LIST OF WALLACHIAN, MOLDAVIAN AND ROMANIAN SOVEREIGNS 1310-1947
PRINCIPALITY OF MOLDAVIA C. 1352-1859
(Hungarian fief, Polish fief 1387-1497 and Ottoman fief since 1512):
Prince of Moldavia Dragos
c. 1352-1353: DRAGOS
His issue: SAS.
c. 1354-1358: SAS
Father: Prince Dragos.
His issue who reigned: BALC.
1359: BALC
Father: Prince Sas.
Deposed in 1359 and exiled in Hungary.
Died in 1395.
Prince of Moldavia Bogdan I
1359-c. 1365: BOGDAN I
His issue who reigned:
-LATCU (+1375),
-Margaret (Princess of Moldavia).
Died in c. 1365.
Buried in Bogdana Church at Radauti.
Prince of Moldavia Latcu
c. 1365-1373: LATCU
Father: Prince Bogdan I.
Married Ana (?).
His issue who reigned: Anastasia (Princess of Moldavia).
Buried in Bogdana Church at Radauti.
1373-1374: COSTEA MUSAT
Married Princess Margaret of Moldavia.
His issue who reigned:
-PETER I (+1391),
-ROMAN I (+1394),
-STEPHEN I (+1399).
His consort Princess Margaret was buried in the Church of St John the Baptist in Siret.
Prince of Moldavia Peter I
1375-1391: PETER I (Petru I Musat)
Born in ?
Father: Prince Costea Musat of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Margaret.
Married in c. 1388 a princess of Mazovia.
Died in 1391.
Buried in Bogdana Church at Radauti.
Prince of Moldavia Roman I
1391-1394: ROMAN I
Born in ?
Father: Prince Costea Musat of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Margaret.
Married Princess Anastasia of Moldavia.
His issue who reigned:
-IUGA,
-ALEXANDER I THE GOOD (+1432).
Died in 1394.
Buried in Bogdana Church at Radauti.
Prince of Moldavia Stephen I
1394-1399: STEPHEN I (Stefan I)
Born in ?
Father: Prince Costea Musat of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Margaret.
Died in 1399 in the Battle of Vorskla.
Buried in Bogdana Church at Radauti.
1399-1400: IUGA THE ONE-LEGGED (Iuga Ologul)
Born in ?
Father: Prince Roman I of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Anastasia.
Married Anastasia.
Died in 1400.
Buried in the Monsatery of Vaslui.
Prince of Moldavia Alexander I the Good
1400-1432: ALEXANDER I THE GOOD (Alexandru I cel Bun)
Born in ?
Father: Prince Roman I of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Anastasia.
Married firstly before 1400 Margaret Banfi.
Married secondly c. 1408 Anna of Podolia (+1418).
Married thirdly in 1419 Princess Elizabeth (Rymgaila) of Lithuania (+1433). Divorced in 1421.
Married fourthly Marina (?)
His issue who reigned:
-ILIAS (*1409,+1448),
-Vasilissa (Princess of Wallachia),
-PETER II (+1449),
-BOGDAN II (+1451).
-STEPHEN II (+1447; illegitimate),
-PETER III AARON (+1469; illegitimate).
Died in 1432.
Buried in the Monastery of Bistrita.
1432-1433 and 1435-1436: ILIAS
Born in 1409.
Father: Prince Alexander I of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Anna.
Married in c. 1425 Princess Maryna Holszanska.
His issue who reigned:
-ROMAN II (*1426,+1448),
-ALEXANDER II (*c. 1429,+1455).
Deposed in 1433 and exiled in Poland. Regained his throne in 1435.
Deposed again in 1436 and imprisoned.
Died after 1436.
1433-1435 and 1436-1447: STEPHEN II (Stefan II)
Born in ?
Father: Prince Alexander I of Moldavia. Mother: Stana.
Deposed in 1435. Regained his throne in 1436.
Died in 1447 (killed).
Buried in Neamt Monastery.
1447-1448: ROMAN II
Born in 1426.
Father: Prince Ilias of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Maryna Holszanska.
Deposed in 1448 and exiled in Poland.
Died in 1448 in Cracow, Poland.
1447-1449: PETER II (Petru II)
Born in ?
Father: Prince Alexander I of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Marina.
Married.
Deposed in 1449.
Died in 1452.
