 In 1877, as Romania proclaimed her independence and joined the Russian Empire in the anti-Ottoman war, Maria Rosetti rallied funds to aid the wounded, establishing and managing the hospital in Turnu Măgurele.Maria and C. A. Rosetti had eight children, only four of whom reached adulthood.These were a daughter, Liberty Sofia (commonly known as Libby, born June 1848) and three sons born in exile