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Queen Marie, the victim of the Spanish flu: “I was a changed being, miserable and weak, brought to the brink of despair”

Queen Marie, the victim of the Spanish flu: “I was a changed being, miserable and weak, brought to the brink of despair”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Apr 19, 2020 | Romania

At the end of the First World War, the world lived through another tragedy: the Spanish flu. It seems that the first case was recorded in March 1918, in the United States, and from there the virus spread rapidly throughout the world. Statistics show that at the end of...
Queen Marie, in the midst of the Hungarians, at Karoly Castle: “It is really strange to be the enemy’s deliverer”

Queen Marie, in the midst of the Hungarians, at Karoly Castle: “It is really strange to be the enemy’s deliverer”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 20, 2019 | Romania

In the 1919 visit to Transylvania, the Royal Family also stopped at Carei. Their welcome could not have been better, and the great surprise came from the Hungarians who thanked King Ferdinand and Queen Marie for winning the war, being in the position of the “enemy’s...
Queen Marie, the first day in Paris: “Everything and everyone is pressing me at the same time”

Queen Marie, the first day in Paris: “Everything and everyone is pressing me at the same time”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 1, 2019 | Romania, Treaty of Versailles

She hardly just resumed her ordinary life in Cotroceni- as it was before she went into exile- that Queen Marie was again called on to serve the country. The Romanian delegation had already left for the Paris Peace Conference, but the Queen’s relations, prestige and...
Queen Marie in Cluj: “Even though the cities are very Hungarian, the rural area is almost entirely Romanian”

Queen Marie in Cluj: “Even though the cities are very Hungarian, the rural area is almost entirely Romanian”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Sep 10, 2019 | Hungary, Romania

In their visit to Transylvania, in 1919, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie could not miss Cluj. The city welcomed them with open arms, Queen Marie writing in her journal the following: “At 10:30 we arrived in Cluj, the largest city of the ones I visited. Even though the...
Queen Marie, on a visit to the Saxons: “…we were treated almost like saints”

Queen Marie, on a visit to the Saxons: “…we were treated almost like saints”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Aug 28, 2019 | Romania

In the 1919 tour of Transylvania, Queen Marie and King Ferdinand also visited the Saxon settlements, which they were very impressed with. They stayed for a while in Sibiu, one of the most beautiful and important Transylvanian cities, where they were welcomed with open...
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