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Carol II of Romania

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Carol II
King Carol II, c. 1935
King of Romania
Reign8 June 1930 – 6 September 1940
PredecessorMichael I
SuccessorMichael I
Prime Minister
Born(1893-10-15)15 October 1893
Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Kingdom of Romania
Died4 April 1953(1953-04-04) (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
(m. 1918; ann. 1919)
(m. 1921; div. 1928)
(m. 1947)
IssueCarol Lambrino
Michael I of Romania
Full name
Carol Caraiman
HouseHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
FatherFerdinand I of Romania
MotherMarie of Edinburgh
ReligionRomanian Orthodox
SignatureCarol II's signature

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.

Carol died in Estoril, on the Portuguese Riviera in 1953.[1]

References

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  1. "Adrian Năstase, mesaj emoţionant după decesul Regelui Mihai I: 'Cu moartea sa se încheie (Sau începe) o legendă...'". 5 December 2017.