NationMaster - Encyclopedia: King of Romania

The King of Romania was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Romania from 1881 until 1947 when Romania was proclaimed a republic. From 1859 to 1877, Romania evolved from a personal union of two principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia) under a single prince to a full-fledged kingdom with a Hohenzollern monarchy. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ...

The state was previously the Principality of Romania from 1862 when the Ottoman suzerainties of Wallachia and Moldavia were formally united under Alexander John Cuza as Prince of Romania, or Domnitor. Cuza had become the prince of the separate principalities in 1859. He was deposed in 1866 by the Romanian parliament which then invited a German prince of the Hohenzollern family, Carol (Charles) of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, to become the new Prince of Romania. Prince Albert of Monaco on the left represents a principality where he wields adminisitrative authority. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Alexander Ioan (Alexander John) Cuza Alexandru Ioan Cuza (March 20, 1820, GalaÅ£i - May 15, 1873, Heidelberg), known more commonly in English as Alexander John Cuza, was the domnitor (ruler) of the United Principalites of Romania between 1859 and 1866. ... Domnitor (pl. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Aerial view of the castle, Hohenzollern, Germany. ... ...

Romania's independence from the Ottoman Empire was recognized in 1878 at the Congress of Berlin; the principality became a sovereign kingdom in 1881, with Prince Carol becoming King Carol I. Jump to: navigation, search Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-mÃ¼ddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... In politics, a country (or in some cases, a group of countries) over which a king or queen reigns, is a kingdom, see: monarchy. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Romania was a constitutional monarchy for most of its existence as a kingdom with the exception for 1938-1939 when Carol II deposed his government and instituted a royal dictatorship. Jump to: navigation, search A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchical government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ... King Carol II of Romania Carol II of Romania (15 October 1893 _ 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8, 1930 until September 6, 1940. ...

In 1927, King Ferdinand passed away and left the country to Prince Mihai despite Carol being his father. Carol had no desire to rule Romania, and was frequently out of the country exploring the rest of Europe with his mistress. Mihai's first rule of two would be short lived at a span of only three years until his father came back to accept the title at the behest of dissatisfied politicians. Ferdinand of Romania Ferdinand or Ferdinand I (August 24, 1865-July 20, 1927) was the king of Romania from October 10, 1914 until his death Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen became heir to the throne of his childless uncle, King Carol I of Romania... King Michael and Queen Anne King Michael (Romanian Mihai) of Romania (born October 25, 1921) was the son of King Carol II and reigned from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from September 6, 1940 until December 30, 1947. ...

After ten years of rule, King Carol II gave up his royal title and all accoutrements attached to move from Romania and marry Magda Lupescu. They ultimately settled in Portugal, and the 'playboy king' was never called back to Romania. King Carol II of Romania Carol II of Romania (15 October 1893 _ 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8, 1930 until September 6, 1940. ... Jump to: navigation, search Elena Wolff and Carol II arriving in the Caribbean in 1940 Elena Wolff (1895 - 1977), perhaps better known as Elena Lupescu or Magda Lupescu was the mistress of king Carol II of Romania and later (after his abdication), his wife. ...

Mihai's short years were about to seem much longer as 1944 brought the Soviet forces close to the east of Romania. Despite being polically aligned with the Allied forces after withdrawing Romania from its alliance with the Nazis due to the Ion Antonescu's politics, the Soviet occupation soon began. In December of 1947 the communists announced the abolition of the monarchy, so Mihai abdicated and left the country. Ion Antonescu Ion Antonescu (June 15, 1882 PiteÅŸti â€“ June 1, 1946 near Jilava) was the prime minister and conducÄƒtor (Leader) of Romania during World War II from September 4, 1940 to August 23, 1944. ...

After the fall of communism in 1989, Prince Michael (or King Mihai, depending upon whom you ask) visited Romania to some of the largest crowds recorded in the streets of Bucureşti (Bucharest).

List of the Kings of Romania

A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state, whose titles and ascent are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger monarchical system which has established rules and customs regarding succession, duties, and powers. ... King Charles (right) and Queen Elizabeth of Romania Carol I, original name Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (April 20, 1839 - October 10, 1914) was elected prince of Romania in April 1866 following the overthrow of Alexander John Cuza, and proclaimed king on March 26, 1881. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Ferdinand of Romania Ferdinand or Ferdinand I (August 24, 1865-July 20, 1927) was the king of Romania from October 10, 1914 until his death Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen became heir to the throne of his childless uncle, King Carol I of Romania... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... King Michael and Queen Anne King Michael (Romanian Mihai) of Romania (born October 25, 1921) was the son of King Carol II and reigned from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from September 6, 1940 until December 30, 1947. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... King Carol II of Romania Carol II of Romania (15 October 1893 _ 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8, 1930 until September 6, 1940. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... King Michael and Queen Anne King Michael (Romanian Mihai) of Romania (born October 25, 1921) was the son of King Carol II and reigned from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from September 6, 1940 until December 30, 1947. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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