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.”

Legacy for Romania

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