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Marie of Romania
Queen Consort + Writer + Princess
Female
Born
Oct 29, 1875
Hometown
Eastwell Park
Died
Jul 18, 1938
Death Place
Sinaia
Marie of Romania was Queen consort of Romania from 1914 to 1927, as the wife of Ferdinand of Romania.
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CHILDHOOD
She was baptised in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle on 15 December 1875 and her godparents were the Empress and Tsarevitch of Russia (her maternal grandmother and uncle), the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (her paternal grandaunt), the Princess of Wales (her paternal aunt) and the Duke of Connaught (her paternal uncle).
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1885
9 Years Old
She was a bridesmaid at the 1885 wedding of Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter Princess Beatrice, to Prince Henry of Battenberg.
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TEENAGE
1893
17 Years Old
Princess Marie married Prince Ferdinand of Romania, nephew of King Carol I of Romania in Sigmaringen, Germany, on 10 January 1893.
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TWENTIES
1897
21 Years Old
In 1897, while still Crown Princess, Marie began a romantic liaison with Lieutenant Zizi Cantacuzene. The affair and subsequent scandal became widely known and was quickly terminated by King Carol I. However by autumn 1897, during the height of the scandal, Marie became pregnant.
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1899
23 Years Old
In 1899 Marie, pregnant with Mignon, pleaded with King Carol I to allow her to give birth in Coburg, where her father was Duke.
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1903
27 Years Old
Marie's fourth child and second son, Prince Nicolas, was born in August 1903.
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FIFTIES
1927
51 Years Old
After the death of her husband in 1927, Queen Marie remained in Romania, writing books and her memoirs, The Story of My Life.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1938
63 Years Old
She died in Peleş Castle on 18 July 1938, and was buried next to her husband in the Monastery of Curtea de Argeş.
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