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  Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia
Maria Feodorovna (“Minnie”) (1847-1928) was born Princess Dagmar of Denmark, fourth child of King Christian IX of Denmark and of Queen Louise.
FabergŽ’s creation shows a close-knit family of three, three petals of one flower, enclosed in a heart, a present symbolizing the close union of son and mother, as yet unclouded by the later troubled relationship between Maria Feodorovna and her daughter-in-law.
The future problems of the young couple were already all too visible to the dutiful and perspicacious Maria Feodorovna only a few years into their reign.
www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com /e_chap5_heartsurprise.html   (606 words)

  
  REBURIAL OF MARIA FEODOROVNA
Nicholas II's mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, is to be reburied in the cathedral in September 2006; she was a Danish princess who married Czar Alexander III and went into exile in Denmark after the Russian Revolution.
Maria Feodorovna was the mother of Russia's last czar, Nicholas II, who was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
Russian and Danish guards carry a wooden casket with remains of Czarina Maria Feodorovna during a funeral ceremony in the St. Isaac's Cathedral, the principal church of the Romanov dynasty, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006.
home.netcom.com /~mdorfman/reburial.htm   (2073 words)

  
 THE ROOMS 0F MARIA FEODOROVNA : Palace : Pavlovsk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna chose Pavlovsk as her permanent place of residence and only left it at the coldest time of the year.
Maria Feodorovna, who was herself an excellent needlewoman, allegedly had a hand in their creation.
It was during Maria Feodorovna's time that wild flowers became an integral part of the decor of the interiors and to this end Jardinieres were especially included in items of furniture.
www.pavlovsk.org /english/palace/rooms/page38.html   (2353 words)

  
 Remains of Czarina Maria Feodorovna arrive in Russia // Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg
The remains of Czarina Maria Feodorovna, one of Russia's most popular royals, were returned on Tuesday to her adopted homeland from Denmark, the country where she was born and where she died in 1928.
Born the Danish Princess Dagmar, Maria Feodorovna was the mother of Russia's last czar, Nicholas II, who was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
Maria Feodorovna initially was betrothed to Czar Alexander II's son Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich, but he died when the princess was 17.
www.kvs.spb.ru /en/news/news/2006/09/28/maria_fedorovna   (457 words)

  
 Denmark to return remains of Czarina Maria Feodorovna to Russia North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Danish-born Czarina Maria Feodorovna and Czar Alexander III of Russia pose at Fredensborg Palace north of Copenhagen in 1893.
Czarina Maria Feodorovna, who fled from the Russian revolution and died in 1928 in Denmark, was buried at the Roskilde Cathedral 40 kilometers west of Copenhagen.
Feodorovna was the sister of King Frederik VIII of Denmark, Britain's Queen Alexandra and King George I of Greece.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2003/10/16/backpage/10_15_0321_37_22.txt   (8077 words)

  
 Saint Petersburg English Newspaper - Neva News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna, born Danish Princess Dagmar, was the wife of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and the mother of Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar.
From the first years of Maria Feodorovna’s stay in Russia, terrorists’ attempts on the life of her father-in-law, Tsar Alexander II, followed one after another till in 1881 Alexander II was assassinated.
A token of future misfortunes for Maria Feodorovna and her family included the dangerous crash of the Tsar’s train in 1888 with Alexander III on board and the attempt on the life of her elder son, Crown Prince Nicholas Alexandrovich, in 1891.
www.nevanews.com /index.php?id_article=327&section=13   (1846 words)

  
 RussianImperialSuccession
Undoubtedly Maria Feodorovna was also a positive factor during the last period of monarchy, which is not to be said of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
Maria Feodorovna suffered many tragedies in her life; the death o her fiance, the death of her second son George, the death of her husband Alexander III, the difficult years of reign of her son, Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich, the tragic death of his entire family, and the loss of her youngest son Mikhail Alexandrovich.
The solemn funeral of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna was the last and largest family event attended by almost all the members of the Russian Imperial Dynasty.
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 AllRefer.com - Maria Feodorovna (Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Maria Feodorovna, Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biographies
Maria Feodorovna[mArE´A fyO´duruvnu] Pronunciation Key, 1847–1928, czarina of Russia, consort of Alexander III and mother of Nicholas II.
Originally named Dagmar, she was the daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and the sister of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MariaFeo.html   (221 words)

