Romanian royal family

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House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
House of Romania
Carol I
Queen
Princess Elisabeth of Wied
Children
Princess Maria
Ferdinand I
Queen
Princess Marie of Edinburgh
Children
Carol II
Elisabeth, Queen of the Hellenes
Maria, Queen of Yugoslavia
Nicholas, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Princess Ileana
Prince Mircea
Carol II
Spouse
Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark
Children
Michael I
Michael I
Queen
Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma
Children
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
Princess Elena
Princess Irina
Princess Sophie
Princess Maria
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
Consort
Radu Duda

The former Romanian royal family, a branch of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty, ruled Romania until 1947, when the country became a republic.

Members of the former royal family include the former King Michael of Romania, his consort Queen Anne, and several of their daughters. Some descendants have adopted the surname "of Romania." There are also descendants of Michael's older half-brother Carol Lambrino (also known as "Carol Hohenzollern" and "Carol Mircea Grigore of Romania" or, in Romanian, al României, on his amended Romanian birth certificate)[1]), whose legitimacy was disputed and who were not recognised as members of the royal family during the monarchy by King Ferdinand, King Carol II or by King Michael.

Michael publicly renounced for himself, the former queen and their five daughters any claim to the titles of "Prince/Princess of Hohenzollern", styles which were not recognised under German laws since 1919 but had been attributed, along with the Romanian royal titles, to members of the Romanian dynasty in such subsequently published sources as the Almanach de Gotha and Burke's Guide to the Royal Family[2]

Descendants of the former royal family

Daughters of Romania's kings, such as Margareta, Elena, Irina and Sophie, as well as their descendants, had no rights of succession to the Romanian throne during the monarchy's existence in accordance with the Salic law enshrined in both the defunct royal Romanian Constitution of 1923 and the defunct Statute of the Romanian royal house, dated 1884. On 30 December 2007 in a private ceremony,[3][4] King Michael issued a declaration in the form of a statute,[5] (an act of symbolic significance in the absence of its approval by the Parliament)[6][7] promulgating new Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania,[8]

Michael therein purported to add his daughters and grandchildren to the line of succession to Romania's former throne and to the headship of the former Royal House, further explicitly banning any other foreigners belonging to any other royal or princely house from succeeding. On the same occasion he asked the Romanian Parliament to abolish the Salic law, should it consider restoring the monarchy (see "Line of succession to the Romanian throne"). By the same act, Michael designated his grandson Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills as a future member of the deposed Royal Family and future "Prince of Romania" with the style of Royal Highness, effective either on his 25th birthday, 1 April 2010, or upon Michael's death, whichever might occur sooner. Children and consorts of the members of the family who do not bear a royal title are not recognised as members of the former Royal Family according to the new rules.

Family of Carol Mircea Hohenzollern

  • Paul-Philippe of Romania (born 1948), son of Carol Mircea Lambrino
    Lia-Georgia Hohenzollern (née Triff) (born 1949), wife of Paul
    • Carol Ferdinand al Romanai (born 2010), son of Paul
  • Alexander Hohenzollern (born 1961), son of Carol Mircea Lambrino

Deceased members of the royal family

Family tree

Family tree

Karl Anton
b.1811 - d.1885

Prince of
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
r.1848–1849
Prince of Hohenzollern
r.1869–1885		Josephine
of Baden

b.1813-d.1900
Antónia
of Portugal

b.1845 – d.1913		Leopold

b.1835 – d.1905		Stephanie

b.1837 – d.1859
Carol I
b.1839 – d.1914

Domnitor of the
United Principalities
r.1866-1881
King of Romania
r.1881-1914		Elisabeth of Wied
b.1843 - d.1916

Queen consort
of Romania
1869 – 1914		Anton
1841–1866		Friedrich
1843–1904		Maria
Luise
n.1845 – d.1912
William
b.1864–d.1927
Prince of
Hohenzollernn
r.1905–1927
Ferdinand
b.1865 - d.1927

King of Romania
1914-1927		Queen Mary
b.1875-d.1938

Queen consort
of Romania
1914–1927		Karl Anton

b.1868-d.1919		Maria

b.1870 – d.1874
Zizi Lambrino
b.1898–d.1953
Carol II
b.1893 - d.1953

king of Romania
1930-1940
Helen
b.1896 – d.1982

Queen Mother
of Romania
1928–1982		Magda Lupescu
b.1895 – d.1977		Elisabeth
b.1894 — d.1956

Queen consort of Greece
1922–1924		Maria
b.1900 — d.1961

Queen consort
of Yugoslavia
1922-1934		Nicholas
b.1903 - d.1978

Member of
the Regency
1927-1930		Ileana

b.1909– d.1991		Mircea

b.1913—d.1916
Carol Lambrino
b.1920–d.2006
King Michael I
b.1921

King of Romania
1927–1930; 1940–1947
b.1923

Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Paul
b.1948		Alexander
b.1961
Margareta

b.1949		Elena
b.1950		Irina
b.1953		Sophie
b.1957		Maria
b.1964
Carol
Ferdinand		Nicholas
b.1985		Elisabeta-Karina
b.1989		Michael
b.1985		Angelica-Margaretta
b.1986		Elisabeth-Maria
b.1999
Kohen (b.2012)Courtney (b.2007)Diana (b. 2011)

See also

References

  1. ^ "General" Evenimentul Zilei
  2. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 295-296. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
  3. ^ Template:Ro icon "Princess Margarita, heiress to the throne of Romania," Evenimentul Zilei, December 30, 2007
  4. ^ Template:Ro icon Communique, December 30, 2007 – The Press Bureau of His Majesty King Michael I, Elisabeta Palace, The Romanian Royal Family website as of December 30, 2007
  5. ^ Template:Ro icon "A Dynastical Constitution," Romania libera, January 9, 2008
  6. ^ Template:Ro icon "The King and Margarita – On The "Day of the Republic" The King Designated His Successor", Jurnalul National daily
  7. ^ Template:Ro icon "The Actor Duda in The Role of A Lifetime: Prince Consort of Romania," Cotidianul, January 3, 2008
  8. ^ Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania, The Romanian royal family website as retrieved on January 13, 2008

External links

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