Carmen Sylva (Elizabeth, Queen of Romania)

Elizabeth of Wied (December 29,
1843 - November 2, 1916) was the Queen Consort of King Carol I of Romania,
widely known by her literary name of Carmen Sylva. She was the daughter of
German Prince Hermann of Wied and his wife Marie, daughter of Wilhelm, Duke of
Nassau (and sister of Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg). She was a prospective
bride for Edward VII of the United Kingdom, then Prince of Wales. She first met
the future king of Romania at Berlin in 1861, and was married to him on the
November 15, 1869.
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