Michael I of Romania
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Michael I was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.
Michael I in 1947
Prince Michael, aged 5
King Michael and General Ion Antonescu on the banks of the Prut River, 1941
Romanian stamp from 1942, commemorating the first anniversary of the recapture of Bessarabia from Soviet occupation, featuring Michael and dictator Antonescu below the text Un an de la desrobire ("A year since liberation"), a portrait of Stephen the Great and the fortress of Bender in the background
Carol II of Romania
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Carol II was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 following a coup that deposed his son, until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. As the eldest son of King Ferdinand I, he was crown prince from 19
Michael I of Romania
…July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947. Shortly after Michael's birth, his father, Crown Prince Carol, had become involved in a controversial relationship with Magda Lupescu. In 1925, Carol was pressured to renounce his rights (in favour of his son…
Carol II, c. 1935
King Carol I of Romania with his nephew the future King Ferdinand and grand-nephew Prince Carol c. 1905.
Crown Prince Carol of Romania in 1918
Crown Prince Carol training during World War I with a Chauchat machine gun