One of many Fabergé Imperial eggs presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, the Bay Tree Egg is constructed from enamel and jeweled nephrite.

With the 100th anniversary of the execution of the Russian royal family this summer comes the timely new historical novel from C.W. Gortner, “The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria ...

However, only two years later, a British battleship was sent to Crimea to rescue the 72-year-old Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), Nicholas II’s mother and, at the same time, George V’s aunt.

The Queen and her family beam in the image - but royal fans may find their attention is caught by the magnificent brooch Her Majesty is wearing. The piece is the Empress Maria Feodorovna's ...

2006-09-29 04:00:00 PDT Moscow-- Czarina Maria Feodorovna, the Danish-born mother of Russia's last czar, was buried Thursday next to her son and husband in the Romanov family crypt in St ...

Months later he and his family were executed by Bolsheviks. There have been lengthy negotiations between Russia and Denmark on the terms of the transfer. Prince Dimitri Romanov, Alexander III's great ...