1449: CIUBAR
1449 and 1452-1455: ALEXANDER II (Alexandru II)
Born in c. 1429.
Father: Prince Ilias of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Maryna Holszanska.
Deposed in 1449. Regained his throne in 1452.
Died in 1455.
Prince of Moldavia Bogdan II
1449-1451: BOGDAN II
Born in ?
Father: Prince Alexander I of Moldavia.
Married Maria (?)
His issue who reigned: STEPHEN III (*1433,+1504).
Died in 1451 (murdered).
Prince of Moldavia Peter III Aaron
1451-1452 and 1454-1457: PETER III AARON (Petru III Aron)
Prince of Moldavia Stephen III the Great
1457-1504: STEPHEN III THE GREAT (Stefan III cel Mare)
Prince of Moldavia Bogdan III the One-Eyed
1504-1517: BOGDAN III THE ONE-EYED (Bogdan III cel Orb)
1517-1527: STEPHEN THE YOUNG (Stefanita)
Prince of Moldavia Peter IV Rares
1527-38 and 1541-46: PETER IV RARES (Petru IV Rares)
1538-1540: STEPHEN IV THE LOCUST (Stefan IV Lacusta)
1540-1541: ALEXANDER III CORNEA (Alexandru III Cornea)
1546-1551: ILIAS
1551-1552: STEPHEN V (Stefan V)
1552: JOHN JOLDEA (Ioan Joldea)
Prince of Moldavia Alexander IV Lapusneanu
1552-61 and 1564-68: ALEXANDER IV LAPUSNEANU (Alexandru IV Lapusneanu)
1561-1563: JOHN JACOB THE DESPOT (Ioan Iacob Despot-Voda)
Prince of Moldavia Stephen I Tomsa
1563-1564: STEPHEN I TOMSA (Stefan I Tomsa)
Deposed in 1564 and escaped to Poland where he was imprisoned.
Died in Lwów, Poland in 1564 (beheaded).
Prince of Moldavia Bogdan IV
1568-1572: BOGDAN IV
Prince of Moldavia John the Cruel
1572-1574: JOHN THE CRUEL (Ioan Voda cel Cumplit)
Prince of Moldavia Peter V the Lame
1574-77, 1578-79 and 1582-91: PETER V THE LAME (Petru V Schiopul)
1577: JOHN POTOCAVA (Ioan Potcoava)
1579-1582: IANCU SASUL
1591-1595: AARON THE TYRANT (Aron Tiranul)
1592: ALEXANDER V THE BAD (Alexandru V cel Rau; Prince of Wallachia)
1592: PETER VI THE COSSACK (Petru VI Cazacu)
1595: STEPHEN RAZVAN (Stefan Razvan)
Prince of Moldavia Jeremiah Movila
1595-1606: JEREMIAH MOVILA (Ieremia Movila)
Prince of Moldavia Michael the Brave
1600: MICHAEL THE BRAVE (Mihai Viteazul; Prince of Wallachia and Transylvania)
Born in 1558.
Father: Prince Patrascu the Good of Wallachia. Mother: Theodora.
Married Stanca Izverani.
His issue who reigned: Nicholas II Patrascu (+1634; Prince of Wallachia).
Died in 1601 at Câmpia Turzii near Turda (assassinated).
Buried in Dealu Monastery at Tirgoviste, Wallachia.
Prince of Moldavia Simon Movila
1606-1607: SIMON MOVILA (Simion Movila; Prince of Wallachia)
1607: MICHAEL MOVILA (Mihail Movila)
1607-1611: CONSTANTINE MOVILA (Constantin Movila)
1611-15 and 1621-23: STEPHEN II TOMSA (Stefan II Tomsa)
1615-1616: ALEXANDER MOVILA (Alexandru Movila)
Prince of Moldavia Radu Mihnea
1616-19 and 1623-26: RADU MIHNEA
1619-1620: GASPAR GRATIANI
1620-21 and 1631-33: ALEXANDER ILIAS (Alexandru Ilias)
Prince of Moldavia Miron Baranovschi-Movila
1626-29 and 1633: MIRON BARANOVSCHI-MOVILA
1629-1630: ALEXANDER COCONUL (Alexandru Coconul)
1630-31 and 1633-34: MOSES MOVILA (Moise Movila)
Prince of Moldavia Basil Lupu
1634-1653: BASIL LUPU (Vasile Lupu)
1653-1658: GEORGE I STEPHEN (Gheorghe I Stefan)
1658-1659: GEORGE II GHICA (Gheorghe II Ghica; Prince of Wallachia)
1659: CONSTANTINE SERBAN (Constantin Serban)
1659-1661: STEPHEN LUPU (Stefan Lupu)
1661-1665: EUSTRATIUS DABIJA (Eustratie Dabija)
Prince of Moldavia George III Duca
1665-66, 1668-72 and 1678-83: GEORGE III DUCA (Gheorghe III Duca)
Prince of Moldavia Ilias Alexander
1666-1668: ILIAS ALEXANDER (Ilias Alexandru)
1672-74 and 1683-84: STEPHEN PETRICEICU (Stefan Petriceicu)
1673-75 and 1684-85: DUMITRASCO CANTACUZINO
1675-1678: ANTHONY RUSET (Antonie Ruset-Rosetti)
Prince of Moldavia Constantine Cantemir
1685-1693: CONSTANTINE CANTEMIR (Constantin Cantemir)
Born in 1627.
