war she knew from Romania. She organized a reunion in Dallas, Texas on 28 August 1972, an event that continued to be held each year for many years, with the Princess as the guest of honor and main speaker. On 27 August 1976, during the U.S. bicentennial year, she helped present a Peace Monument for the Freedoms Foundation at the Valley Forge National Historical Park; in January 1977 she was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal by the Foundation. In 1978 she befriended Ottomar Berbig, an antiques dealer in West Berlin. The princess was keen to adopt Berbig, as her family had no male heirs to carry the family name. Berbig took the name of Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco, and the adoption was formalized in 1990. Back to Romania After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the new Romanian government refused to give back any of her goods, included her Home Estate or Orphanage. In mid-1991, she went back to her native country, taking up residence in the attic of her old orphanage, which is nowadays occupied by the City Hall of Bucharest. She died at age 100 on 26 May 1993. She was buried in the family tomb, in Bucharest. A memorial service was held at the historic Kretzulescu Church. Her daughter, Alexandra Caradja (aka. "Tanda" Bragadiru Moevs ), died in 1997; she is survived by her granddaughter, Princess Brianna “Hélène” Caradja (b. 1960, ex-wife of Mr. Bruce Johnson), and two great-grandsons, Constantin Caradja Johnson (1989) and Maximilien Caradja Johnson (1990) She was also survived by her son, through adoption, Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco (10 October 1940 – 17 November 2007) References External links "Prinţesa prizonierilor", at the Romanian Ministry of Defense Mihai Diac, "Veteranii de război americani, recunoscători pentru modul in care au fost trataţi in prizonierat în România", Gândul, December 15, 2005 1893 births 1993 deaths Caradja family Nobility from Bucharest Romanian centenarians Romanian expatriates in the United States Romanian nobility Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian women in World War II Romanian philanthropists Romanian anti-communists 20th-century philanthropists American anti-communists Women centenarians