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However, on 30 December 2007, on the 60th anniversary of his abdication, King Michael signed the Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania, by which he designated Princess Margareta as his heir.
Until the end of his long reign (48 years, the longest in Romanian history), King Carol succeeds in securing the monarchy’s image, as well the Royal Family’s, thereby guaranteeing the political stability essential to the country’s development.
Apr 9, 2024 · The imposition of communist rule in 1947 marked a stark turning point, leading to King Michael I's abdication and the royal family's exile. This signified the monarchy's cessation and the beginning of a new era for Romania. Share.
May 10, 2016 · The history of Romania’s Royal Family starts on May 10, 1866, when Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Carol I) arrived in Bucharest and was proclaimed Ruling Prince of Romania.
The Kingdom of Romania (Romanian: Regatul României) was a constitutional monarchy that existed from 13 March (O.S.) / 25 March 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian royal family), until 1947 with the abdication of King Michael I and the Romanian parliament's proclamation of...
The young former king and former queen mother Elena were forced to leave Romania on January 3, 1948, in the royal train, at the request of the communist-dominated government. Royal properties were nationalized later that year.
On 30 December 2007 in a private ceremony, King Michael issued a declaration in the form of a statute, an act of symbolic significance in the absence of its approval by the Parliament, promulgating new Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania.