  
 The Cottage Palace. The Room of Maria Nikolaevna. The Study of Maria Feodorovna : ALEXANDRIA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
he room of Maria Nikolayevna, the Emperor's eldest daughter, has retained its original decoration, which is simple and unpretentious like in all the rooms of the first floor.
The carpet was embroidered for Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna by the pupils of the Elizabeth College for Girls on the occasion of their coronation which took place on 15 May 1883.
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, the future Emperor Alexander III, and Maria Feodorovna were in the possession of the Cottage Palace from 1867.
www.peterhof.org /museums/cott/ind8.html   (498 words)

  
 The Library of Maria Feodorovna : Palace : Pavlovsk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Library of Maria Feodorovna was originally based on a project by Vincenzo Brenna and completed sometime around 1793.
These were presented to Pavel and Maria by King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia in 1782, during their visit to Turin.
During the post-war restoration in this century, the four rooms of the state enfilade of Maria Feodorovna were laid with parquetry made circa 1780 after a design by the architect Yury Felten.
www.pavlovsk.org /english/palace/rooms/page14.html   (645 words)

  
 ROSIZO: State Museum Of History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At the center there is a letter "M" under an imperial crown (monogram of Empress Maria Feodorovna), in applique, and lower there is an image of a pelican, feeding his bird lings with his heart (emblem of the Department of the Empress Maria Feodorovna).
The dish was presented to Empress Maria Feodorovna, the founder of the Department of the Empress Maria Feodorovna.
Empress Maria Feodorovna (1759-1828), second spouse of Tsesarevich, and then emperor Paul, nee Princess Sofia-Dorothea-Augusta-Luisa of Wuertemberg.
www.rosizo.ru /eng/japan/i/gim/001/01010199.html   (161 words)

  
 Alexander Palace Time Machine - Dowager Empress Marie
Soon after, Alexander and the newly baptized Maria were married in a sumptuous ceremony in St. Petersburg attended by many other royalty.
Maria and Alexander's married life followed a leisurely path only interrupted by the arrival of children: Alexander inn 1867, Nicholas in 1868, George in 1870, Xenia in 1872, Michael in 1878 and Olga in 1882.
Of the six imperial children, Alexander did not survive infancy, George died of tuberculosis in 1898, and Nicholas and Michael were killed during the Russian Revolution.
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 Empress Maria Feodorovna Fan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The front guard is applied with a large diamond-set silver cipher of Empress Maria (Cyrillic 'MF' under the Imperial crown) and three rose and lemon gold appliques in the Art Nouveau style.
The small diamond-set silver emblem in the form of crossed anchor and axe above the monogram, indicates that the fan was a gift from the Ministry of Transportation, perhaps, presented to the Empress on her birthday.
Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) with her son Nicholas (later Czar Nicholas II).
www.romanovrussia.com /MFfan.html   (141 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Danish-born Czarina to make final journey to be reunited with Russia's ...
Maria Feodorovna, the Danish-born wife of Russia's Czar Alexander III, has been resting alongside Danish kings and queens in the Roskilde Cathedral since her death in 1928.
Maria Feodorovna fled the imperial capital of St. Petersburg to the Crimean Peninsula, where a British navy ship took her to her sister, Britain's Queen Alexandra, in London.
Maria Feodorovna saw her son for the last time in 1917.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20060922-0200-denmark-czarinasreburial.html   (755 words)

  
 Faberge
Ten were for Tsar Alexander III, who gave them to his wife Maria Feodorovna until his death in 1894.
An additional forty-four were created for Tsar Nicholas II from 1895 until 1916 as presents for his mother, the Dowager Empress, and for his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, thus bringing this to a total of fifty-four eggs.
Recently, the famous Winter Easter Faberge Egg, which Emperor Nicholas II gave to his mother, Empress Maria Fedorovna, for the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, has been sold for a sensational sum of $7.5 million at a Christie's auction in Geneva.
www.stpetersburger.com /html/faberge_eggs.html   (0 words)

