Elisabeta Știrbey

Elisabeta Știrbey (1805-1874), was a princess consort of Wallachia. She was the daughter of Elenei Brâncoveanu (1787-1809) and Grigore Cantacuzino-Pașcanu (1779-1808) and married Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei in 1821. From 1825, they lived in Bucharest, where their palace at the Calea Victoriei became a center of social life, where she became known for the grand balls she regularly arranged. She was also a noted philanthropist. In 1839, she had French educational work by Jeanne Campan translated to Romanian, and in 1843, she founded the first Romanian language school for girls.