Father: Tudor Cantemir.
Married firstly Princess Anastasia Ghica of Moldavia.
Married secondly in 1670 Anna Bantas.
Married thirdly Ruxandra Harasi.
His issue who reigned:
-ANTIOCHUS (+1726),
-DEMETRIUS (*1673,+1723),
-Elizabeth (Princess of Moldavia).
Died in 1693 at Iasi.
Buried in the Princely St Nicholas Church at Iasi.
Prince of Moldavia Demetrius Cantemir
1693 and 1710-1711: DEMETRIUS CANTEMIR (Dimitrie Cantemir)
Born in 1673 at Silisteni (now Dimitrie Cantemir).
Father: Prince Constantine Cantemir of Moldavia. Mother: Anna Bantas.
Married firstly in 1699 in Iasi Princess Cassandra Cantacuzino of Wallachia (*1682,+1713 Moscow).
Married secondly in St Petersburg Princess Anastasia Trubetska (*1700,+1755 St Petersburg).
Deposed in 1693.
Regained his throne in 1710 but was deposed in 1711.
Exiled in Russia 1711-1723.
Died in 1723 at Dmitrevka near Kharkov.
Since 1935 buried in the Cathedral of Three Holy Patriarchs at Iasi.
1693-1695 and 1700-1703: CONSTANTINE DUCA (Constantin Duca)
Prince of Moldavia Antiochus Cantemir
1695-1700 and 1705-1707: ANTIOCHUS CANTEMIR (Antioh Cantemir)
Born in ?
Father: Prince Constantine Cantemir of Moldavia. Mother: Princess Anastasia Ghica of Moldavia.
Married in 1696 at Iasi Catherine (?).
Deposed in 1700.
Regained his throne in 1705 but was deposed in 1707.
Died in 1726 in Iasi.
Prince of Moldavia Michael Racovita
1703-05, 1707-09 and 1715-26: MICHAEL RACOVITA (Mihai Racovita)
Prince of Moldavia Nicholas Mavrocordat
1709-1715: NICHOLAS MAVROCORDAT (Nicolae Mavrocordat)
Prince of Moldavia Gregory II Ghica
1726-33, 1735-41 and 1747-48: GREGORY II GHICA (Grigore II Ghica)
Prince of Moldavia Constantine Mavrocordat
1733-35, 1741-44, 1748-49 and 1769: CONSTANTINE MAVROCORDAT (Constantin Mavrocordat)
1743-1747: JOHN MAVROCORDAT (Ioan Mavrocordat)
1749-53 and 1756-57: CONSTANTINE RACOVITA (Constantin Racovita)
1753-1756: MATTHEW GHICA (Matei Ghica)
1757-1758: SCARLAT GHICA
1758-1761: JOHN THEODORE CALLIMACHI (Ioan Teodor Callimachi)
Prince of Moldavia Gregory Callimachi
1761-64 and 1767-69: GREGORY CALLIMACHI (Grigore Callimachi)
1764-67 and 1774-77: GREGORY III GHICA (Grigore III Ghica)
1777-1782: CONSTANTINE MORUZI (Constantin Moruzi)
1782-1785: ALEXANDER MAVROCORDAT (Alexandru Mavrocordat)
1785-1786: ALEXANDER MAVROCORDAT FIRARIS (Alexandru Mavrocordat Firaris)
1786-1788: ALEXANDER IPSILANTI (Alexandru Ipsilanti)
1788: EMMANUEL GIANI-RUSET (Emanuel Giani Ruset; Prince of Wallachia)
Born in 1715 in Constantinople.
