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{{other people|Maria of Romania}}
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{{Infobox royalty
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Princess Maria
| image = Printesa Maria a Romaniei.jpg
| title =
| image_size = 150px
| image = Printesa Maria a Romaniei.jpg
| caption = Princess Maria, {{circa|1873}}
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| house = [[House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]]
| image_size = 150 px
| caption = Princess Maria, {{circa|1873}}.
| father = [[Carol I of Romania|Carol I, Prince of Romania]]
| full name = Prinţesa Maria a României
| mother = [[Elisabeth of Wied]]
| spouse =
| issue =
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| house = [[House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]]
| father = [[Carol I of Romania]]
| mother = [[Elisabeth of Wied]]
| birth_date = {{OldStyleDate|8 September|1870|27 August}}
| birth_date = {{OldStyleDate|8 September|1870|27 August}}
| birth_place = [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
| birth_place = [[Royal Palace of Bucharest|Golescu Mansion]],
[[Bucharest]], [[Principality of Romania]]
| death_date = {{OldStyleDate|9 April|1874|28 March}} (aged 3)
| death_date = {{OldStyleDate|9 April|1874|28 March}} (aged 3)
| death_place = [[Peleș Castle]], [[Sinaia]], [[Romania]]
| death_place = [[Peleș Castle]], [[Sinaia]], [[Principality of Romania]]
| burial_place = [[Cotroceni Palace]] (1874–1916)<br/>[[Curtea de Argeș Cathedral]] (from 1916)
| burial_place = [[Cotroceni Palace]] (1874–1916)<br/>[[Curtea de Argeș Cathedral]] (from 1916)
| religion = [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]]<ref name=mnir>''A history in pictures'', p. 13/14</ref>
}}
}}
'''Princess Maria of Romania''' (''Maria von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen'', 8 September 1870{{spaced ndash}}9 April 1874) was the only child of [[Carol I of Romania]] and his wife, [[Elisabeth of Wied]].
'''Princess Maria of Romania''' ({{langx|ro|Prinţesa Maria a României}}; 8 September 1870{{spaced ndash}}9 April 1874) was the only child of Prince (later King) [[Carol I of Romania]] and his wife, [[Elisabeth of Wied]].


==Life==
==Life==
Princess Maria was born in [[Bucharest]] as the first [[Kingdom of Romania|Princess of Romania]] that was also of the [[House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]], on {{OldStyleDate|8 September|1870|27 August}}. After a month, in {{OldStyleDate|October|1870|September}}, she was baptised as a [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]] at the monastery of [[Cotroceni]] (near the site of the present-day [[Cotroceni Palace]]).<ref name=mnir/> In her family, the young princess was nicknamed "''Mariechen''"<ref name=mnir/> (a possible homage to her parents' [[Germany|German]] heritage) or "''Itty''" (derived from little).<ref name=fr>{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.familiaregala.ro/ro/istorie/regele-carol-i/principesa-marioara/ Principesa Marioara]</ref> Everyone who knew Maria described her as a beautiful and precocious young child, as she was said to look at maps and identify different countries for fun at the age of only two and a half.<ref name=mnir/> It is said that sometime before she died, Princess Maria told her mother that she would someday like to be able to ride a star.<ref name=fr/>
Princess Maria was born in [[Bucharest]] as the first [[Kingdom of Romania|Princess of Romania]] that was also of the [[House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]], on {{OldStyleDate|8 September|1870|27 August}}. After a month, in {{OldStyleDate|October|1870|September}}, she was baptised as a [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]] at the monastery of [[Cotroceni]] (near the site of the present-day [[Cotroceni Palace]]).<ref name=mnir>''A history in pictures'', p. 13/14</ref> In her family, the young princess was nicknamed "''Mariechen''"<ref name=mnir/> (a possible homage to her parents' [[Germany|German]] heritage) or "''Itty''" (derived from little).<ref name=fr>{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.familiaregala.ro/ro/istorie/regele-carol-i/principesa-marioara/ Principesa Marioara]</ref> Everyone who knew Maria described her as a beautiful and precocious young child, as she was said to look at maps and identify different countries for fun at the age of only two and a half.<ref name=mnir/> It is said that sometime before she died, Princess Maria told her mother that she would someday like to be able to ride a star.<ref name=fr/>


Maria had no prospect of inheriting her father's throne; the [[1866 Constitution of Romania|1866 Constitution]] limited succession to males.
Maria had no prospect of inheriting her father's throne; the [[1866 Constitution of Romania|1866 Constitution]] limited succession to males.


