Reagalia

ROMANIAN REGALIA

The most important items of the Romanian regalia include:
-King Charles I’s Couronne d’Acier, or the Iron Crown (1881),
-Queen Elizabeth’s Crown (1881),
-King Ferdinand I's Sceptre (1922),
-Queen Marie’s Crown (1922),
-King Charles II's Sceptre (1940)
The Iron Crown of King Charles I is kept at permanent exhibition at Pelisor Palace in Sinaia.
The remaining Romanian regalia are safeguarded in the Romanian National Historical Museum in Bucharest (Muzeul National de Istorie a Romaniei) where they are on permanent exhibition.

ROMANIAN CORONATIONS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (Year, venue, name of the crowned):
1881 BUCHAREST: Charles I and Elizabeth of Wied
1922 ALBA IULIA: Ferdinand I and Marie of Edinburgh

Bucharest, The Romanian National Historical Museum where Romanian regalia are kept.
The Crown of Queen Elizabeth, 1881. ©ARB

The Crown of King Charles I (1881) and the Crown of Queen Marie, 1922. ©ARB

ROMANIAN CORONATIONS

ALBA IULIA, ORTHODOX CORONATION CATHEDRAL (Alba Iulia, Catedrala Ortodoxa, Biserica de Incoronare):
1922: Ferdinand I and Marie of Edinburgh

Orthodox Cathedral at Alba Iulia. ©ARB

BUCHAREST, PATRIARCHAL CATHEDRAL (Bucuresti, Catedrala Patriarhiei):
1881: Charles I and Elizabeth of Wied

Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. ©ARB

ROMANIAN ROYAL RESIDENCES
(The list includes only the most important and existing royal residences)

BALCHIK/BALCIC (BULGARIA) :
Royal Villa (summer residence built for Queen Mary in 1922; now a museum).

BRAN:
Bran Castle (Castelul Bran; summer residence of Queen Marie and the Romanian Royal Family 1920-1947).

Bran Castle
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Guy Cocriamont)

BUCHAREST (Bucuresti):
Ghica Palace (built in 1822 as the summer residence for Prince Gregory IV Ghica).

BUCHAREST (Bucuresti):
The Old Palace (or the Princely Palace; Curtea Veche) from the 16th c., now ruined and the New Palace (from the 18th c.) - former residences of the Wallachian rulers.

Bucharest, ruins of the Princely Palace. ©ARB

BUCHAREST (Bucuresti):
Royal Palace, the official royal residence 19th-20th c. (Palatul Regal; today National Art Museum).

The Royal Palace in Bucharest. ©ARB

BUCHAREST (Bucuresti):
Royal Palace of Cotroceni (Palatul Regal de la Cotroceni; summer palace of Prince Alexander John and a royal residence of Ferdinand I, now the Presidential Palace and museum).

BUCHAREST (Bucuresti):
Elisabeta Palace (Palatul Elisabeta; built in 1937 for Princess Elizabeth of Romania, King Charles II’s sister. It is one of the royal palaces recently returned by the Romanian government to King Michael I. The palace is King Michael’s official residence after his return from exile).

The Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Guy Cocriamont)

IASI:
The former palace of Prince Alexander John Cuza, now housing the Museum of the Union of the Romanian Principalities.

SAVARSIN NEAR ARAD:
Palace of Savarsin (Palatul Savarsin; one of the royal residences recently returned to King Michael I of Romania).

SINAIA:
Peles Castle (Castelul Peles; summer residence built for King Charles I and home of the Romanian Royal Family).

SINAIA:
Pelisor Palace (summer residence of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie).

Pelisor Palace in Sinaia where the Iron Crown of Charles I is kept. ©ARB

SINAIA:
Foisorul Hunting Lodge (a temporary residence of King Charles I before Peles Castle was completed).

SNAGOV:
Palatul Snagov (a royal residence built in the early 20th century for King Charles II’s brother, Prince Nicholas).

SUCEAVA:
The citadel of the princes of Moldavia (partly ruined).

The Citadel of Suceava
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Guy Cocriamont)

TARGOVISTE:
The Princely Palace (Curtea Domneasca; ruins of the former palace of the Wallachian rulers, now an open-air museum).