Romanian Old Kingdom
Videos
The Romanian Old Kingdom is a colloquial term referring to the territory covered by the first independent Romanian nation state, which was composed of the Romanian Principalities: Wallachia and Moldav
The Romanian Army crossing the Danube during the Romanian War of Independence (1878)
Romania's Proclamation Act of Kingdom
King Carol I (ruled 1866–1914)
British poster congratulating Romania's entry in World War I on behalf of the Entente
Melchisedec Ștefănescu
Videos
Melchisedec Ștefănescu was a Moldavian, later Romanian historian and bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. A native of the Piatra Neamț area, he was educated at Iași and in Kiev. After a decade of t
Melchisedec Ștefănescu
The chapel in Roman dedicated to Ștefănescu; his statue is at left.
The nearby Melchisedec Foundation
Monument dedicated to Ștefănescu in Gârcina