Carmen Sylva (1843–1916)
Author of Legends From River and Mountain
About the Author
Image credit: Elena Văcărescu or Hélène Vacaresco
Works by Carmen Sylva
Pilgrim Sorrow: A Cycle of Tales. By (Carmen Sylva) Queen Elisabeth of Roumania; Translated by Helen Zimmern. (2016) 2 copies
Edleen Vaughn 2 copies
Jehovah 1 copy
Qui frappe? 1 copy
Het gebed 1 copy
Sufero 1 copy
Mein Rhein ! Erzaehlungen 1 copy
Håndtegninger 1 copy
Songs of toil, 1 copy
LETTERS AND POEMS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH (Carmen Sylva), With an Introduction and notes by Henry Howard Harper . Printed… (2007) 1 copy
Vom Amboss 1 copy
Deficit : roman 1 copy
Associated Works
The Bard of the Dimbovitza, Rumania Folk Songs Collected from the Peasants (1914) — Translator, some editions — 8 copies
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- Canonical name
- Sylva, Carmen
- Legal name
- zu Wied, Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise
H. M. Queen Elisabeth of Roumania - Other names
- Wied, Elisabeth zu
- Birthdate
- 1843-12-29
- Date of death
- 1916-03-02
- Burial location
- Curtea de Argeş, Romania
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Prussia (birth)
- Country (for map)
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Niewied, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Places of residence
- Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate
Bucharest, Romania - Occupations
- Queen(Romania)
writer
poet
translator
memoirist - Relationships
- Vacarescu, Elena (lady-in-waiting)
- Organizations
- Order of Louise
Crucea Elisabeta
House of Wied
House of Hohenzollern - Awards and honors
- Louisenorden
- Short biography
- Princess Elisabeth of Wied was a daughter of Hermann, Prince of Wied, and his wife Marie of Nassau, daughter of William, Duke of Nassau. As a teenager, she was considered a possible bride for Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) but the match never came about. In 1869, she married Prince Carol of Romania and had one child, a daughter who died at age three. Elisabeth was crowned Queen of Romania in 1881 when Romania was proclaimed a kingdom. Queen Elisabeth fostered the higher education of women in Romania, and established various charitable societies. She was a talented pianist, organist and singer and showed considerable ability for painting and illuminating; but her greatest artistic outlet was writing. Under the pseudonym "Carmen Sylva," she wrote poetry, folklore tales, and ballads that introduced Romania's culture and history to the world. One of her most famous works was a translation of The Bard of the Dimbovitza in collaboration with Elena Vacarescu (Hélène Vacaresco) and Alma Strettell.
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