page_title: Princess Ileana of Romania
section_title: Birth and early life
hierarchical_section_title: Princess Ileana of Romania / Birth and early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Tsarevich Alexei of Russia with Princess Ileana and Prince Nicholas of Romania aboard the Imperial yacht Standart.
context_page_description: Princess Ileana of Romania, also known as Mother Alexandra, was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand I of Romania and his consort, Queen Marie of Romania. She was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Tsar Alexander II and Queen Maria II of Portugal. She was born as Her Royal Highness Ileana, Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
context_section_description: Ileana was born in Bucharest on 5 January 1909, the youngest daughter of Queen Marie of Romania and King Ferdinand I of Romania. Although it was rumored that Ileana's true father was her mother's lover, Prince Barbu Ştirbey, the king admitted paternity. Ileana had four older siblings: Carol, Elisabeth – later Queen of Greece, Princess Maria – later Queen of Yugoslavia – and Nicholas. Her younger brother Mircea was also claimed to be the child of Prince Ştirbey even though the king also claimed to be his father.
caption: Princess Ileana of Romania with her second cousin, Tsarevich Alexei of Russia
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