890-05-23)23 May 1890
Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died11 October 1961(1961-10-11) (aged 71)
Kongstedlund, Denmark
Spouse
Jørgen Castenskjold
(
m. 1922)
IssueCarl Castenskjold
Christian Castenskjold
Jørgen Castenskjold
Dagmar Bitsch
Christian Frederik Castenskjold
Full name
Dagmar Louise Elisabeth
HouseGlücksburg
FatherFrederick VIII of Denmark
MotherLovisa of Sweden

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 23 October 1948 and they were divorced in 1963. They have three children.
  • Christian Ludwig Gustav Fritz Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, Denmark: 10 July 1926) married Cecily Abbots (10 August 1927-26 February 2019) on 11 November 1952. They have one daughter.
  • Jørgen Frederik Aage Erik Helge Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, Denmark, 16 March 1928-Næstved, 4 May 1964) married Kirsten Schlichtkrull (24 March 1934) on 14 July 1956 and they were divorced in 1958. They have one daughter. He remarried Birgit Tingstedt (3 September 1932) on 17 October 1959. They have one daughter.
  • Dagmar Louise Thyra Sophia Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, 11 September 1930-Solrød, 12 July 2013) married Poul Bitsch (5 October 1930-21 October 1967) on 4 April 1950. They have three children. She remarried Ole Larsen in 1972.
  • 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

References
  1. 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
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