==Death==
==Death==
On {{OldStyleDate|5 April|1874|24 March}},<ref name=mnir/> the Princess became ill with [[scarlet fever]]. An epidemic had been ravaging the capital at the time. She was immediately transported to the [[Peleș Castle]]. Despite being treated with much care by a doctor named Theodori and many others,<ref name=mnir/> the young princess expired on {{OldStyleDate|9 April|1874|28 March}} and was buried at the monastery of [[Cotroceni]]. At Elisabeth's request, Maria's tombstone read the [[Bible]] verse, {{bibleverse|Luke|8:52|NIV}}:
On {{OldStyleDate|5 April|1874|24 March}},<ref name=mnir/> the Princess became ill with [[scarlet fever]]. An epidemic had been ravaging the capital at the time. She was immediately transported to the [[Peleș Castle]]. Despite being treated with much care by a doctor named Theodori and many others,<ref name=mnir/> the young princess died on {{OldStyleDate|9 April|1874|28 March}} and was buried at the monastery of [[Cotroceni]]. At Elisabeth's request, Maria's tombstone read the [[Bible]] verse, {{bibleverse|Luke|8:52|NIV}}:
{{cquote|Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.<ref name=mnir/>}}
{{cquote|Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.<ref name=mnir/>}}
The funeral service took place at the Cotroceni Church within the grounds of the Cotroceni Royal Palace.<ref name=lost>{{cite web|url= http://lostinthemythsofhistory.blogspot.com/2011/11/maria-of-hohenzollern-romanian-daughter.html |title= Maria of Hohenzollern, the Romanian daughter of King Carol I|date=2011-11-11|accessdate= 2011-12-18|last= Mandache|first= Diana|work= lostinthemythsofhistory.blogspot.com}}</ref> The coffin was covered with white satin, criss-crossed with silver lace ornaments and was as large as one for an adult, because the infant princess' body was enclosed in several decreasing size caskets placed one inside another. After the religious service in the Romanian Orthodox rite, the cortege walked through the palace gardens to the burial place next to the palace church. Those gardens were the favorite playing grounds for the young princess, where only half a dozen days previously she had played with her nurse.<ref name=lost/>
The funeral service took place at the Cotroceni Church within the grounds of the Cotroceni Royal Palace.<ref name=lost>{{cite web|url= http://lostinthemythsofhistory.blogspot.com/2011/11/maria-of-hohenzollern-romanian-daughter.html |title= Maria of Hohenzollern, the Romanian daughter of King Carol I|date=2011-11-11|accessdate= 2011-12-18|last= Mandache|first= Diana|work= lostinthemythsofhistory.blogspot.com}}</ref> The coffin was covered with white satin, criss-crossed with silver lace ornaments and was as large as one for an adult, because the infant princess' body was enclosed in several decreasing size caskets placed one inside another. After the religious service in the Romanian Orthodox rite, the cortege walked through the palace gardens to the burial place next to the palace church. Those gardens were the favorite playing grounds for the young princess, where only half a dozen days previously she had played with her nurse.<ref name=lost/>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Her parents were devastated by her death. On 5 May that year, Carol wrote to [[Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern]] that they intended to move to the [[Cotroceni Palace]], in order to be closer to the resting place of their infant daughter:
Maria's parents were devastated by her death. On 5 May that year, Carol wrote to his father [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern]], that he and Elisabeth intended to move to the [[Cotroceni Palace]], in order to be closer to the resting place of their infant daughter:
{{cquote|Elisabeth's nerves are so shaken that the greatest care is necessary. I must confess to you that I am often anxious myself, and am much depressed by pain, sorrow, and apprehension. I get but very little sleep at night, and have repeatedly heard my poor Elisabeth cry out in her dreams: 'Dead, dead!'. This cry of pain is each time a fresh stab in my wounded heart!<ref name=lost/>}}
{{cquote|Elisabeth's nerves are so shaken that the greatest care is necessary. I must confess to you that I am often anxious myself, and am much depressed by pain, sorrow, and apprehension. I get but very little sleep at night, and have repeatedly heard my poor Elisabeth cry out in her dreams: 'Dead, dead!'. This cry of pain is each time a fresh stab in my wounded heart!<ref name=lost/>}}
In another letter to [[Lascăr Catargiu]],<ref name=lost/> he wrote:
In another letter to [[Lascăr Catargiu]],<ref name=lost/> he wrote:
{{cquote|The sweetest memory which our lost daughter has left us as an inestimable treasure is her boundless love for the country in which she was born, a love so strong that despite her tender age she felt the pangs of homesickness during her first stay abroad.<ref name=lost/>}}
{{cquote|The sweetest memory which our lost daughter has left us as an inestimable treasure is her boundless love for the country in which she was born, a love so strong that despite her tender age she felt the pangs of homesickness during her first stay abroad.<ref name=lost/>}}

