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1. Marie of
Romania
Marie of Edinburgh, more commonly known
as Marie of Romania (Marie Alexandra Victoria;
29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938).
Born into the British royal family, she was titled
Princess Marie of Edinburgh at birth. Her parents
were Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (later
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and Grand
Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Marie's
early years were spent in
Kent, Malta and Coburg. 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 was
Crown Princess between 1893 and 1914, and