House of Romania
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The House of Romania is the dynastic royal house that succeeds the Romanian branch of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen that ruled Romania
between 1866 and 1947. The Romanian royal house was formerly known as "of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
". On 10 May 2011, on a background of lawsuits in Germany brought against his family by his German relatives and of fears expressed by some that the German Hohenzollerns may claim succession to the headship of the Romanian royal house, King Michael I of Romania
severed all of the dynastic and historical ties with the princely house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
, changed the name of his family to "of Romania", and gave up all princely titles conferred to him and to his family by the German Hohenzollerns.
The family uses the motto
Nihil Sine Deo
(Nothing Without God). Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern opposes King Michael's decision to break ties with the House of Hohenzollern.
20 April 1839 – 27 September 1914 (O.S.
) / 10 October 1914 (N.S.
)), born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was reigning prince and then King of the Romanians from 1866 to 1914.
Ferdinand of Romania (24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927) was the King of the Romanians from 1914 to 1927.
Carol II of Romania
(15 October/16 October 1893 – 4 April 1953) reigned as King of the Romanians from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. He was the first of the Romanian royal family who was baptized in the Orthodox rite.
Michael of Romania (born 25 October 1921) was the last King of the Romanians reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and again from 6 September 1940, until forced to abdicate by the communists backed up by orders of Joseph Stalin
to the Soviet armies of occupation on 30 December 1947. He is the current holder of the dis-established throne of Romania
and he is the head of the House of Romania, whose name he has changed from of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen to of Romania in 2011.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
between 1866 and 1947. The Romanian royal house was formerly known as "of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
-Noble jurisdictions:Prince Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and descendants of his nephew Ferdinand ruled over the Kingdom of Romania, as Karl Eitel did not have children...
". On 10 May 2011, on a background of lawsuits in Germany brought against his family by his German relatives and of fears expressed by some that the German Hohenzollerns may claim succession to the headship of the Romanian royal house, King Michael I of Romania
Michael I of Romania
Michael was the last King of Romania. He reigned from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and again from 6 September 1940 until 30 December 1947 when he was forced, by the Communist Party of Romania , to abdicate to the Soviet armies of occupation...
severed all of the dynastic and historical ties with the princely house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
-Noble jurisdictions:Prince Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and descendants of his nephew Ferdinand ruled over the Kingdom of Romania, as Karl Eitel did not have children...
, changed the name of his family to "of Romania", and gave up all princely titles conferred to him and to his family by the German Hohenzollerns.
The family uses the motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
Nihil Sine Deo
Nihil Sine Deo
thumb|right|The Royal Motto of [[Romania]] on the middle and great [[Coat of arms of Romania|coat of arms]]Nihil Sine Deo, Latin for "Nothing without God", is used as a motto by the German Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen royal family....
(Nothing Without God). Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern opposes King Michael's decision to break ties with the House of Hohenzollern.
Kings of the Romanians
Carol I of RomaniaCarol I of Romania
Carol I , born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was reigning prince and then King of Romania from 1866 to 1914. He was elected prince of Romania on 20 April 1866 following the overthrow of Alexandru Ioan Cuza by a palace coup...
20 April 1839 – 27 September 1914 (O.S.
Old Style and New Style dates
Old Style and New Style are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January even though documents written at the time use a different start of year ; or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian...
) / 10 October 1914 (N.S.
Old Style and New Style dates
Old Style and New Style are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January even though documents written at the time use a different start of year ; or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian...
)), born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was reigning prince and then King of the Romanians from 1866 to 1914.
Ferdinand of Romania (24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927) was the King of the Romanians from 1914 to 1927.
Carol II of Romania
Carol II of Romania
Carol II reigned as King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. Eldest son of Ferdinand, King of Romania, and his wife, Queen Marie, a daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria...
(15 October/16 October 1893 – 4 April 1953) reigned as King of the Romanians from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. He was the first of the Romanian royal family who was baptized in the Orthodox rite.
Michael of Romania (born 25 October 1921) was the last King of the Romanians reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and again from 6 September 1940, until forced to abdicate by the communists backed up by orders of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
to the Soviet armies of occupation on 30 December 1947. He is the current holder of the dis-established throne of Romania
Kingdom of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania was the Romanian state based on a form of parliamentary monarchy between 13 March 1881 and 30 December 1947, specified by the first three Constitutions of Romania...
and he is the head of the House of Romania, whose name he has changed from of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen to of Romania in 2011.