State
Kingdom of Romania
kingdom in Southeastern Europe between 1881 and 1947
- This boundary
- 1881–1945
- Founded
- 1881
- Ended
- 1947
- Capital
- Bucharest, Iași
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Languages
- Romanian
- Religion
- Romanian Orthodox Church
- Preceded by
- Austria–HungaryNational Legionary StateUnited Principalities of Moldavia and WallachiaLands of the Crown of Saint Stephen
- Succeeded by
- National Legionary StateRomanian People's Republic
Overview
The Kingdom of Romania (Romanian: Regatul României) was a constitutional monarchy that existed from 25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian royal family), until 30 December 1947 with the abdication of King Michael I and the Romanian Parliament proclamation of the Romanian People's Republic.
All rulers (16)
- Carol I of Romania1881–1914
- Ferdinand I of Romania1914–1927
- Gheorghe Cristescu1921–1924
- Elek Köblös1924–1927
- Michael I of Romania1927–1930
- Vitali Holostenco1927–1931
- Carol II of Romania1930–1940
- Aleksander Danieliuk-Stefanski1931–1936
- Boris Stefanov1934–1940
- Bela Breiner1938–1940
- Michael I of Romania1940–1947
- Ștefan Foriș1940–1944
- Constantin Pîrvulescu1944
- Iosif Rangheț1944
- Emil Bodnăraș1944
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej1944–1954
Records (22)
- 1913 — Second Balkan WarWar
- 1913 — Romanian involvement in the Balkan WarsWar
- 1916 — Treaty of BucharestTreaty
- 1918 — Treaty of BucharestTreaty
- 1918 — Treaty of BufteaTreaty
- 1918 — Averescu-Rakovsky AgreementTreaty
- 1919–1920 — Hungarian–Romanian WarWar
- 1919 — Intervention of the Romanian Army in support of the French troops in southern Russia in 1919War
- 1919 — Tărcaia and Grădinari massacresMassacre
- 1919 — Battle of Don BasinBattle · Bolsheviks ▸ White Russians
- 1919 — Battle of Tisza (2nd)Battle · Romania ▸ Hungary
- 1923 — Treaty of LausanneTreaty
- 1934 — Balkan PactTreaty
- 1940 — Treaty of CraiovaTreaty
- 1940 — Jilava massacreMassacre
- 1941 — Operation BarbarossaInvasion
- 1941–1945 — Eastern FrontWar
- 1941–1942 — Siege of SevastopolSiege
- 1941 — Battle of OdessaBattle · Romania ▸ USSR
- 1942–1943 — Battle of StalingradBattle
- 1943 — Battle of PloestiBattle · Germany, Romania ▸ United States
- 1944 — Battle of DebrecenBattle
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).