Carol II of Romania
king of Romania from 1930 to 1940
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Carol II of Romania (15 October/16 October 1893 – 4 April 1953) was the king of Romania from June 8, 1930 until September 6, 1940.
Carol II | |||||
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![]() King Carol II, c. 1935 | |||||
King of Romania | |||||
Reign | 8 June 1930 – 6 September 1940 | ||||
Predecessor | Michael I | ||||
Successor | Michael I | ||||
Prime Minister | |||||
Born | Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Kingdom of Romania | 15 October 1893||||
Died | 4 April 1953 Estoril, Portuguese Riviera, Portugal | (aged 59)||||
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 died in Estoril, on the Portuguese Riviera in 1953.[1]