Carol I of Romania
Carol I of Romania
Carol or Charles I of Romania, born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the first monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (Domnitor) from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914. He was elected Prince of the Romanian United Principalities on 20 April 1866 after the overthrow of Alexandru Ioan Cuza by a palace coup d'état. In May 1877, he proclaimed Romania an independent and sovereign nation. The defeat of the Ottoman Empire (1878) in the Russo-Turkish War secured Romanian independence, and he was proclaimed King on 26 March [O.S. 14 March] 1881. He was the first ruler of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty, which ruled the country until the proclamation of a socialist republic in 1947.
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Date of Birth
April 20th, 1839
Age
185
Birth Place
Germany, Baden-Württemberg
Date of Death
October 10th, 1914
Died Aged
75
Star Sign
Aries
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Queen Elisabeth of Romania
Wife
Princess Marie, Countess of Flanders
Sister
Prince Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Father
Princess Josephine of Baden
Mother
Prince Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
Brother
Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Brother
Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Brother
Princess Maria of Romania
Daughter
Queen Stephanie of Portugal
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