Empress Maria Fyodorovna, born Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), consort of Tsar Alexander III. Second daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark. Married in 1866, becoming Empress-consort in 1881; had six children, including Nicholas II, the last Russian emperor, and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna. Popular amongst her subjects, but faced security threats after her 1883 coronation. Fashionable like her older sister, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, with whom she shared a close bond. Fled Russia for England in 1919 after learning of the murder of Nicholas II and his family, initially staying with Queen Alexandra, then eventually returning to her native Denmark.
Figure 9.1. François Flameng, Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, née Princess Dagmar of Denmark, the Wife of the Emperor Alexander III of Russia, 1894, oil on canvas, 265.5 x 159.5 cm, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, ЭРЖ.II-685, source: Hermitage.
1880s
Coronation dress, 1883
The coronation of Tsar Alexander III (1845-94) and his consort, Empress Maria Fyodorovna, took place on May 15, 1883 at the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow. A full discussion of her coronation ensemble is available here.
Her-storic Royal Dress 