King Carol I

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Reign: March 15, 1881 – October 10, 1914
Full Name: Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig
Titles:
– Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1839-1914)
– Prince Carol, Domnitor of Romania (1866-1881)
– The King of Romania (1881-1914)
Born: April 20, 1839, in Sigmaringen, Germany
Parents: Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Princess Josephine of Baden
Married: November 15, 1869, in Neuwied, Germany, to Princess Elisabeth of Wied
Children:
– Princess Maria (1870-1874)
Died: October 10, 1914, in Sinaia, Romania
Buried: Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: King Carol I of Romania
Wikipedia: Carol I of Romania
Princess Elisabeth of Wied

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Full Name: Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise
Titles:
– Princess Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1869)
– The Queen of Romania (1869-1914)
– Queen Elisabeth of Romania (1914-1916)
– also known as ‘Carmen Sylva’
Born: December 29, 1843, in Neuwied, Germany
Parents: Hermann, Prince of Wied and Princess Marie of Nassau
Married: November 15, 1869, in Neuwied, Germany, to King Carol I of Romania
Children:
– Princess Maria (1870-1874)
Died: March 2, 1916, in Romania
Buried: Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Elisabeth of Wied, Queen of Romania
Wikipedia: Elisabeth of Wied
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King Ferdinand I

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Reign: 10 Oct 1914 – 20 Jul 1927
Full Name: Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad
Titles:
– Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1865-1889)
– Prince Ferdinand of Romania (1889-1914)
– The King of Romania (1914-1927)
Born: 24 Aug 1865, Sigmaringen, Germany
Parents: Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Infanta Antonia of Portugal
Married: 10 Jan 1893, in Sigmaringen, Germany, to Princess Marie of Edinburgh
Children:
– King Carol II (1893-1953)
– Princess Elisabeth, Queen of Greece (1894-1956)
– Princess Maria, Queen of Yugoslavia (1900-1961)
– Prince Nicholas (1903-1978)
– Princess Ileana, Archduchess of Austria (1909-1991)
– Prince Mircea (1913-1916)
Died: 20 Jul 1927, Sinaia, Romania
Buried: Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: King Ferdinand of Romania
Wikipedia: Ferdinand I of Romania
Princess Marie of Edinburgh

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Full Name: Marie Alexandra Victoria
Titles:
– Princess Marie of Edinburgh (1875-1893)
– The Crown Princess of Romania (1893-1914)
– The Queen of Romania (1914-1927)
– Queen Marie of Romania (1927-1938)
Born: 29 Oct 1875, Eastwell Park, Kent, England
Parents: Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Married: 10 Jan 1893, in Sigmaringen, Germany, to King Ferdinand I
Children:
– King Carol II (1893-1953)
– Princess Elisabeth, Queen of Greece (1894-1956)
– Princess Maria, Queen of Yugoslavia (1900-1961)
– Prince Nicholas (1903-1978)
– Princess Ileana, Archduchess of Austria (1909-1991)
– Prince Mircea (1913-1916)
Died: 18 Jul 1938, Peleş Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Buried: Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania
Wikipedia: Marie of Edinburgh
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King Carol II

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Reign: 8 Jun 1930-6 Sep 1940
Full Name: Carol Caraiman
Titles:
– The Crown Prince of Romania (1893-1925)
– Prince Carol of Romania (1925-1930)
– The King of Romania (1930-1940)
– King Carol II of Romania (1940-1953)
Born: 15 Oct 1893, Peleş Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Parents: King Ferdinand I and Princess Marie of Edinburgh
Married(1): 31 Aug 1918, Ukraine, to Joanna ‘Zizi’ Lambrino (annulled 1919)
Child: Mircea Gregor Carol Lambrino (1920-2006)
Child: King Michael I (1921-)
Married(3): 3 Jun 1947, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Magda Lupescu
Died: 4 Apr 1953, Estoril, Portugal
Buried: initially at the Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza, Lisbon, Portugal (1953-2003)
later moved to a mausoleum in the grounds of the Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania (since 2003)
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: King Carol II of Romania
Wikipedia: Carol II of Romania
Joanna ‘Zizi’ Lambrino

