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Queen and Reigne of Romania. First Queen of Romania, wife of Carol I of Hohenzollern, the first Romanian king, was a patron of the arts, founder of charitable institutions, poet, essayist and novelist. Despite its romanticism, be said that Queen Elizabeth
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First Queen of Romania, wife of Carol I of Hohenzollern, the first Romanian king, was a patron of the arts, founder of charitable institutions, poet, essayist and novelist. Despite its romanticism, be said that Queen Elizabeth in a patriarchal society, succeed to initiate a movement of emancipation women in Romania. Regina Elisabeta
Queen established hospitals, ambulance and care services and acquired medicines for the wounded. She was strongly engaged in raising funds and managing charities activities. In the absence of a system ,Charitable Company "Queen Elizabeth", founded in 1893, has treated about 17 000 patients per year, distributed free medicines and monitored indigent families. In 1909, Queen Elizabeth established in Bucharest "Blind Asylum Elizabeth ", institution which is open till today. Regina has had the initiative to identify potential of Romanian trades, organizing the royal castle in Sinaia like a national craft center. He sensed a major benefit of tourism in a country that was not at that time in the international tourist circuit, launching an intense campaign advertising to make known the foreign country which adopted her : the Orient Express train halt at Sinaia ,the travelers being hosted at the royal castle, Romania's participation in exhibition Universelle in Paris in 1889 and 1900 with numerous articles traditional hand-made by women , organizing the exhibition "Woman in arts and crafts "(Berlin, 1912). Under the pseudonym Carmen Sylva (Latin "Forest Song") wrote 43 books in German, Romanian, French and English (poems, tales, stories, novels,life stories)
"More than a woman more than a queen – a symbol. More than a symbol – a myth." France -Embassy, Count of Saint- Aulaire Regina Maria
Mary was born in Edinburgh in 1875, in the British Royal Family, related with "the powerful people" of that time. Got engaged to 16 years with Ferdinand of Hohenzollern, Crown Prince of Romania. First World War, "is her page, that page is boast, page which will place a place of honor in history. "During War reunification, Queen Mary took under her patronage the Red Cross, with her support and continued assistance of the wounded and patients. "She was among those who don't needed comfort. We find her in the trenches among the combatants, and we find her in all health places, including near wounded. Without fear of bombs, without fear and disgust about the plague or with impatience. " Queen Mary was a good diplomat. When chief negotiator of Romanian delegation, Prime Minister I.C.Brătianu, began lose ground, the queen comes in front of the England and France, has raised in this way the admiration of the French Prime Minister Clemenceau ("Tiger") thatsaid: "A queen as yours must be received with full military honors". Queen Mary has loved art, poetry and philosophy. She continued the tradition of Queen Elizabeth to support them, helping with scholarships and money , a number of literary and art personalities . He wrote stories for children, poetry, she painted. Although the role of women in politics was low, Queen Mary was Ferdinand's counselor until his death in 1927.
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