Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Ileana of Romania, Elizabeth Bibesco, Maria of Romania, Elisabeth of Romania, Princess Elena of Romania, Princess Irina of Romania, Princess Maria of Romania, Princess Sophie of Romania, Princess Maria of Romania, Elsa Bruckmann. Excerpt: For Queen Elisabeth of Romania, wife of Carol I, see Elisabeth of Wied . Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania (12 October 1894 14 November/15 November 1956) was the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece . She was the daughter of King Ferdinand I of Romania and his wife, Marie of Edinburgh . Her full birth name was Elisabetha Charlotte Josephine Alexandra Victoria . She was born in the Pele Castle in October 1894. Marriage On 27 February 1921, she married the future King George, then Crown Prince, in Bucharest . It's believed that Prince George's uncle ex-Emperor Wilhelm II arranged the match. Constantine I of Greece gave Elisabeth his castle of Tatos and bestowed the title Duchess of Sparta upon her. She was queen consort from 1922 to 1923, and afterwards the couple lived in exile. The marriage was unsuccessful, and they were divorced on 6 July 1935. George was restored to his throne on 3 November 1935. Elisabeth then returned to live in Romania until its monarchy was abolished after World War II . She had numerous affairs, including one before her marriage with the acting UK High Commissioner in Constantinople, Frank Rattigan, father of playwright Terence Rattigan . She became pregnant by Rattigan and was forced to have an abortion. This affair resulted in his being expelled from the diplomatic service. She died in Cannes, France in 1956. She was once quoted as saying: " I've committed every vice in my life except murder, and I don't want to die without doing that too ...".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Romanian Princesses: Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Ileana of Romania, Elizabeth Bibesco, Maria of Romania. To get started finding Romanian Princesses: Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Ileana of Romania, Elizabeth Bibesco, Maria of Romania, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
58
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1155487117
Romanian Princesses: Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Ileana of Romania, Elizabeth Bibesco, Maria of Romania
Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Ileana of Romania, Elizabeth Bibesco, Maria of Romania, Elisabeth of Romania, Princess Elena of Romania, Princess Irina of Romania, Princess Maria of Romania, Princess Sophie of Romania, Princess Maria of Romania, Elsa Bruckmann. Excerpt: For Queen Elisabeth of Romania, wife of Carol I, see Elisabeth of Wied . Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania (12 October 1894 14 November/15 November 1956) was the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece . She was the daughter of King Ferdinand I of Romania and his wife, Marie of Edinburgh . Her full birth name was Elisabetha Charlotte Josephine Alexandra Victoria . She was born in the Pele Castle in October 1894. Marriage On 27 February 1921, she married the future King George, then Crown Prince, in Bucharest . It's believed that Prince George's uncle ex-Emperor Wilhelm II arranged the match. Constantine I of Greece gave Elisabeth his castle of Tatos and bestowed the title Duchess of Sparta upon her. She was queen consort from 1922 to 1923, and afterwards the couple lived in exile. The marriage was unsuccessful, and they were divorced on 6 July 1935. George was restored to his throne on 3 November 1935. Elisabeth then returned to live in Romania until its monarchy was abolished after World War II . She had numerous affairs, including one before her marriage with the acting UK High Commissioner in Constantinople, Frank Rattigan, father of playwright Terence Rattigan . She became pregnant by Rattigan and was forced to have an abortion. This affair resulted in his being expelled from the diplomatic service. She died in Cannes, France in 1956. She was once quoted as saying: " I've committed every vice in my life except murder, and I don't want to die without doing that too ...".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Romanian Princesses: Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Ileana of Romania, Elizabeth Bibesco, Maria of Romania. To get started finding Romanian Princesses: Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Ileana of Romania, Elizabeth Bibesco, Maria of Romania, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.