Catherine Caradja
Catherine Caradja | |
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| Born | Ecaterina Olimpia Crețulescu 28 January 1893 |
| Died | 26 May 1993 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | Romania |
| Occupation(s) | aristocracy philanthropy |
| Awards | Virtus et Fraternitas Medal |
Princess Catherine Olympia Caradja (born Ecaterina Olimpia Creţulescu; 28 January 1893 – 26 May 1993) was a Romanian aristocrat and philanthropist. Born in Bucharest, she grew up in England and France, and lived in Romania from 1908 to 1952, when she escaped from the communist regime on a Danube boat. An expatriate in the United States for 35 years, and a longtime resident of the Hill Country of Texas, she returned after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 to Bucharest, where she died a centenarian.