Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Princess Dagmar has died

October 11, 1961


Princess Dagmar, sister of the King Christian X of Denmark, died on Wednesday after a "long illness," reports the Associated Press.  She was 71 years old.

She "renounced her title in 1922" when she married Jurgen Castenskjold, a Dane,who was master of the royal foxhounds, but to the Danes, she remained Princess Dagmar.  

The princess is survived by her husband and four children.

2 comments:

Ron said...

It the article accurate that Princess Dagmar renounced her title upon her marriage to a Danish commoner? If so, was this voluntary or enforced?

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

The New York Times reports for the wedding - "At her own request, the bride will be styled as Mrs. Castenkjold, retaining the title of Princess only in the event of widowhood or a divorce.