The Duke of Edinburgh wrote that his daughter 'promises to be as fine a child as her brother and gives every evidence of finely developed lungs and did so before she was fairly in the world.' As a grandchild of the reigning British monarch in the male line, Marie was formally styled 'Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Edinburgh' from birth. She was named Marie Alexandra Victoria, after her mother and grandmothers, but she was informally known as 'Missy'. Her birth was celebrated by firing the Park and Tower guns. She was born at her parents' residence, Eastwell Manor in Kent, on 29 October 1875, at 10:30В a.m., in the presence of her father. Marie was the eldest daughter and second child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and the former Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, respectively the son of Queen Victoria and the daughter of Emperor Alexander II. Marie is primarily remembered for her work as a nurse, but is also known for her extensive writing, including her critically acclaimed autobiography.Д®arly life (1875вЂ“1893) Birth In the years preceding the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Marie's popularity recovered and she was offered as a model of patriotism to the population. Several biographies of the royal family described Marie either as a drunkard or as a promiscuous woman, referring to her many alleged affairs and to orgies she had supposedly organised before and during the war. In 1937, she became ill with cirrhosis and died the following year.ДЇollowing Romania's transition to a Socialist Republic, the monarchy was excoriated by communist officials. As a result, Marie moved away from Bucharest and spent the rest of her life either in the countryside, or at her home by the Black Sea. He removed Marie from the political scene and strived to crush her popularity. 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.

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. There, Marie found that Ferdinand was gravely ill and he died a few months later. They were received enthusiastically by the people and visited several cities before returning to Romania. In 1926, she and two of her children undertook a diplomatic tour of the United States. In 1922, she and Ferdinand were crowned in a specially-built cathedral in the ancient city of Alba Iulia, in an elaborate ceremony which mirrored their status as queen and king of a united state.ДЄs queen, Marie was very popular, both in Romania and abroad. Marie, now queen of Greater Romania, attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, where she campaigned for international recognition of the enlarged Romania. After the war, on 1 December 1918, the historical region of Transylvania, following Bessarabia and Bukovina, united with the Old Kingdom. There, she and her three daughters acted as nurses in military hospitals, caring for soldiers who were wounded or afflicted by cholera. During the early stages of fighting, Bucharest was occupied by the Central Powers and Marie, Ferdinand and their five children took refuge in Moldavia. Marie was Crown Princess between 18, and became immediately popular with the Romanian people.ДЄfter the outbreak of World War I, Marie urged Ferdinand to ally himself with the Triple Entente and declare war on Germany, which he eventually did in 1916. 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's early years were spent in Kent, Malta and Coburg.

Her parents were Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Marie was born into the British royal family. Marie of Romania (born Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh 29 October 1875В вЂ“ 18 July 1938) was the last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

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