The death of their only child worsened the relationship between Carol and Elisabeth and they did not have any further children. In 1875, [[Karl Storck]] created a bust of the sleeping princess which was erected by her tomb. This bust inspired Elisabeth to write many emotional poems.<ref name=mnir/> When Queen Elisabeth died in 1916, according to her wishes, her daughter's remains were exhumed and the casket placed on her coffin for the public procession. Mother and daughter were then buried together in the same tomb at the [[Curtea de Argeș Cathedral|Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș]].<ref name=mnir/> At the [[Elisabeta Palace]], one can still see an 1880s style piece of furniture that contains a plaster-mold of the infant princess.<ref name=fr/>
Maria's death worsened the relationship between Carol and Elisabeth, and they did not have any further children. In 1875, [[Karl Storck]] created a bust of the sleeping princess which was erected by her tomb. This bust inspired Elisabeth to write many emotional poems.<ref name=mnir/> When Queen Elisabeth died in 1916, according to her wishes, her daughter's remains were exhumed and the casket placed on her coffin for the public procession. Mother and daughter were then buried together in the same tomb at the [[Curtea de Argeș Cathedral|Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș]].<ref name=mnir/> At the [[Elisabeta Palace]], one can still see an 1880s style piece of furniture that contains a plaster-mold of the infant princess.<ref name=fr/>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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|1= 1. '''Princess Marie of Romania'''
|1= 1. '''Princess Maria of Romania'''
|2= 2. [[Carol I of Romania]]
|2= 2. [[Carol I of Romania|Carol I, Prince of Romania]]
|3= 3. [[Elisabeth of Wied|Princess Elisabeth of Wied]]
|3= 3. [[Elisabeth of Wied|Princess Elisabeth of Wied]]
|4= 4. [[Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern]]
|4= 4. [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern]]
|5= 5. [[Princess Josephine of Baden]]
|5= 5. [[Princess Josephine of Baden]]
|6= 6. [[Hermann, Prince of Wied]]
|6= 6. [[Hermann, Prince of Wied]]
|7= 7. [[Princess Marie of Nassau]]
|7= 7. [[Princess Marie of Nassau]]
|8= 8. [[Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]]
|8= 8. [[Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]]
|9= 9. [[Marie Antoinette Murat]]
|9= 9. [[Marie Antoinette Murat]]
|10= 10. [[Karl, Grand Duke of Baden]]
|10= 10. [[Charles, Grand Duke of Baden]]
|11= 11. [[Stéphanie de Beauharnais]]
|11= 11. [[Stéphanie de Beauharnais]]
|12= 12. Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied
|12= 12. [[Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied]]
|13= 13. Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels
|13= 13. Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels
|14= 14. [[William, Duke of Nassau]]
|14= 14. [[William, Duke of Nassau]]
|15= 15. [[Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen]]
|15= 15. [[Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen]]
|16= 16. Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
|17= 17. [[Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg]]
|18= 18. Peter Murat
|19= 19. Louise d'Astorg
|20= 20. [[Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden]]
|21= 21. [[Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
|22= 22. [[Claude de Beauharnais (1756–1819)|Claude de Beauharnais, Count of Les Roches-Baritaud]]
|23= 23. Claudine de Lézay-Marnésia
|24= 24. Friedrich Karl, Prince of Wied
|25= 25. Countess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
|26= 26. Wilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
|27= 27. Countess Auguste Franziska of Salm-Grumbach
|28= 28. [[Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg]]
|29= 29. [[Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg]]
|30= 30. [[Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]]
|31= 31. [[Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
}}
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For other people named Maria of Romania, see Maria of Romania (disambiguation).
Princess Maria of Romania
Princess Maria, c. 1873
Born8 September [O.S. 27 August] 1870
Golescu Mansion, Bucharest, Principality of Romania
Died9 April [O.S. 28 March] 1874 (aged 3)
Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Principality of Romania
Burial
Cotroceni Palace (1874–1916)
Curtea de Argeș Cathedral (from 1916)
HouseHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
FatherCarol I, Prince of Romania
MotherElisabeth of Wied

Princess Maria of Romania (Romanian: Prinţesa Maria a României; 8 September 1870 – 9 April 1874) was the only child of Prince (later King) Carol I of Romania and his wife, Elisabeth of Wied.

