Carol I of Romania
(1839-1914)
King of Romania
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Carol I (20 April 1839 – 27 September [O.S. 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 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. 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 of Romania 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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Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig 20 April 1839 Sigmaringen, Germany
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10 October 1914 (aged 75) Sinaia, Romania
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Princess Maria of Romania (1870–1874) 1st child with Elisabeth of Wied Female b. 8 Sep 1870 d. 9 Apr 1874 · Age: 3 (at death) · 1870-1874 · Romanian princess
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