Elisabeth of Wied

Elisabeth of Wied Elisabeta
Elisabeth c. 1870
Queen consort of Romania
Tenure	15 March 1881 – 27 September 1914
Coronation	10 May 1881
Princess consort of Romania
Tenure	15 November 1869 – 15 March 1881
Born	29 December 1843 Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Duchy of Nassau
Died	2 March 1916 (aged 72) Golescu Mansion, Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Burial	Curtea de Argeș Cathedral
Spouse	Carol I of Romania ​ ​ (m. 1869; died 1914)​
Issue	Princess Maria of Romania
Names Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise
House	Wied-Neuwied
Father	Hermann, Prince of Wied
Mother	Princess Marie of Nassau
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Elisabeth of Wied (Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise; 29 December 1843 – 2 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then-Prince Carol on 15 November 1869.

Elisabeth was born into a German noble family. She was briefly considered as a potential bride for the future British king Edward VII, but Edward rejected her. Elisabeth married Prince Carol of Romania in 1869. Their only child, Princess Maria, died aged four in 1874, and Elisabeth never fully recovered from the loss of her daughter. When Romania became a kingdom in 1881, Elisabeth became queen, and she was crowned together with Carol that same year.

Elisabeth was a prolific writer under the name Carmen Sylva.