Princess Rallou Karatza (Greek: Î¡Î±Î»Î»Î¿Ï ÎšÎ±Ï Î±Ï„Î¶Î¬, Romanian:
Ralu Caragea; 1799â€"1870) was a Phanariote Greek artist. She was the
daughter of the Prince of Wallachia, Ioannis Karatzas (r.
1812â€"1818). She convinced her father to found a Royal Dramatic
Society, and founded the first court theatre. She became an actress,
theatre director, translator and participant in the Greek War of
Independence.She had an early interest for theatre, both ancient and
modern. She became the founder of the first theatre in Bucharest
called "CiÅŸmeaua RoÅŸie", formed by students from the Greek School in
Bucharest. She became a member of the secret group Filiki Eteria,
which worked for the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire,
and became a great weapon in the propaganda for Greek independence
through the plays she performed on stage. She translated and directed
plays from Western Europe and gave scholarships for actors to study in
Paris. She moved to Athens in 1829. Married to George Argyropoulos,
she died on 16 April 1870 in Thonberg near Leipzig.
Ralu Caragea; 1799â€"1870) was a Phanariote Greek artist. She was the
daughter of the Prince of Wallachia, Ioannis Karatzas (r.
1812â€"1818). She convinced her father to found a Royal Dramatic
Society, and founded the first court theatre. She became an actress,
theatre director, translator and participant in the Greek War of
Independence.She had an early interest for theatre, both ancient and
modern. She became the founder of the first theatre in Bucharest
called "CiÅŸmeaua RoÅŸie", formed by students from the Greek School in
Bucharest. She became a member of the secret group Filiki Eteria,
which worked for the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire,
and became a great weapon in the propaganda for Greek independence
through the plays she performed on stage. She translated and directed
plays from Western Europe and gave scholarships for actors to study in
Paris. She moved to Athens in 1829. Married to George Argyropoulos,
she died on 16 April 1870 in Thonberg near Leipzig.
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