Deposed in 1788 and exiled in Russia.
Died in 1794 in Kherson.
Buried in the Pantheon of the Kherson Fortress by the Cathedral of St Catherine.
1792 and 1802-07: ALEXANDER MORUZI (Alexandru Moruzi)
1792-95 and 1819-21: MICHAEL SUTU (Mihai Sutu)
1795-1799: ALEXANDER CALLIMACHI (Alexandru Callimachi)
1799-1801: CONSTANTINE IPSILANTI (Constantin Ipsilanti)
1801-1802: ALEXANDER SUTU (Alexandru Sutu; Prince of Wallachia)
1806-10 and 1812-19: SCARLAT CALLIMACHI
1807: ALEXANDER HANGERLI (Alexandru Hangerli)
1821: ALEXANDER IPSILANTI (Alexandru Ipsilanti)
1822-1828: JOHN SANDU STURDZA (Ioan Sandu Sturdza)
1834-1849: MICHAEL STURDZA (Mihai Sturdza)
1849-1856: GREGORY ALEXANDER GHICA (Grigore Alexandru Ghica)
1859: ALEXANDER JOHN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza; Prince of Romania from 1859)
1859: ROMANIA CREATED THROUGH THE UNIFICATION OF MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA
PRINCIPALITY OF WALLACHIA C. 1310-1859 (Ottoman fief since 1476):
c. 1310-1352: BASARAB I THE GREAT (Basarab I cel Mare)
1352-1364: NICHOLAS I ALEXANDER (Nicolae I Alexandru)
1364-1377: LADISLAUS I (Vladislav I)
1377-1383: RADU I THE BLACK
1383-1386: DAN I
Prince of Wallachia Mircea the Old
1386-1418: MIRCEA THE OLD (Mircea cel Batrin)
1394-1397: VLAD I
1418-1420: MICHAEL I (Mihai I)
1420-1427: DAN II THE BRAVE (Dan II Viteazul)
1421-1431: RADU II THE SIMPLE (Radu II Prasnaglava)
1431-1436: ALEXANDER I (Alexandru I Aldea)
1436-42 and 1443-47: VLAD II THE DEVIL (Vlad II Dracul)
1442: MIRCEA
1442-1443: BASARAB II
1447 and 1448-56: LADISLAUS II (Vladislav II)
Prince of Wallachia Vlad III the Impaler
1448, 1456-62 and 1476: VLAD III THE IMPALER (Vlad III Tepes)
1462-1475: RADU III THE HANDSOME (Radu III cel Frumos)
1473-1477: BASARAB III THE OLD (Basarab III cel Batrin)
1477-1482: BASARAB IV THE YOUNG (Basarab IV cel Tinar)
1481: MIRCEA
1481-1495: VLAD IV THE MONK (Vlad IV Calugarul)
1495-1508: RADU IV THE GREAT (Radu IV cel Mare)
1508-1509: MIHNEA I THE BAD (Mihnea I cel Rau)
1509-1510: MIRCEA
1510-1512: VLAD V THE YOUNG (Vlad V cel Tinar)
Prince of Wallachia Neagoe Basarab
1512-1521: NEAGOE BASARAB
1521-1522: THEODOSIUS (Teodosie)
1521: VLAD VI THE MONK (Vlad VI Calugarul)
1522-1529: RADU V OF AFUMATI (Radu V de la Afumati)
1523-1525: LADISLAUS III (Vladislav III)
1523-1524: RADU VI BADICA
1529-1530: MOSES (Moise)
1530-1532: VLAD VII THE DROWNED (Vlad VII Inecatul)
1532-1535: VLAD VIII OF SLATINA (Vlad VIII de la Slatina)
1535-1545: RADU PAISIE
1545-54 and 1558-59: MIRCEA THE SHEPHERD (Mircea Ciobanul)
1552-1553: RADU ILIE
1554-1557: PATRASCU THE GOOD (Patrascu cel Bun)
1559-1568: PETER I THE YOUNG (Petru I cel Tinar)
1568-1577: ALEXANDER II MIRCEA (Alexandru II Mircea)
1574: VINTILA
1577-83 and 1585-91: MIHNEA II THE TURK (Mihnea II Turcitul)
1583-1585: PETER II (Petru II Cercel)
1591-1592: STEPHEN THE DEAF (Stefan Surdul)
1592-1593: ALEXANDER III THE BAD (Alexandru III cel Rau; Prince of Moldavia)
Prince of Wallachia Michael the Brave
1593-1601: MICHAEL THE BRAVE (Mihai Viteazul; Prince of Moldavia and Transylvania)
Born in 1558.
