Elisabeth of Wied wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Elisabeth of Wied as German writer; queen consort of Romania as the wife of King Carol I (1843–1916).
Elisabeth of Wied was born at Schloss Monrepos in 1843. Her recorded nationality is Germany.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
She worked as poet, writer and translator.
The writing is recorded in German and Romanian.
Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Order of Queen Maria Luisa, laureate of the Consistori del Gay Saber (1883), Order of Olga and Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania).
That the work was written from Germany matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Elisabeth of Wied died in 1916, aged 73. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Order of Queen Maria Luisa
- laureate of the Consistori del Gay Saber — 1883
- Order of Olga
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Order of Louise