Zizi Lambrino with son, Mircea Carol. photo: Wikipedia
Full Name: Joanna Marie Valentina Lambrino
Born: 3 Oct 1898, Romania
Parents: Constantin Lambrino and Euphrosine Alcaz
Married: 31 Aug 1918, Ukraine to King Carol II (annulled 1919)
Child: Mircea Gregor Carol Lambrino (1920-2006)
Died: 11 Mar 1953, Paris, France
Links:
Wikipedia: Zizi Lambrino
Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark

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Titles:
– Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896-1921)
– The Crown Princess of Greece (1921-1926)
– The Princess of Romania (1926-1928)
– Her Majesty, Royal Mother of the King (1928-1930)
– Her Majesty Helen, Royal Mother of the Crown Prince (1930-1940)
– Her Majesty The Queen Mother of Romania (1940-1947)
– Her Majesty Queen Mother Helen of Romania (1947-1982)
Born: 2 May 1896, Athens, Greece
Parents: King Constantine I of the Hellenes and Princess Sophia of Prussia
Married: 10 Mar 1921, Athens, Greece, to King Carol II (divorced 1928)
Child: King Michael I (1921-)
Died: 28 November 1982, Lausanne, Switzerland
Buried: Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne, Switzerland
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Helen of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania
Wikipedia: Helen of Greece and Denmark
Elena ‘Magda’ Lupescu

Princess Elena with King Carol II. photo: Wikipedia
Full Name: Elena ‘Magda’ Lupescu
Title: Princess Elena of Romania (1947-1977)
Born: 15 Sep 1895, Romania
Parents: Nicolae Lupescu and Elise Falk
Married: 3 Jun 1947, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to King Carol II
Died: 29 Jun 1977
Buried: initially at the Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza, Lisbon, Portugal (1977-2003)
later moved to the grounds of the Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania (since 2003)
Links:
Wikipedia: Magda Lupescu
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Michael I

photo source: Romanian Royal Family Website
Reign 1: 20 Jul 1927 – 8 Jun 1930
Reign 2: 6 Sep 1940 – 30 Dec 1947 (forced abdication)
Titles:
– Prince Michael of Romania (1921-1925)
– The Crown Prince of Romania (1925-1927)
– The King of Romania (1927-1930)
– The Crown Prince of Romania (1930-1940)
– The King of Romania (1940-1947)
– King Michael I of Romania (1947-)
Born: 25 Oct 1921, Sinaia, Romania
Parents: King Carol II and Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark
Married: 10 Jun 1948, Athens, Greece to Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma
Children:
– Crown Princess Margareta (1949)
– Princess Elena (1950)
– Princess Irina (1953)
– Princess Sofia (1957)
– Princess Maria (1964)
Died: 5 December 2017, Aubonne, Switzerland
Buried: New Archdiocesan and Royal Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: King Mihai of Romania
Wikipedia: Michael I of Romania
Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma

photo credit: www.romanianstudies.org
Full Name: Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte
Titles:
– Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma (1923-1948)
– Queen Anne of Romania (1948-2016)
Born: 18 Sep 1923, Paris, France
Parents: Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Margaret of Denmark
Married: 10 Jun 1948, Athens, Greece to King Michael I
Children:
– Crown Princess Margareta (1949)
– Princess Elena (1950)
– Princess Irina (1953)
– Princess Sofia (1957)
– Princess Maria (1964)
Died: August 1, 2016, Morges, Switzerland
Buried: New Archdiocesan and Royal Cathedral, Curtea de Argeş, Romania
Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma, Queen of Romania
Wikipedia: Anne of Bourbon-Parma