Carol II of Romania
Carol II of Romania (15 October/16 October 1893 – 4 April 1953) was the king of Romania from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940.
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![]() King Carol II, c. 1935 | |||||
King of Romania | |||||
8 June 1930 – 6 September 1940 | |||||
Predecessor | Michael I | ||||
Successor | Michael I | ||||
Prime Minister | See list
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Born | Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Kingdom of Romania | 15 October 1893||||
Died | 4 April 1953 Estoril, Portuguese Riviera, Portugal | (aged 59)||||
Burial | Royal Pantheon, Portugal (1953) Curtea de Argeș Cathedral, Romania (2003) The New Archbishopric and Royal Cathedral in Curtea de Argeș, Romania (2019) | ||||
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Issue | Carol Lambrino Michael I of Romania | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
Father | Ferdinand I of Romania | ||||
Mother | Marie of Edinburgh | ||||
Religion | Romanian Orthodox | ||||
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Carol died in Estoril, on the Portuguese Riviera in 1953.[1]
Carol II Of Romania Media
King Carol I of Romania with his nephew the future King Ferdinand and grand-nephew Prince Carol.
Crown Prince Carol training during World War I with a Chauchat machine gun
King Carol II, Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš, Yugoslav regent Prince Paul, Prince Nicholas of Romania and Prince Mihai in Bucharest, 1936
Rabbi Teitelbaum, head of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty greeting King Carol II of Romania, 1936
King Carol II and Polish soldiers, 1937