The Forgotten Queen: Marie of Romania at the Paris Peace Conference

This episode zeroes in on Queen Marie of Romania's pivotal role at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where she personally lobbied the Great Powers to secure Greater Romania's borders. We explore her upbringing as a British princess, her marriage into the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty, and her transformation into a diplomatic force. The conversation covers her meetings with President Woodrow Wilson and Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, the lobbying efforts that won international recognition for Romania's territorial claims in Transylvania, Bukovina, and Bessarabia. We also address the controversies surrounding her influence, the gendered perceptions of her diplomacy, and how her legacy was later overshadowed by the monarchy's fall. Listeners will encounter key figures like Ferdinand I, Ion I.C. Brătianu, and diplomats at the Quai d'Orsay, as well as the Treaty of Trianon and the Little Entente.

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