Queen Maria was the daughter of HM King Ferdinand of Romania and HM Queen Marie of Romania (a daughter of HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, a son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom). The Queen was born in Gotha, Thuringia, in Germany 6 January 1900 and died in London 22 June 1961. Her Majesty married HM King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in Belgrade 8 June 1922 and they had three sons Crown Prince Peter, and Prince Tomislav and Prince Andrej.
The Queen was interred at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, which adjoins Windsor Castle. Her Majesty will be reburied Sunday 26 May 2013 in Serbia at the Royal Family Mausoleum at Oplenac.