Mistress of King Carol II of the Romanians (1899–1977)
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Magda Lupescu
Carol II of Romania and Magda Lupescu
Born
Elena Lupescu
(1899-09-15)15 September 1899
Iași, Romania
Died
29 June 1977(1977-06-29) (aged 77)
Estoril, Portugal
Title
Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Spouses
Ion Tâmpeanu (m. 1919; div. c. 1923)
Carol II of the Romanians
(m. 1947; died 1953)
Parents
Nicolae Lupescu (father)
Elise Falk (mother)
Family
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (by marriage)
Magda Lupescu (born Elena Lupescu; 3/15 September 1899[1] – 29 June 1977),[2] later officially known as Princess Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the mistress and later wife of King Carol II of Romania.
^Estimates of her birth date range at least from 1895 to 1902:
"At Long Last", Time magazine, 14 July 1947. Online version accessed 21 March 2007: "In 1947, the ex-king was 53 years old. Magda never told anyone her age, but it was at least 50."
Magda Lupescu, Encyclopædia Britannica online, accessed 21 March 2007. Only the first portion of the article can be accessed without subscription. Says "1896?"
Lupescu, Magda Archived 15 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001–05. Accessed online 21 March 2007. Says "1896?"
"The "Lupescu Issue" Echoes in the Realm of King Carol", The New York Times, 6 May 1934, p. XX5: "Her age is between 35 and 40."
"Magda Lupescu, Woman behind Rumania's Throne, Is Dead at 81", The New York Times, 30 June 1977, p. 73
"Magda Lupescu Dies at 81; Mistress, Wife of Former King of Romania", The Washington Post, 1 July 1977, p. C10
"Attacks Are Renewed on Red-Haired Magda", The Washington Post, 25 December 1934, p. 3 refers to "his 36-year-old friend".
"Carol Marries Lupescu, Ill", The Washington Post, 6 July 1947, p. M1: "Magda, who is 50"
(in Romanian) Carol al II-lea, despartit dupa moarte de Duduie Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Jurnalul Naṭional, 16 February 2004, accessed online 21 March 2007, gives the date 2 September 1899.
"Slight Gain Shown by Magda Lupescu", The New York Times, 8 July 1947, p. 12: "On the [marriage] petition Mme. Lupescu gave her year of birth as 1902"
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Prince Carol, had become involved in a controversial relationship with MagdaLupescu. In 1925, Carol was pressured to renounce his rights (in favour of his...
continually refused to meet MagdaLupescu, even after Carol's pleas. Until her last years, Marie seldom even mentioned Lupescu's name. With Carol's mistress...
on the basis of a promise that he would forsake his mistress MagdaLupescu, and Lupescu herself had agreed to the arrangement. However, it became clear...
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II in favor of his 19-year-old son Michael. Carol and his mistress MagdaLupescu went into exile, and Romania, despite the unfavorable outcome of recent...
on the basis of a promise that he would forsake his mistress MagdaLupescu, and Lupescu herself had agreed to the arrangement. However, it became clear...
collection to South America, where his clients included Eva Peron and MagdaLupescu. In 1947, he received the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award for his influence...
had forged documents and played a hand in bringing Carol's mistress, MagdaLupescu, back into the country. In his memoirs, Manoilescu claimed that, at...
Romanianism, alleged that Codreanu had been given refuge by a cousin of MagdaLupescu, Carol's mistress, implying that the Guard was becoming corrupt. Despite...
difficulties with his wife, Queen Helen, which included an ongoing affair with MagdaLupescu. Upon his abdication, his son, Michael I, was crowned and anointed on...
from the Romanian royal family and living in Paris with his mistress MagdaLupescu, she befriended them; they were unaware of her connection to Carol's...
and Ferdinand II who died in Portugal while in exile, and his wife MagdaLupescu (the couple were married after his abdication of the Romanian Crown)...
Michael I (1940). Carol II never wore it because of his relationship with MagdaLupescu. Karađorđević Crown 1904 Made by the French jewellery company Falaise...
Prince Carol renounced his rights to be able to live with his mistress MagdaLupescu, his son ascended to the throne as King Michael I under the direction...
party into conflict with the King's inner circle and with his lover, MagdaLupescu, during its tenure his government was faced with a strike by coal miners...
in fact disappointed by Carol's ongoing scandalous relationship with MagdaLupescu) and then to General Constantin Prezan (who was rejected by the National...
of King Michael I, never occurred because of his relationship with MagdaLupescu. The Crown of Queen Elizabeth was made of gold at the Arsenalul Armatei...