The Last Queen Of Romania- 'Queen Marie'
- 1. 100 YEARS AFTER THE GREAT UNION DAY OF 1918 QUEEN MARY OF ROMANIA Voicu Andreea Raluca- 8315
- 2. GREAT UNION DAY Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri, also called Unification Day) occurring on December 1, is the national holiday of Romania. It marks the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom in 1918. This holiday was set after the Romanian Revolution and commemorates the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia, which declared the Union of Transylvania with Romania.
- 4. QUEEN MARIE OF ROMANIA Marie of Edinburgh, more commonly known as Marie of Romania (Marie Alexandra Victoria; 29 October 1875 18 July 1938), was the last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I. Born into the British royal family, she was titled Princess Marie of Edinburgh at birth. Her parents were Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Marie's early years were spent in Kent, Malta and Coburg. After refusing a proposal from her cousin, the future King George V, she was chosen as the future wife of Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania, the heir apparent of King Carol I, in 1892. Marie was Crown Princess between 1893 and 1914, and became immediately popular with the Romanian people.
- 5. As queen, she was very popular, both in Romania and abroad. In 1926, Marie and two of her children undertook a diplomatic tour of the United States. They were received enthusiastically by the people and visited several cities before returning to Romania. There, Marie found that Ferdinand was gravely ill and he died a few months later. Now queen dowager, Marie refused to be part of the regency council which reigned over the country under the minority of her grandson, King Michael. In 1930, Marie's eldest son Carol, who had waived his rights to succession, deposed his son and usurped the throne, becoming King Carol II.
- 6. ILLNESS AND DEATH During the summer of 1937, Marie fell ill. Her personal physician, Dr. Castellani, determined she had pancreatic cancer, although her official diagnosis was cirrhosis of the liver. Marie had not been a drinker and, upon hearing the news, she reportedly said: "then there must be a non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, because I have never in my life tasted alcohol." She was prescribed a diet of cold foods, injections and bed rest. Marie was so weak at times that she could not even pick up a pen. Marie died on 18 July 1938, at 5:38 p.m., eight minutes after lapsing into a coma. Her two eldest children, Carol and Elisabeth, accompanied by Prince Michael, were at her deathbed. Two days later, on 20 July, Marie's body was brought to Bucharest, where she lay in state in the white drawing room at Cotroceni Palace.
- 7. TITLES, STYLES, HONOURS Titles and styles 29 October 1875 10 January 1893: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Edinburgh, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony 10 January 1893 10 October 1914: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Romania 10 October 1914 20 July 1927: Her Majesty The Queen of Romania 20 July 1927 18 July 1938: Her Majesty Queen Marie of Romania Honours Marie was a recipient of the following national and foreign honours: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Legion d'Honneur (France) M辿daille militaire (France) Dame of the Order of the Crown (Italy) Dame of the Order of the Crown (India) Dame of the Royal Red Cross (United Kingdom) Dame of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (United Kingdom) Dame of Justice of the Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (United Kingdom) 1,007th Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa (Spain)
- 8. REFERENCES 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_of_Romania 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Union_Day 3. Giurescu, Constantin C. (1972). Istoria Rom但niei 樽n date (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedic 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Rom ania