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Michael I of Romania

Foișor Castle, 25 Oct 1921 – Aubonne, 5 Dec 2017

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Facts and their sources

  • Born25 Oct 1921, Foișor Castlenot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the Senate of Romaniaor King of Romania, 1927–1930 · King of Romania, 1940–1947 · Head of the House of Romanianot verified1 source
  • TitleHead of the House of Romaniaor King of Romania, 1927–1930 · King of Romania, 1940–1947 · member of the Senate of Romanianot verified1 source
  • TitleKing of Romania, 1927–1930or King of Romania, 1940–1947 · member of the Senate of Romania · Head of the House of Romanianot verified1 source
  • TitleKing of Romania, 1940–1947or King of Romania, 1927–1930 · member of the Senate of Romania · Head of the House of Romanianot verified1 source
  • EventWedding of Michael I of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parmaor King Michael's Coupnot verified1 source
  • EventKing Michael's Coupor Wedding of Michael I of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parmanot verified1 source
  • Died5 Dec 2017, Aubonnenot verified1 source
  • MotherHelen of Greece and Denmarknot verified1 source
  • FatherCarol II of Romanianot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 25 Oct 1921

    Born in Foișor Castle

  2. 1927–1930

    King of Romania

  3. 1940–1947

    King of Romania

  4. 1949–1964

    5 children are born

  5. 5 Dec 2017

    Dies in Aubonne, aged 96

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 5

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Foișor Castle.

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The 1920s · Michael I is born in Foișor Castle

In the news1921

Radical agrarian reform redistributes land

The 1921 agrarian reform was one of the most radical in Eastern Europe, removing inequitable land distribution where 5,835 landowners held 47.7% of arable land.

What people wore

Heavily decorated traditional shirt

A specialized traditional shirt worn by leaders in Brașov was covered with 40,000 sequins and weighed nearly 10 kg.

Getting around

Dining habits on interwar Romanian trains

On long train journeys, passengers could either dine in first-class cars or buy food like bread, cheese, and hard-boiled eggs from women selling them from wicker baskets during brief 10 to 15-minute station stops. Third-class passengers often arrived covered in sooty grime from the steam locomotives, a reality they accepted as a natural cost of travel.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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In the news1925

Air travel becomes accessible to people

Starting in 1925, air travel became a common and relatively inexpensive means of transportation for citizens.

Music

The buhai ox-bellow instrument

A unique instrument called the buhai was used during New Year celebrations, created from a wooden tub covered with a perforated hide that a performer pulled with wet hands to mimic an ox's bellow.

Daily life

Street gatherings in Bucharest

In Bucharest, families would move their chairs outside at 6 p.m. to drink coffee and socialize in the street for about two hours. This daily gathering fostered strong neighborhood bonds among the city's residents.