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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| File:Carol II of Romania.jpg 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 | 15 October 1893 Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Kingdom of Romania | ||||
| Died | 4 April 1953 (aged 59) Estoril, Portuguese Riviera, Portugal | ||||
| Burial | Royal Pantheon, Portugal (1953) Curtea de Argeș Cathedral, Romania (2003) The New Archbishopric and Royal Cathedral in Curtea de Argeș, Romania (2019) | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Signature | Carol II's signature | ||||
Carol died in Estoril, on the Portuguese Riviera in 1953.[1]
Carol II Of Romania Media
Crown Prince Carol of Romania in 1918
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King Carol I of Romania with his nephew the future King Ferdinand and grand-nephew Prince Carol.
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Crown Prince Carol training during World War I with a Chauchat machine gun
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Oath of Carol II in front of parliament, 8 June 1930
King Carol II and Crown Prince Michael at Astra Congress, 20 September 1936, Blaj, Romania
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King Carol II, Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš, Yugoslav regent Prince Paul, Prince Nicholas of Romania and Prince Mihai in Bucharest, 1936
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Rabbi Teitelbaum, head of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty greeting King Carol II of Romania, 1936
- Król Rumunii Karol II dekoruje orderem Michała Walecznego sztandar 57 pp (1937).jpg
King Carol II and Polish soldiers, 1937
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Carol signing the 1938 constitution