- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMichael of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- King Michael was born on October 25, 1921 in Sinaia, Prahova, Romania. He was married to Former Queen Anne of Romania. He died on December 5, 2017 in Aubonne, Vaud, Switzerland.
- SpouseFormer Queen Anne of Romania(June 10, 1948 - August 1, 2016) (her death, 5 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesKing Ferdinand of Romania(Grandparent)Queen Marie of Romania(Grandparent)King Constantine(Grandparent)Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred(Great Grandparent)Duchess Maria Edinburgh of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(Great Grandparent)King George of Greece(Great Grandparent)Queen Olga(Great Grandparent)King Frederick III of Prussia(Great Grandparent)Princess Royal Victoria(Great Grandparent)Mother Alexandra(Aunt or Uncle)King Georgios II(Aunt or Uncle)Amedeo Duca D'Aosta(Cousin)Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen(Aunt or Uncle)King Constantine II(Cousin)King Paul of Greece(Aunt or Uncle)Queen Sofía of Spain(Cousin)Princess Irene of Greece(Cousin)King Peter II of Yugoslavia(Cousin)Marija Karadjordjevic(Aunt or Uncle)
- He ruled Romania twice, from 1927 to 1930 and from 1940 to 1947, before the communists ended the monarchy. He is remembered for his role in making Romania switch sides from the Nazis to the Allies during WWII.
- Son of King Carol II and Elena of Greece and Denmark. Grandson of King Ferdinand of Romania and Queen Marie of Romania.
- Cousin of King Constantine II and Queen Sofía of Spain.
- According to the Romanian succession laws of the Constitution of 1923, should King Michael die without legitimate male issue, the descendants of his second cousin, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (1924-2010), will inherit the rights of succession to the Romanian throne. However, Friedrich Wilhelm's grandfather's renunciation of his right to the throne in favor of Michael's grandfather, King Ferdinand, may deprive Friedrich Wilhelm's lineage of any such right.
- Great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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