  
 Empress Maria Feodorovna and the Royal Guards Association.
At the beginning the Association had financial difficulties, but the Board asked for - and received - financial aid from Empress Dagmar / Maria Feodorovna and her husband H.E.M. Tsar Alexander III in order to be able to purchase - among other items - a very costly silk standard/colours.
The father of the Empress, H.M. King Christian 9, was for many years, while the Empress was a child and young girl, the commander of the Royal Horse Guard.
The Royal Guards Association wishes to honour the memory of Empress Dagmar / Tsarina Maria Feodorovna on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of her birth as a "Thank You" for the aid she and her husband gave to the Association during the first, difficult, years.
www.garderforening.dk /EmpressMariaFeodorovnaOfRussia.html   (976 words)

  
 Porcelain Egg with Cipher of Empress Maria Feodorovna, 1882-1883   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Porcelain Egg with Cipher of Empress Maria Feodorovna, 1882-1883
Superb and very rare Imperial presentation Easter egg with cipher of Empress Maria Feodorovna (wife of Alexander III), painted on both sides with two-color gold cipher Cyrillic 'MF' beneath the Russian princely crown on a cobalt blue ground.
Alexander III and his wife Maria ruled since 1881 but were crowned in 1883.
www.romanovrussia.com /MFcobaltEgg.html   (185 words)

  
 The Royalist - Peace At Last For Empress Maria Feodorovna
Over eight decades after she fled Russia following the slaughter of her son, Tsar Nicholas II, and his family during the Bolshevik revolution of 1918, Empress Maria Feodorovna was laid to rest in the imperial crypt inside the St Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
The Dowager Empress is the final member of the Russian royal family to be laid to rest inside the imperial crypt and, with Russia showing no sign of reinstalling the monarchy, is likely to be the last Royal personage to be buried inside the country.
It was a lifelong wish of Empress Maria, a sister of King Edward VII's Queen Consort Alexandra, to be laid to rest alongside the rest of her family, including her husband, Tsar Alexander III.
www.theroyalist.net /content/view/1261/2   (457 words)

  
 TicketsOfRUSSIA.ru - Pavlovsk - history
Maria soon gave birth to a son, Alexander, not without difficulties, on 12 December 1777.
Pavel and Maria launched into a non-stop whirl of receptions, firework shows, balls, hunting trips and theatrical performances held in their honour.
Everything that Pavel and Maria saw and acquired on their European trip was actively employed in the palace being constructed for them in Pavlovsk.
www.ticketsofrussia.com /museums/pavlovsk/s_hist.html   (2001 words)

  
 ALEXANDRIA. The Cottage Palace. The Room of Maria Nikolaevna. The Study of Maria Feodorovna - Peterhof - ...
he room of Maria Nikolayevna, the Emperor's eldest daughter, has retained its original decoration, which is simple and unpretentious like in all the rooms of the first floor.
The carpet was embroidered for Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna by the pupils of the Elizabeth College for Girls on the occasion of their coronation which took place on 15 May 1883.
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, the future Emperor Alexander III, and Maria Feodorovna were in the possession of the Cottage Palace from 1867.
www.ticketsofrussia.ru /peterhof/museums/cott/ind8.html   (570 words)

