Carol I of Romania
King of Romania from 1881 to 1914
Carol I of Romania,[1] original name Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern (20 April 1839 - 10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1914), German prince, was elected Domnitor (Prince) of Romania on 20 April 1866, following the overthrow of Alexandru Ioan Cuza.[2] He reigned in 1881 in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 . He died in October 1914 during World War 1 just after Austria-Hungary and Germany declared war on Serbia , Russia and France in August 1914
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 Carol I of Romania | |||||
| King of the Romanians | |||||
| Reign | 15 Mar 1881 – 10 Oct 1914 | ||||
| Coronation | 10 May 1881 | ||||
| Predecessor | Himself as Prince | ||||
| Successor | Ferdinand I | ||||
| Prince of Romania | |||||
| Reign | 20 April 1866 – 15 Mar 1881 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alexandru Ioan Cuza | ||||
| Successor | Himself as King | ||||
| Born | 20 April 1839 Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Germany | ||||
| Died | 10 October 1914 (aged 75) Sinaia, Romania | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Elisabeth of Wied | ||||
| Issue | Maria of Romania | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
| Father | Karl Anton | ||||
| Mother | Josephine of Baden | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Relatives
change| Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |||||||||||||||
| Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |||||||||||||||
| Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg | |||||||||||||||
| Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Murat | |||||||||||||||
| Marie Antoinette Murat | |||||||||||||||
| Louise d'Astorg | |||||||||||||||
| Carol I of Romania | |||||||||||||||
| Karl Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Baden | |||||||||||||||
| Karl, Grand Duke of Baden | |||||||||||||||
| Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Josephine of Baden | |||||||||||||||
| Claude de Beauharnais, comte of Les Roches-Baritaud | |||||||||||||||
| Stéphanie de Beauharnais | |||||||||||||||
| Claude Françoise de Lezay | |||||||||||||||
References
change- ↑ Larousse, Éditions. "Larousse.fr : encyclopédie et dictionnaires gratuits en ligne". www.larousse.fr.
- ↑ Stoica, Vasile (1919). The Roumanian Question: The Roumanians and their Lands. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Printing Company. p. 70.
Other websites
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Carol I of Romania Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern Born: 20 April 1839 Died: 10 October 1914
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| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Himself as Prince |
King of the Romanians 15 March 1881 – 10 October 1914 |
Succeeded by Ferdinand I |
| Preceded by Alexandru Ioan Cuza |
Prince of Romania 20 April 1866 – 15 March 1881 |
Succeeded by Himself as King |