Life

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Princess Maria was born in Bucharest as the first Princess of Romania that was also of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, on 8 September [O.S. 27 August] 1870. After a month, in October [O.S. September] 1870, she was baptised as a Romanian Orthodox at the monastery of Cotroceni (near the site of the present-day Cotroceni Palace).[1] In her family, the young princess was nicknamed "Mariechen"[1] (a possible homage to her parents' German heritage) or "Itty" (derived from little).[2] Everyone who knew Maria described her as a beautiful and precocious young child, as she was said to look at maps and identify different countries for fun at the age of only two and a half.[1] It is said that sometime before she died, Princess Maria told her mother that she would someday like to be able to ride a star.[2]

Maria had no prospect of inheriting her father's throne; the 1866 Constitution limited succession to males.

Death

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On 5 April [O.S. 24 March] 1874,[1] the Princess became ill with scarlet fever. An epidemic had been ravaging the capital at the time. She was immediately transported to the Peleș Castle. Despite being treated with much care by a doctor named Theodori and many others,[1] the young princess died on 9 April [O.S. 28 March] 1874 and was buried at the monastery of Cotroceni. At Elisabeth's request, Maria's tombstone read the Bible verse, Luke 8:52:

Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.[1]

The funeral service took place at the Cotroceni Church within the grounds of the Cotroceni Royal Palace.[3] The coffin was covered with white satin, criss-crossed with silver lace ornaments and was as large as one for an adult, because the infant princess' body was enclosed in several decreasing size caskets placed one inside another. After the religious service in the Romanian Orthodox rite, the cortege walked through the palace gardens to the burial place next to the palace church. Those gardens were the favorite playing grounds for the young princess, where only half a dozen days previously she had played with her nurse.[3]

Legacy

[edit]

Maria's parents were devastated by her death. On 5 May that year, Carol wrote to his father Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, that he and Elisabeth intended to move to the Cotroceni Palace, in order to be closer to the resting place of their infant daughter:

Elisabeth's nerves are so shaken that the greatest care is necessary. I must confess to you that I am often anxious myself, and am much depressed by pain, sorrow, and apprehension. I get but very little sleep at night, and have repeatedly heard my poor Elisabeth cry out in her dreams: 'Dead, dead!'. This cry of pain is each time a fresh stab in my wounded heart![3]

In another letter to Lascăr Catargiu,[3] he wrote:

The sweetest memory which our lost daughter has left us as an inestimable treasure is her boundless love for the country in which she was born, a love so strong that despite her tender age she felt the pangs of homesickness during her first stay abroad.[3]

Maria's death worsened the relationship between Carol and Elisabeth, and they did not have any further children. In 1875, Karl Storck created a bust of the sleeping princess which was erected by her tomb. This bust inspired Elisabeth to write many emotional poems.[1] When Queen Elisabeth died in 1916, according to her wishes, her daughter's remains were exhumed and the casket placed on her coffin for the public procession. Mother and daughter were then buried together in the same tomb at the Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș.[1] At the Elisabeta Palace, one can still see an 1880s style piece of furniture that contains a plaster-mold of the infant princess.[2]

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  • Princess Maria and her mother shortly after her birth, in 1870.
    Princess Maria and her mother shortly after her birth, in 1870.
  • Maria and her mother in 1871.
    Maria and her mother in 1871.
  • Princess Maria with her mother in 1872.
    Princess Maria with her mother in 1872.
  • Maria with her parents in 1873.
    Maria with her parents in 1873.
  • Princess Maria with her nanny, c. 1873.
    Princess Maria with her nanny, c. 1873.
  • Prince Carol I and Princess Elisabeth at Maria's grave shortly after her death.
    Prince Carol I and Princess Elisabeth at Maria's grave shortly after her death.
  • Marie's remains being taken to the Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș, in 1916.
    Marie's remains being taken to the Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș, in 1916.

Ancestors

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h A history in pictures, p. 13/14
  2. ^ a b c (in Romanian) Principesa Marioara
  3. ^ a b c d e Mandache, Diana (2011-11-11). "Maria of Hohenzollern, the Romanian daughter of King Carol I". lostinthemythsofhistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18.

Bibliography

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