  
 Townhall.com::The News::News Article
Cannon shots boomed, motorists honked their horns and church bells tolled as the remains of the Danish-born empress who was the mother of Russia's last czar were interred in the Romanovs' royal crypt 78 years after her death.
Russian and Danish guards carry a wooden casket with remains of Czarina Maria Feodorovna during a funeral ceremony in the St. Isaac's Cathedral, the principal church of the Romanov dynasty, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006.
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II on Thursday led burial ceremonies for Czarina Maria Feodorovna, the Danish-born empress whose remains are to be interred in her adopted land 78 years after her death.
www.townhall.com /News/NewsArticle.aspx?ContentGuid=6c54d0dc-8e0d-40ca-9f2e-fec4956f4cdc   (1177 words)

  
 boys clothing: Russian royalty -- Princess Dagmar Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
Princess Dagmar of Denmark (Maria Feodorovna) was originally engaged to be married to the Grand Duke Nicolai, the eldest son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, the Tsarevitch Nicholas.
Nicholas II, the last Russian Emperor, was the eldest son of Alexander III and was born on May 6, 1868.
Nicholas was born on the Alexander Palace, as the first born child of Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna, of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp, in the small town of Tsarskoe Selo ("The Tsar's Village" in Russian), near St. Petersburg.
histclo.com /royal/rus/a3/a3-dag.htm   (1904 words)

  
 Former czarina buried in Russia - Europe - MSNBC.com
Russian and Danish officials load a coffin containing the remains of Czarina Maria Feodorovna into a hearse outside the St. Isaak Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday, as honor guards stand at right.
NBC News correspondents and producers around the globe share their insight on news events.
PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II on Thursday led pomp-filled burial ceremonies for Czarina Maria Feodorovna, the Danish-born empress whose remains are to be interred in her adopted land 78 years after her death.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/15043507   (428 words)

  
 Remains of Danish-born Russian Czarina to Make Final Journey to St. Petersburg - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The final journey back to Russia for the remains of Czarina Maria Feodorovna, the mother of the last czar, begins Saturday in a royal ceremony west of Copenhagen, The Associated Press reports.
Danish and Russian government officials were also to attend Saturday’s ceremony at the cathedral in Roskilde, 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Copenhagen, where Maria Feodorovna’s casket has been resting alongside Danish kings and queens since her death in 1928.
Maria Feodorovna fled St. Petersburg in 1917 and reached Copenhagen through the Crimean Peninsula and London.
mosnews.com /news/2006/09/23/remains.shtml   (590 words)

  
 ABC News: Burial Ceremonies for Feodorovna Begin
Burial Ceremonies for Czarina Maria Feodorovna Begin in St. Petersburg
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II on Thursday led pomp-filled burial ceremonies for Czarina Maria Feodorovna, the Danish-born empress whose remains are to be interred in her adopted land 78 years after her death.
Alexy praised Maria Feodorovna as a true daughter of Russia.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2501592   (421 words)

  
 Danes Bid Farewell to Russian Czarina - washingtonpost.com
The casket of the Danish-born Feodorovna _ who was Princess Dagmar before marrying Czar Alexander III _ was then paraded through the Danish capital before being put on a ship to St. Petersburg.
Feodorovna's descendants joined Danish royals, officials and dignitaries Saturday to bid farewell to the remains of the mother of Russia's last emperor, 78 years after she died in exile in Denmark.
Feodorovna is known in Denmark as Empress Dagmar.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300795.html   (727 words)

  
 Burial Ceremonies for Feodorovna Begin, Burial Ceremonies for Czarina Maria Feodorovna Begin in St. Petersburg - CBS ...
Burial Ceremonies for Feodorovna Begin, Burial Ceremonies for Czarina Maria Feodorovna Begin in St. Petersburg - CBS News
(AP) Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II on Thursday led pomp-filled burial ceremonies for Czarina Maria Feodorovna, the Danish-born empress whose remains are to be interred in her adopted land 78 years after her death.
Maria Feodorovna's remains were returned to Russia on Tuesday.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/09/28/ap/world/printableD8KDQMJO3.shtml   (381 words)

  
 The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - Official Website
A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia arrived in St Petersburg on September 27 to participate in the re-interment of the remains of Empress Maria Feodorovna.
He brought a gift from the Russian emigration: a copy of the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God, which was especially venerated by Empress Maria Feodorovna.
Representatives of the Russian diaspora proposed that this icon be place in the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, where on Thursday, September 28, the remains of Empress Maria Feodorovna were re-interred.
www.synod.com /synod/eng2006/9enmariafeodorovnaspb.html   (309 words)

  
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