Carol II of Romania (died 1953)

Carol II of Romania

King of Romania from 1930 to 1940

Carol II was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 following a coup that deposed his son until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. As the eldest son of King Ferdinand I, he was crown prince from the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I, in 1914 until he was forced to…