Carol I | |||||
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![]() Carol I of Romania | |||||
King of the Romanians | |||||
Reign | 15 Mar 1881 – 10 Oct 1914 | ||||
Coronation | 10 May 1881 | ||||
Predecessor | Himself as Prince | ||||
Successor | Ferdinand I | ||||
Prince of Romania | |||||
Reign | 20 April 1866 – 15 Mar 1881 | ||||
Predecessor | Alexandru Ioan Cuza | ||||
Successor | Himself as King | ||||
Born | Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Germany | 20 April 1839||||
Died | 10 October 1914 Sinaia, Romania | (aged 75)||||
Burial | |||||
Spouse | Elisabeth of Wied | ||||
Issue | Maria of Romania | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
Father | Karl Anton | ||||
Mother | Josephine of Baden | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Carol I of Romania,[1] original name Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern (20 April 1839 - 10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1914), German prince, was elected Domnitor (Prince) of Romania on 20 April 1866, following the overthrow of Alexandru Ioan Cuza.[2] He reigned in 1881 in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 . He died in October 1914 during World War 1 just after Austria-Hungary and Germany declared war on Serbia , Russia and France in August 1914
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