Elena Cuza

Elena Cuza
Princess of the United Principalities
Tenure24 January 1859 – 11 February 1866
Born(1825-06-17)17 June 1825
Iaşi, Moldavia
Died2 April 1909(1909-04-02) (aged 83)
Piatra Neamț, Romania
Burial
SpousePrince Alexandru Ioan Cuza
HouseCuza (by marriage)
FatherIordache Rosetti
MotherEcaterina Sturdza
ReligionEastern Orthodoxy
SignatureElena Cuza's signature

Elena Cuza (17 June 1825 – 2 April 1909), also known under her semi-official title Elena Doamna, was a Moldavian, later Romanian noblewoman and philanthropist. She was princess consort of the United Principalities and the wife of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the first Romanian prince.