Carmen Sylva

the pen-name of Elizabeth, Queen of Rumania, born Dee. 29, 1843; the daughter of Prince Hermann of Wied Neuwied, and Maria of Na au; married King (then Prince) Charles of Rumania in 1869. Her only child, a daughter, died in 1874, and out of this great sorrow of her life arose her literary activity. In the war of 1877-1878 she endeared herself to her people by her devotion to the wounded soldiers, and since that time she has diligently fostered the national women’s industries.