Background
She was the daughter of the Prince of Wallachia, Ioan Caragea, (r 1812–1818). She convinced her father to found a Royal Dramatic Society, and founded the first court theatre.
She was the daughter of the Prince of Wallachia, Ioan Caragea, (r 1812–1818). She convinced her father to found a Royal Dramatic Society, and founded the first court theatre.
She became a Greek actress, theatre director, translator and participant in the Greek War of Independence. She had an early interest for theatre, both the theatre from antiquity and modern theatre. 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.
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.