Elisabeth of Wied
1843 – 1916 · aged 73
German writer; queen consort of Romania as the wife of King Carol I (1843–1916)
- Born
- 29 Dec 1843 · Schloss Monrepos
- Died
- 1916 · Bucharest
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- 29 Dec 1843BornBorn in Schloss Monrepos
- 1869 – 1914RoleConsort of Romania
- 1883AwardLaureate of the Consistori del Gay Saber
- 1916DiedDied in Bucharest
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1843 – 1916).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
Biography
Elisabeth of Wied (Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise; 29 December 1843 – 2 March [O.S. 18 February] 1916) was the first Queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then-Prince Carol on 15 November 1869.
Elisabeth was born into a German noble family. She was briefly considered as a potential bride for the future British king Edward VII, but Edward rejected her. Elisabeth married Prince Carol of Romania in 1869. Their only child, Princess Maria, died aged three in 1874, and Elisabeth never fully recovered from the loss of her daughter. When Romania became a kingdom in 1881, Elisabeth became queen, and she was crowned together with Carol that same year.
Elisabeth was a prolific writer under the name Carmen Sylva.
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