King Mihai Of Romania

Upon the king s death on july 20 1927 mihai took the throne as king of romania.

King mihai of romania. Michael born october 25 1921 sinaia romania died december 5 2017 aubonne switzerland king of romania and during world war ii a principal leader of the coup d état of august 1944 which severed romania s connection with the axis powers. King michael of romania was proud to have broken the mould of one of europe s tawdriest royal dynasties. When he was just four years old his father renounced his own right to the throne and mihai became the heir apparent to his grandfather king ferdinand. King michael i romania s last sovereign was a great grandson of queen victoria and a third degree cousin of queen elizabeth ii of great britain but the royal family of romania has blood ties.

King mihai i of romania also known as michael was born on october 25 1921 in a chalet on the grounds of peleş castle in sinaia romania. He is the only child of king carol ii and his second wife princess helen of greece and denmark. Regele românilor was the title of the monarch of the kingdom of romania from 1881 until 1947 when the romanian workers party proclaimed the romanian people s republic following michael i s forced abdication. King michael of romania who was credited with pre emptively saving thousands of lives in world war ii when at 22 he had the audacity to arrest the country s dictator a puppet of hitler died on.

The king of romania romanian. 25 october 1921 5 december 2017 was the last king of romania reigning from 20 july 1927 to 8 june 1930 and again from 6 september 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 december 1947. Although he lived most of his life in exile the late king michael of romania will always have a special place in the hearts of the romanian people. His english grandmother queen marie of romania a granddaughter of queen victoria was a.