Carol I of Romania, King of Romania (died 1914)

Carol I of Romania

Monarch of Romania from 1866 to 1914

Carol I or Charles I of Romania, nicknamed the King of Independence, was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (Domnitor) from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914. He was elected Prince of the Romanian United Principalities on 20 April…