Marie of Edinburgh
Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh, called “Missy” by her family.
Daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who succeded as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1893, (1844-1900) and his wife Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1853-1920)
Born: Eastwell Park, Kent 29. Oct 1875
Christened: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle 15. Dec 1875
Godparents:
Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (later Alexander III. Emperor of Russia, her maternal uncle)
Maria Alexandrowna, Empress of Russia (her maternal grandmother)
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (her paternal uncle)
Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (her paternal great-uncle’s wife)
Alexandra, Princess of Wales (her paternal aunt)
Married: Sigmaringen, Germany 10. Jan 1893 Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Romania, who succeded to the throne as Ferdinand I. King of Romania in 1914 (1865-1927), son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1835-1905) and his wife Antonia, Infanta of Portugal (1845-1913).
Issue:
Carol II. King of Romania (1893-1953) m. 1918 (ann. 1919) Ioana Lambrino (1898-1953); m. 1921 (div. 1928) Eleni, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1896-1982); m. 1947 Elena Lupescu (c.1895-1977)
Elisabetha, Princess of Romania (1894-1956) m. 1921 Georgios, Crown Prince of Greece, succeeded as King Georgios II. in 1922 (1890-1947)
Maria, Princess of Romania (1900-1961) m. 1922 Alexander I. King of Yugoslavia (1888-1934)
Nicolae, Prince of Romania (1903-1978) m. 1931 Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti (1902/1909-1963); m. 1967 Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello (1913-1997)
Ileana, Princess of Romania (1909-1991) m. 1931 (div. 1954) Anton, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Tuskany (1901-1987); m. 1954 (div. 1965) Stefan Nikolas Issarescu (1906-2002)
Mircea, Prince of Romania (1913-1916)
Prince Mircea might have been the child of her long-time lover Prinţul (Prince) Barbu Alexandru Ştirbey (1873-1946)
Died: Peleş Castle, Sinaia, Romania 18. Jul 1838
Buried: Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Romania
Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt; for christening see Yvonne Demoskoff: Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm