, The Queen Who Became An Author

Elizabeth of Wied (1843-1916), was born a German princess, and many found it very appropriate for her to marry the British prince who became King Edward Vii. I'm not sure when they met, but it seems to have been something his family set up for the young people. However, after being introduced to Elizabeth, young Edward declined to go further with the family plans of a marriage. Maybe he already had met his future bride, the American socialite, Wallis Simpson, at that time. Anyway, he didn't have eyes for Elizabeth, so she found another bridegroom, namely the first king of Romania, Carol I (1839–1914).

The couple only had one child, namely the princess Maria. Unfortunately, the child fell ill and died, only four years old. I suppose the loss of her daughter made Elizabeth even more inclined to follow her artistic dreams than before, simply to fill her days and bring meaning to her life. (However, that's me interpreting what happened, and I may be wrong). 

In her case that meant writing and publishing books, using the rather exotic pseudonym of Carmen Sylva. Actually, she was quite prolific, writing not a few works:  

           https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1660504.Carmen_Sylva 

I must admit that I haven't read her books, but it's safe to say that her main theme is of a spiritual kind. She is preoccupied with the issue of suffering, and use the fairy tale genre.