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Elisabeta Știrbey

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Elisabeta Știrbey
Born1805
Died1875(1875-00-00) (aged 69–70)
SpousePrince Prince Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei
FatherPrince Grigore Cantacuzino-Pașcanu
MotherPrincess Elena Brâncoveanu

Elisabeta Știrbey (1805–1874), was a Princess consort of Wallachia.[1]

Early life

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Born into an old Phanariote noble family which claimed descent from Byzantine Emperors, she was the daughter of Prince Grigore Cantacuzino-Pașcanu (1779–1808) and his wife, Princess Elena Brâncoveanu (1787–1809), descendant of Constantin Brâncoveanu.

Biography

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From 1825, Elisabeta and her husband lived in Bucharest, where their palace at the Calea Victoriei became a center of social life, where she became known for the grand balls she regularly arranged. She was also a noted philanthropist. In 1839, she had French educational work by Jeanne Campan translated to Romanian, and in 1843, she founded the first Romanian language school for girls.

Personal life

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In 1820, she married Prince Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei, the son of Boyar Dumitrache Bibescu, Palatine of Wallachia (1772–1831), and his wife, Ecaterina Văcărescu (1777–1842). They had:

  • Princess Fenareta Stirbey (1822–1894); married Prince Theodor Ghica (1820–1865) and had issue
  • Princess Elize Stirbey (1827–1890); married Ştefan Bellu (1824–1902) and had issue
  • Princess Elena Stirbey (1831–1864); married Count Leo Larisch von Mönnich (1824–1872) and had issue
  • Prince Alexandru Stirbey (1836–1895); married Princess Maria Ghica-Comănești (1851–1885) and had issue
  • Prince Dimitrie Stirbey (1842–1913); married Alexandrine von Soyka (1857–1931) and had issue[2]

References

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  1. ^ Oana Marinache, Reședințele Știrbey din București și Buftea, Editura ACS, București, 2013
  2. ^ "Monarch Barbu Dimitrie Stirbey, Domnitor of Valachia 1848-56 (Muntenia and Oltenia) : Genealogics".
  • Oana Marinache, Reședințele Știrbey din București și Buftea, Editura ACS, București, 2013