King Carol I Of Romania
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King carol i of romania. He was crowned with the steel crown made from the steel of a cannon captured from the ottomans during the russo turkish war. He managed to impose his will and become an arbiter of romanian politics because he possessed those qualities of which romanians were totally deprived as liberal minister ion g. Carol i 20 april 1839 27 september o s. King carol i or karl eitel friedrich as he was originally known was born in 1839 in sigmaringen germany.
Carol i 20 april 1839 27 september o s 10 october n s 1914 born prince karl of hohenzollern sigmaringen was the ruler of romania from 1866 to 1914. 9 99 1 80 shipping. Regatul româniei was a constitutional monarchy that existed in romania from 13 march o s 25 march 1881 with the crowning of prince karl of hohenzollern sigmaringen as king carol i until 1947 with the abdication of king michael i of romania and the romanian parliament proclaiming romania a people s republic. His coronation was held on may 10 1881 the 15th anniversary of his arrival in romania.
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Romania pro patria 1939 king carol 1839 1939 royalty mh imerforated block 5 mh. He grew up under the care of his grand uncle king carol i who was known to be dominating. Three years later on march 15 1881 the romanian parliament declared romania a kingdom and karl became king carol i. The strategy carol followed was meant to consolidate the independence and defend the territorial integrity.
Carol i original name karl eitel friedrich prinz von hohenzollern sigmaringen born april 20 1839 sigmaringen prussia now in germany died october 10 1914 sinaia romania first king of romania whose long reign as prince 1866 81 and as king 1881 1914 brought notable military and economic development along western lines but failed to solve the basic problems of an overwhelmingly rural country. He was elected ruling prince domnitor of the romanian united principalities on 20 april 1866 after the overthrow of alexandru ioan. He was elected ruling prince domnitor of the romanian united principalities on 20 april 1866 after the overthrow of alexandru ioan cuza by a palace coup d état. His crown was made from the melted steel of a turkish canon captured by the romanian army at pleven.
Thus carol was proclaimed king of romania and crowned on may 10 1881. He was educated at dresden and bonn and fought against denmark in the prussian war of 1864. 10 october 1914 born prince karl of hohenzollern sigmaringen was prince of romania from 1866 to 1881 and then king of romania from 1881 to 1914. He excluded carol s parents crown prince ferdinand and crown princess marie from raising him.
Carol ii was born in peles castle in the kingdom of romania on 15th october 1893.