Magda Lupescu

Magda Lupescu
Carol II of Romania and Magda Lupescu
Born
Elena Lupescu

(1899-09-15)15 September 1899
Iași, Romania
Died29 June 1977(1977-06-29) (aged 77)
Estoril, Portugal
TitlePrincess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Spouses
  • Ion Tâmpeanu
    (m. 1919; div. c. 1923)
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(m. 1947; died 1953)​
Parents
  • Nicolae Lupescu (father)
  • Elise Falk (mother)
FamilyHohenzollern-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.

  1. ^ 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"
  2. ^ Profile of Elena Lupescu