689 HM King Carol II of Romania, Prince of Hohenzollern

HM King Carol II of Romania, Prince of Hohenzollern

✶ 16 October 1893 at the Palace of Pelesch at Sinaia
✟ 4 April 1953 in Villa Mar y Sol, Estoril, Portugal

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 24 October 1937

motto

Nihil sine Deo (Nothing without God)

shield

Painted 1938 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1953 by the same artist.

other awards

None

Biography

Oldest son of King Ferdinand I of Romania. Resigned from his right to the throne 1925
King 1930
Abdicated 1940
Received the order in conjunction with Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf’s official visit to Romania.

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