Mogosoaia Palace

Mogoșoaia Palace (in Romanian: Palatul Mogoșoaia, pronounced [paˈlatul moɡoˈʃo̯aja]) is situated about 10 kilometres from Bucharest, Romania. It was built between 1698-1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu in what is called the Romanian Renaissance style or Brâncovenesc style, a combination of Venetian and Oriental elements. The palace bears the name of the widow of the Romanian boyar Mogoș, who owned the land it was built on. The Palace was to a large extent rebuilt in the 1920s by Marthe Bibesco.
Owned by the princes Bassaraba de Brancovan (Constantine III until 1762, Nicolas until 1804, Emmanuel until 1811, Grégoire until 1832), it became a part of the Brancovan heritage granted by prince Grégoire to his daughter, Zoe Mavrocordat Bassaraba de Brancovan who had married George D. Bibesco, sovereign Prince of Wallachia (1842-1848). Later, it passed to their son Nicolas Bibesco (1830-1890) and ultimately to Nicolas' eldest daughter, Marie-Nicole (issued from his marriage to Hélène Ney d'Elchingen, daughter of Michel Félix Ney, 2nd duke d'Elchingen).