Maria Feodorovna

About the Artist

Maria Feodorovna, born in 1847 and died in 1928, was born in Denmark and became Empress of the Russian Empire. Born into the Danish royal family, she became Russian empress through marriage into the Russian imperial family. Accounts of her life tend to focus on her role within historical and political context. Her life as a central figure of the Russian imperial family is recorded in particular. Notable events include her marriage to the Russian tsarevich, her shifting status within the imperial family, and her fate after the Russian Revolution. She is also known as the last dowager empress of Russia.