Romanian First King
Carol I (1839-1914)
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Full name: Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig Born: 20 April 1839 (in Prussia, now Germany) He is the second son of the family In 1857, he was attending the courses of the
Artillery School in Berlin. He was quite frail and not very tall, but he was
reported to be the perfect soldier, healthy, disciplined, and also a very good politician with liberal ideas.
Coronation: 10 May 1881
Personal Life
Married: 15 November 1869 with princess
Elizabeth of Wied• When he was elected to be prince of
Romania, he was not allowed to marry Romanian origin girl. Therefore, he started his trip around Europe and mainly Germany to search for his bride.
• People said he and his wife were “the most unfitted matches” because he was a cold man while she was a notorious dreamer and a poet.
• They had only one daughter, Princess Maria, who was born in 1871 and died when she was 3 years old, 1874
Personal Life
He really focus
on his work as his wife described him “wore crown in his sleep”
Dead: 10 October 1914 (in Romania at age 75)
Personal Life
He personally led Romanian troops during the
Russo-Turkish War and assumed command of the Russo/Romanian army
He brought full independent from Ottoman Empire
Legacy for Romania
He built Peleş Castle, still one of Romania's
most visited touristic attractions. He built the first bridge over the Danube,
between Fetesti and Cernavoda, linking the new acquired province to the rest of the country.
Legacy for Romania
The long rule of 48 years by King Carol I
allowed both the rapid establishment and the strong economical development of the Romanian state.
Carol I had a sense of duty towards his people. He wanted to lay solid foundations on which the new nation could build its economy, preserve freedom and secure a stable future.
Carol's wife, referring to his sense of duty, said "he is wearing the crown even while sleeping.”
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