Carol I of Romania

Also known as Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig, Carol, Princ Karol z Hohenzollernu Sigmaringen, Kráľ Karol I. Rumunský, Karol I.

King of Romania from 1881 to 1914

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Carol I was the king who ruled Romania from 1881 to 1914, a period when he helped establish the country as an independent nation and a modern European state. His long reign mattered because it set Romania on a path toward stability and development during a transformative time in European history.

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Born: 1839
Died: 1914
Works: 10

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Reminiscences of the King of Roumania
Carol I
Scrisorile Regelui Carol I din arhiva de la Sigmaringen, 1878-1905
Din viata Regelui Carol I
Memoriile Regelui Carol I al României

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Origin: United States
Active from: 1992

Discography

Remodel1995

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HouseHohenzollern-Sigmaringen FatherKarl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern MotherPrincess Josephine of Baden ReligionRoman Catholic Signature

Carol I or Charles I of Romania (Romanian: Carol I; Romanian: [ˈkarol ɨnˈtɨj] , born Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen; 20 April 1839 – 10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1914), nicknamed the King of Independence (Romanian: Regele Independenței; Romanian: [ˈre.d͡ʒe.le in.de.penˈden.t͡sɨj] ); 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 independent and sovereign nation. The defeat of the Ottoman Empire (1878) in the Russo-Turkish War secured Romanian independence, and he was proclaimed King on 26 March [O.S. 14 March] 1881. He was the first ruler of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty, which ruled the country until the proclamation of a socialist republic in 1947.