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Ferdinand I (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; 24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927), nicknamed Întregitorul ("the Unifier"), was King of Romania from 1914 until his death in 1927. Ferdinand was the second son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern , and Infanta Antónia of Portugal , (daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and of Prince Ferdinand of ...
Marie (born Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938) [note 1] was the last queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I. Marie was born into the British royal family .
The Order of Ferdinand I (Romanian: Ordinul Ferdinand I) was instituted on 10 May 1929 by the Regency of King Michael I, then a minor, in memory of the late King Ferdinand I. It was created to reward those who contributed to the building of The Greater Romania .
The King Ferdinand I National Military Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Militar Național "Regele Ferdinand I"), located at 125-127 Mircea Vulcănescu St., Bucharest, Romania, was established on 18 December 1923 by King Ferdinand I. [1] [2] It has been at its present site since 1988, in a building finished in 1998.
Romania's independence from the Ottoman Empire was recognized in 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin. In an expression of full sovereignty, the principality was elevated to a kingdom in 1881, with Carol I becoming King of Romania. [2] Carol I died in 1914, and was succeeded by his nephew, Ferdinand I.
13 April – The king signs the Bessarabian Treaty, confirming the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. [6] 4 June – The government issues an amnesty decree for the release of the Dealul Spirii convicts, which is signed by the king two days later. [7] 15 October – Ferdinand is crowned King of Romania at Coronation Cathedral, Alba Iulia. [8]
He was born as the paternal grandson of the reigning King Ferdinand I of Romania and maternal grandson of the reigning King Constantine I of Greece. When Carol eloped with his mistress Elena Magda Lupescu and renounced his rights to the throne in December 1925, Michael was declared heir apparent.
Ferdinand b.1865 – d.1927 King of Romania 1914–1927: Marie of Edinburgh b.1875 – d.1938 Queen consort of Romania 1914–1927: Karl Anton b.1868 – d.1919: Maria b.1870 – d.1874: Zizi Lambrino b.1898 – d.1953: Carol II b.1893 – d.1953 King of Romania 1930–1940: Helen of Greece b.1896 – d.1982 Queen Mother of Romania 1928–1982 ...