Father: Prince Patrascu the Good of Wallachia. Mother: Theodora.
Married Stanca Izverani.
His issue who reigned: NICHOLAS II PATRASCU (+1634).
Died in 1601 at Câmpia Turzii near Turda (assassinated).
Buried in Dealu Monastery at Targoviste.
1599-1600: NICHOLAS II PATRASCU (Nicolae II Patrascu)
1600-1602: SIMON MOVILA (Simion Movila; Prince of Moldavia)
1601-02, 1611-16 and 1620-23: RADU MIHNEA
1602-1611: RADU SERBAN
1616 and 1618-20: GABRIEL MOVILA
1616-18 and 1627-29: ALEXANDER ILIAS (Alexandru Ilias)
1623-1627: ALEXANDER COCONUL (Alexandru Coconul)
1627-1632: LEO TOMSA (Leon Tomsa)
1632: RADU ILIAS
1632-1654: MATTHEW BESARAB (Matei Basarab)
1654-1658: CONSTANTINE SERBAN (Constantin Serban)
1658-1659: MIHNEA III
1659-60 and 1673-78: GEORGE GHICA (Gheorghe Ghica; Prince of Moldavia)
1660-64 and 1672-73: GREGORY I GHICA (Grigore I Ghica)
1664-1669: RADU LEO (Radu Leon)
1669-1672: ANTHONY OF POPESTI (Antonie Voda din Popesti)
1678-1688: SERBAN CANTACUZINO
Prince of Wallachia Constantine Brancoveanu
1688-1714: CONSTANTINE BRANCOVEANU (Constantin Brancoveanu)
1714-1715: STEPHEN CANTACUZINO (Stefan Cantacuzino)
1715-16 and 1719-30: NICHOLAS MAVROCORDAT (Nicolae Mavrocordat)
1716-1719: JOHN MAVROCORDAT (Ioan Mavrocordat)
1730, 1731-33, 1735-41,1744-48, 1756-58 and 1761-63: CONSTANTINE MAVROCORDAT (Constantin Mavrocordat)
1730-31 and 1741-44: MICHAEL RACOVITA (Mihai Racovita)
1733-35 and 1748-52: GREGORY II GHICA (Grigore II Ghica)
1752-1753: MATTHEW GHICA (Matei Ghica)
1753-56 and 1763-64: CONSTANTINE RACOVITA (Constantin Racovita)
1758-61 and 1765-66: SCARLAT GHICA
1764-1765: STEPHEN RACOVITA (Stefan Racovita)
1766-1768: ALEXANDER GHICA (Alexandru Ghica)
1768-1769: GREGORY III GHICA (Grigore III Ghica)
1770-1771: EMMANUEL GIANI RUSET (Emanuel Giani Ruset; Prince of Moldavia)
Born in 1715 in Constantinople.
Deposed in 1788 and exiled in Russia.
Died in 1794 in Kherson.
Buried in the Pantheon of the Kherson Fortress by the Cathedral of St Catherine.
1774-82 and 1796-97: ALEXANDER IPSILANTI (Alexandru Ipsilanti)
1782-1783: NICHOLAS CARAGEA (Nicolae Caragea)
1783-86, 1791-93 and 1801-02: MICHAEL SUTU (Mihai Sutu)
1786-1790: NICHOLAS MAVROGHENI (Nicolae Mavrogheni)
1793-96 and 1799-1801: ALEXANDER MORUZI (Alexandru Moruzi)
1797-1799: CONSTANTINE HANGERLI (Constantin Hangerli)
1802-1807: CONSTANTINE IPSILANTI (Constantin Ipsilanti)
1806-12 and 1818-21: ALEXANDER SUTU (Alexandru Sutu; Prince of Moldavia)
1812-1818: JOHN GEORGE CARAGEA (Ioan Gheorghe Caragea)
1821: SCARLAT CALLIMACHI
1821: THEODORE VLADIMIRESCU (Tudor Vladimirescu)
1822-1828: GREGORY IV GHICA (Grigore IV Ghica)
1834-1842: ALEXANDER GHICA (Alexandru Ghica)
1842-1848: GEORGE BIBESCU (Gheorghe Bibescu)
1848-53 and 1854-56: BARBU STIRBEI
1859: ALEXANDER JOHN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza; Prince of Romania from 1859)
1859: ROMANIA CREATED THROUGH UNIFICATION OF MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA
PRINCIPALITY OF ROMANIA 1859-1881 (Ottoman fief until 1878):
Prince Alexander John
1859-1866: ALEXANDER JOHN (Alexandru Joan Cuza)
Born in 1820 in Husi.
