Princess Dagmar of Denmark
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Princess Dagmar of Denmark and Iceland (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
.
Princess Dagmar was born at Charlottenlund
She was named for her aunt, the Empress Maria Fydorovna, who was born Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
She married in Fredensborg
on 23 November 1922 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
. They had four children:
Princess Dagmar died at Kongstedlund.
Frederick VIII of Denmark
Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...
and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway
Lovisa of Sweden
|align=right|Louise of Sweden was Queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Frederick VIII of Denmark. She was the only daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Louise of the Netherlands .-Early life:...
.
Princess Dagmar was born at Charlottenlund
Charlottenlund
Charlottenlund is a minor palace near Copenhagen in Denmark. In its original baroque form it was built between 1731 and 1733 on the foundations of a palace named Gyldenlund. The palace was named after Charlotte Amalie, the daughter of Frederick IV of Denmark and the sister of Christian VI of...
She was named for her aunt, the Empress Maria Fydorovna, who was born Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
She married in Fredensborg
Fredensborg
Fredensborg is a railway town with a population of 8,377 located in Fredensborg Municipality, Denmark at the railroad between Hillerød and Helsingør....
on 23 November 1922 Jørgen Castenskjold (Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, 30 November 1893 – Rungsted
Rungsted
Rungsted is a neighborhood in the city of Hørsholm in the Hørsholm Municipality of Øresund, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The center of Hørsholm is located two kilometers west of Rungsted...
, 21 November 1978), son of Anton Castenskiold (1860–1940), Royal Danish Court Chamberlain
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
, and wife Sophie Steensen-Leth (1870–1947), from Danish Nobility
Danish nobility
Nobility in Denmark was a leading social class until the 19th or 20th century. Danish nobility exists yet and has a recognized status in Denmark, a monarchy, but its real privileges have been abolished....
. They had four children:
- Carl Frederik Anton Jørgen Castenskjold (Kongstedlund: 13 November 1923 – 14 April 2006), married Bente Grevenkop-Castenskiold (5 April 1927 - 22 May 2003)on October 23, 1948, divorced in 1963, and had three children:
- Helmuth Jørgen Frederik Carl Castenskjold (b. 9 August 1949)
- Jorgen Axel Holten Castenskjold (b. 16 December 1951)
- Dagmar Birgitte Margarethe Castenskjold (b. 26 January 1956)
- Christian Ludwig Gustav Fritz Castenskjold (b. Kongstedlund: 10 July 1926) married Cecily Abbots (b. 10 August 1927) on November 11, 1952, and had one daughter:
- Alexandra Castenskjold (b. Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
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: 11 June 1965), married Christopher Robert Cuilty (b. Oxnard, CaliforniaOxnard, CaliforniaOxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
: 3 June 1965) on April 29, 2000, in CarmelCarmel-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaCarmel-by-the-Sea, often called simply Carmel, is a small city in Monterey County, California, United States, founded in 1902 and incorporated in 1916. Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, the town is known for its natural scenery and rich artistic history...
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, and had two daughters:- Ava Castenkiold Cuilty (b. Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
: 23 February 2004) - Amelia Hope Cuilty (b. Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
: 9 November 2005)
- Ava Castenkiold Cuilty (b. Thousand Oaks, California
- Alexandra Castenskjold (b. Los Angeles
- Jørgen Frederik Aage Erik Helge Castenskjold (Kongstedlund, 16 March 1928 – Næstved, 4 May 1964), married Kirsten Schlichtkrull (b. 24 March 1934) on July 14, 1956, and had two daughters:
- Susanne Hélène Dagmar Castenskjold (b. 13 April 1957)
- Maria-Lovisa Castenskjold (b. 10 November 1960)
- Dagmar Louise Thyra Sophia Castenskjold (b. Kongstedlund, 11 September 1930), married Poul Bitsch (b. BalleBalleBalle may refer to:*Balle, Mali* Balle, Nigeria* Business Alliance for Local Living Economies* Balle Balle, a song from the movie "Bride and Prejudice"* Michael Ballack, German soccer player* Balle...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
: 5 October 1930) on April 4, 1950, and had three children:- Eric Jørgen Marius Poul Christian Bitsch (b. AarhusAarhusAarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
: 9 August 1950) - Hans Jørgen Gorm Bitsch (b. 14 January 1954), married firstly Lena Bilde (b. 1955) in 1978, had one son, and divorced in 1981; married secondly Taimi Elisabeth Pedesk (b. CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
: 21 May 1957) on 24 May 1986, and divorced before 1998; and married thirdly Marianne Lykke Jenson (b. CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
: 6 April 1963) on April 4, 1998, in BallerupBallerupBallerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipal seat,...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Son of Hans Jørgen Gorm Bitsch:- Poul Jørgen Bitsch (b. 4 August 1977), married Jeanette Blander (ThistedThistedThisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has a population of 13,005 and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland....
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
: 17 April 1984 - ThistedThistedThisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has a population of 13,005 and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland....
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
: 29 March 2007) on August 19, 2006, in ThistedThistedThisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has a population of 13,005 and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland....
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, and he was widowed less than a year later. He had one son with Janni Henriksen:- Oliver Iorgen Bitsch (b. 21 August 2009)
- Poul Jørgen Bitsch (b. 4 August 1977), married Jeanette Blander (Thisted
- Christian Axel Carl Bitsch (b. 18 August 1959)
- Eric Jørgen Marius Poul Christian Bitsch (b. Aarhus
Princess Dagmar died at Kongstedlund.