▁Roman ia . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Prince ▁Ferdinand ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg - G oth a ▁was ▁chosen , ▁becoming ▁Ferdinand ▁I ▁of ▁Bulg aria . ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁phil anth ropy ▁ ▁Eugen ia ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁contemporary ▁sources ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" most ▁cult ured ▁and ▁ami able ▁women ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁met ▁with ", ▁while ▁Alexander ▁was ▁celebrated ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁" m uch ▁intellect ▁and ▁character ". ▁As ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁and ▁educated ▁prin cess , ▁Eugen ia ▁hosted ▁a ▁sal on ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁literary , ▁philosoph ical , ▁scientific ▁activity ▁in ▁Russia . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁were ▁widely ▁known ▁to ▁dev ote ▁" all ▁their ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁greater ▁portion ▁of ▁their ▁wealth ▁to ▁phil anth ropy ", ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁source . ▁Their ▁extensive ▁don ations ▁helped ▁fund ▁and ▁found ▁technical ▁schools , ▁hosp it als , ▁or phan ages , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁phil anth rop ic ▁institutions ▁all ▁over ▁Russia . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁instrument al ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁Russia . ▁The ▁Old enburg ▁Institute ▁was ▁one ▁such ▁organization ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁couple ; ▁its ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁teach ▁two ▁thousand ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁trade ▁and ▁technical ▁education , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁lod ged ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁prince ▁and ▁prin cess ' ▁exp ense . ▁As ▁she ▁suffered ▁from ▁del icate ▁health , ▁Eugen ia ▁did ▁not ▁often