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Elena Lupescu (15 September 1895 (?)〔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 arch 21, 2007. Only the first portion of the article can be accessed without subscription. Says "1896?" *(Lupescu, Magda ), ''Columbia Encyclopedia'', Sixth Edition, 2001-05. Accessed online 21 21 March 2007. Says "1896?" *(Elena Lupescu ), ThePeerage.com, states a birthdate of 15 September 1895, for which they cite Marlene A. Eilers, ''Queen Victoria's Descendants'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987). Accessed online 21 March 2007. *"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” * (Carol al II-lea, despartit dupa moarte de Duduie ), ''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 () petition Mme. Lupescu gave her year of birth as 1902”〕 in Iaşi (Jassy), Romania – 29 June 1977), better known as Magda Lupescu, was the mistress of King Carol II of Romania and later, after abdicating, his wife. ==Parents and siblings== Precise details of Lupescu's life are often difficult to ascertain. This is due partly to the circumstances of the time and place, partly to unintentional mistakes and typographical errors, and partly to outright fabrications and obfuscations by her friends and enemies, and by herself. Elena Lupescu was the daughter of Elise (or Eliza)〔Many sources give her name as “Elizei”. That is an misunderstanding, caused probably by an original author who did not speak Romanian. In Romanian, “Elizei” is the genitive case of “Eliza”; thus, the phrase “Eliza’s daughter” is in Romanian “fiica Elizei”〕 and Nicolae Lupescu, an apothecary. Her mother, ''née'' Falk, was an Austrian-born Jew who converted to the Roman Catholic Church prior to her marriage. Most sources agree that Nicolae Lupescu was born Jewish and adopted his name upon conversion to Orthodox Christianity, the established religion in Romania. There are three different versions as to his surname prior to conversion—it may have been Grünberg (variant spellings “Grunsberg”, “Grümberg”, etc.); or it may have been Wolff (variant spelling “Wolf”); or it may have been originally Grünberg and it was later changed to Wolff. The latter version is the most common, but, on balance, the first is the most probable.〔It is unclear why Elena Lupescu’s father should have changed his name from “Grünberg” to “Wolff”. It appears more likely that the name Wolff, which is the approximate German or Yiddish equivalent of Lupescu, was an invention of Elena Lupescu’s detractors.〕 The nickname “Magda” by which she was later known is obscure. According to Elena Lupescu herself, it was originally a mistake of an Italian journalist;〔Easterman, p. 75〕 but according to an alternative version, “Magda” was, at the time, Bucharest slang for “reformed prostitute”.〔St. John, p. 114〕 She had a younger brother, Constantin Schloim Lupescu.〔(Quakes and Carol - TIME )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Magda Lupescu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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