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Paragraph 4 (….) Queen Maria moved to her adopted country and
her outstanding qualities, impressive naturalness, quickly turned her into a
public figure, conquering the Romanians. She was intelligent, beautiful, brave,
determined and very involved in cultural and social life.

Paragraph 5 (....) In September of 1914, following the death of King Carol I
and with the coronation of Ferdinand as King of Romania, Maria became
queen.

Paragraph 6 (....) During the First World War, Queen Mary became a
national hero, being very active on the front, where she encouraged the
wounded and the active soldiers at the most important battle points.
Thus, her outstanding contribution on the front earned her nicknames
such as "Mamma Queen", "Mother of the Wounded" or "Soldier Queen".

Paragraph 7 (....) Queen Mary founded an organization that bears her name,
through which she developed a network of hospitals and an ambulance service
in Moldova.

Paragraph 8 (....) Two years after the declaration of the Great Union, on
December 1, 1920, in recognition of her special achievements in the creation of

Great Romania, the Bran Municipal Council decided:
"Let's offer the ancient Bran castle to Her Majesty Queen Maria of
Great Romania! Above all, the donation represents an expression of the sincere
reverence that the population of our city has for the great Queen who wiped
away the tears of widows and orphans, strengthened the desperate, offered help
and comfort to those who were suffering and spread blessings wherever she
went, through all these, conquering the hearts of people all over the country
with her irresistible goodwill. “

Paragraph 9 (….) Between October 18 and November 24, 1926, he
visited the United States of America, together with his children, Ileana and
Nicolae, a moment that marked the peak of her popularity, the peak of the
popularity of a representative of the Romanian state in the world.

Paragraph 10 (....) After the death of Ferdinand I in 1927, Mary of
Romania dedicated all her energies to the smooth running of the country, under
the leadership of her grandson, King Mihai who was a child at the time.

Paragraph 11 (....) In 1936, Queen Maria fell ill, and went abroad for
treatment, but it was too late. In July 1938 while still at the Weisser Hirsch
sanatorium near Dresden, she heard from the doctors that her end was near.
Paragraph 12 (….) So, on July 14 the Quen decided to return home.