Married in 1844 Helena (Elena) Rosetti (*1825 Solesti,+1909).
Deposed in 1866 and exiled in France, Austria and Germany.
Died in 1873 in Heidelberg.
Buried firstly at Ruginoasa, later reburied in the Cathedral of Three Holy Patriarchs at Iasi.
His consort Princess Helena was buried at Solesti.
HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN-SIGMARINGEN (Dinastia Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
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1866-1881: CHARLES I (Carol I; King from 1881)
KINGDOM OF ROMANIA 1881-1947:
HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN-SIGMARINGEN (Dinastia Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
 
King Charles I and Queen Elizabeth
1881-1914: CHARLES I (Carol I)
Born in 1839 in Sigmaringen.
Father: Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Mother: Princess Josephine of Baden.
Married in 1869 in Neuwied Princess Elizabeth of Wied (*1843 Neuwied,+1916 Curtea de Arges).
He and his consort were crowned in 1881 at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest.
Died in 1914 in Sinaia.
Buried with his Queen Elizabeth at the Monastery of Curtea de Arges.
 
King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Edinburgh
1914-1927: FERDINAND I
Born in 1865 in Sigmaringen.
Father: Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Mother: Princess Antonia of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Married in 1893 in Sigmaringen Princess Marie of Edinburgh (*1875 Eastwell Park, Kent,+1938 Sinaia).
He and his consort were crowned in 1922 at the Orthodox Coronation Cathedral in Alba Iulia, Transylvania.
His issue who reigned:
-CAROL II (*1893,+1953),
-Elizabeth (*1894,+1956; Queen of Greece),
-Marie (*1900,+1961; Queen of Yugoslavia).
Died in 1927 in Sinaia.
Buried with his Queen Marie at the Monastery of Curtea de Arges.
1927-1930: MICHAEL I (Mihai I; 1st time)
 
King Charles II and Queen Helen of Greece
1930-1940: CHARLES II (Carol II)
Born in 1893 in Sinaia.
Father: King Ferdinand I of Romania. Mother: Queen Marie of Edinburgh.
Married firstly in 1918 in Odessa Joana Lambrino (*1898 Roman,+1953 Paris). Marriage was annulled in 1919.
Married secondly in 1921 in Athens Princess Helen (Elena) of Greece (*1896 Athens,+1982 Lausanne). Divorced in 1928.
Married thirdly in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro Elena Lupescu (*1899 Hertza, Moldavia,+1977 Estoril, Portugal).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned: MICHAEL I (*1921; son of Helen).
Abdicated in 1940 and left Romania for Portugal.
Died in 1953 in Estoril, Portugal.
Buried firstly with his third wife Elena Lupescu at the Church of Sao Vicente de Fora in Lisbon.
In 2003 king's remains were translated to Romania and buried in a small chapel standing beside the monastery of Curtea de Arges.
His second consort Princess and Queen Mother Helen of Greece was buried in the Cemetery of Bois-de-Vaux in Lausanne, Switzerland.
King Michael I
1940-1947: MICHAEL I (Mihai I; 2nd time)
Born in 1921 in Castle Peles, Sinaia.
Father: King Charles II of Romania. Mother: Princess Helen of Greece, the Queen Mother.
Married in 1948 in Athens Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma (*1923 Paris).
He was never crowned.
Issue of marriage: Margarita (*1949); Elena (*1950); Irina (*1953); Sophia (*1957); Maria (*1964).
Deposed by his father in 1930, restored in 1940.
Deposed by the communists in 1947 and forced to leave Romania (1948).
Exiled in Italy (1948), Switzerland (1949-50), England (1950-55) and again in Switzerland (from 1955).
REPUBLIC OF ROMANIA SINCE 1947
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