Carol I was voted the second greatest Romanian who has ever lived, after only Stephen the Great
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Carol I of Romania
Carol I or Charles I of Romania, nicknamed the King of Independence ; was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (Domnitor) from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914. He was elected Prince 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, Romania was proclaimed an independe…
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politics · Monarch of Romania from 1866 to 1914 · monarch · military personnel · art collector · also Carol I of Romania, Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig, Carol, Princ Karol z Hohenzollernu Sigmaringen, Kráľ Karol I. Rumunský, Karol I.
Born 20 April 1839 · Died 10 October 1914 · Q57146
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2005· 1 entry
It was reintroduced by the Romanian royal family as a dynastic order
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1989· 1 entry
The monarchy was fully rehabilitated in the public eyes
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1914· 2 entries
Died 1914-10-10.
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Ruling as Prince (Domnitor) from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914
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1913· 1 entry
Romania intervened in the Second Balkan War and invaded Bulgaria
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1906· 1 entry
And was until 1947 the highest honour bestowed by the Romanian Kingdom
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1892· 1 entry
Had to inform his prime minister and foreign minister, but Parliament and the public at large did not even know about its existence until the beginning of World War I
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1883· 3 entries
The king entered a top-secret military alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, despite popular demands against Hungary
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Which had linked Romania with the Triple Alliance
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Entered into a crucial alliance with the Central Powers, which he personally arranged without discussion in Parliament or with anyone outside a handful of insiders
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1881· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of Romania (1881–1914).
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1879· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1879).
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1877· 1 entry
Romania declared its independence, ending the legal fiction of Ottoman suzerainty that had existed since 1861
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1876· 1 entry
And helped Liberals hold power until 1889, becoming loyal supporters of King Carol
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1869· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (1869).
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The prince started a trip around Europe and mainly Germany, to find a bride
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1866· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prince of Romania (1866–1881).
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1857· 1 entry
Was attending the courses of the Artillery School in Berlin
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1839· 1 entry
Born 1839-04-20.
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