Prince Mircea of Romania

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Prince Mircea
Princess Ileana and Prince Mircea.jpeg
Prince Mircea and his sister Princess Ileana, c. 1915.
Born 3 January [O.S. 22 December 1912] 1913Note 1
Bucharest, Romania
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Buftea Palace, Buftea, Romania
House House of Hohenzollern
Father Ferdinand of Romania
Mother Marie of Edinburgh
Religion Romanian Orthodox

Prince Mircea of Romania (3 January 1913 – 2 November 1916) was the third son and last child of King Ferdinand of Romania and his wife, Marie of Edinburgh. He died aged three.

Birth

Prince Mircea was born in Bucharest on 3 January [O.S. 22 December 1912] 1913, as the third son and last child of the Crown Prince Ferdinand of RomaniaNote 2 and his wife, the Crown Princess Marie of Edinburgh. He was baptised on 2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1913[1] at the Royal Palace (presently the National Museum of Art).[1] Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia arrived by train to Bucharest to represent his father.[1] He was met there by King Carol I, Crown Prince Ferdinand and Prince Carol.[1] His godparents were the German Emperor Wilhelm II, King Carol I, Queen Elisabeth and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia.[1] His mother, the Crown Princess was absent due to a possible attack of phlebitis.[1] During his short life, he was known to get along very well with his sister, Princess Ileana of Romania.[2] His governess was Mary GreenNote 3.

Death

Prince Mircea died at Buftea on 2 November 1916 of typhoid fever, during a time of war, when enemy troops were approaching Bucharest and many battles were taking place close to the city. The royal family had to quickly bury him on the grounds of Cotroceni Palace, before they went into exile to Iași, the old capital of Moldavia, the unoccupied part north-eastern Romania.[1] His death certificate was partially burnt.[1] His original tombstone read:

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Here lies the youngest son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie, born 21 December 1912 and died October 1916, in time of war, while the soldiers of Romania were sacrificing their lives for the centuries’ dream of achieving national unity. For two years he remained the sole guardian of the home of his parents, over which the country’s flag had ceased to fly. Mourn for him, for he shared with us the days of suffering, but the days of rejoicing he did not live to see.

In 1920, the future Carol II named his child with Zizi Lambrino Mircea Grigore, in memory of Prince Mircea who had died just four years earlier. In 1941, Mircea was reburied, at the request of Princess Ileana, from Cotroceni to the little chapel of Bran Castle, close to the burial place of Marie's heart.[1]

Etymology

Mircea is an exclusively Romanian-used named that is derived from the Old Slavic mir meaning "peace" or "world".[3]

Prince Mircea was named after Mircea I of Wallachia, a medieval Romanian Prince of Wallachia who opposed a vigorous resistance to the Turks in the 14th century, and whose troops fought side by side with the Serbians on the fatal field of Kossovo.[1]

Gallery

Ancestry

Family of Prince Mircea of Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Marie Antoinette Murat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Karl, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Josephine of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Stéphanie de Beauharnais
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Ferdinand I of Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Ferdinand II of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Infanta Antónia of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Pedro I of Brazil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Maria II of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Maria Leopoldina of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Prince Mircea of Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Albert, Prince Consort
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Victoria of the United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Marie of Edinburgh
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Nicholas I of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Alexander II of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Charlotte of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Marie of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

  • ^Note 1 The most common used date is January 3, but the date on his first tomb had the Old Style date, 22 December 1912.
  • ^Note 2 It was believed at the time that his biological father was Prince Barbu Știrbey and now most historians agree that this is true.
  • ^Note 3 Mary Green was also the governess of his sister, Princess Ileana and his brother, Prince Nicholas.

References

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  2. Alexander Palace Forums
  3. Behind the Name: Mircea