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The Romanian Royal House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- King Mihai (Michael) I, son of King Carol II
born October 25, 1921 at Castle Foisor, Sinaia, Romania;
acceded in 1940, when his father went into exile;
forced by the Soviet Union to abdicate on December 30, 1947;
lives in Switzerland (Versoix)
- King Carol (Charles) II, son of King Ferdinand I
born October 16, 1893, at Castle Peles, Sinaia, Romania;
became King in 1930, while claiming actually to have acceded in 1927, when his father died;
forced into exile in 1940 by Marshall Ion Antonescu;
died April 4, 1953, in Estoril, Portugal..
- King Ferdinand I, son of Leopold, the older brother of King Carol I
born August 24, 1865, at Castle Sigmaringen, Germany;
acceded in 1916, when his uncle King Carol I died;
died July 20, 1927, at Castle Peles, Sinaia, Romania.
- Prince, later King Carol (Charles) I, second son of Karl Anton Fürst
von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
born April 4, 1839, at Castle Sigmaringen, Germany;
elected Ruler of Romania in 1866; proclaimed King of Romania in 1881
died October 10, 1914, at Castle Peles, Sinaia, Romania.
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