King Carol I of Romania

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King Carol I of Romania was the first king of modern Romania, whose long reign in the late 19th and early 20th centuries oversaw the country’s independence, modernization, and significant cultural and architectural development.

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King Carol I of Romania canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Romania ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
member of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
achievement proclaimed Kingdom of Romania in 1881 ⓘ
proclaimed independence of Romania from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
birthDate 1839-04-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Sigmaringen ⓘ
built Carol I Bridge (Cernavodă Bridge) ⓘ
Peleș Castle ⓘ
burialPlace Curtea de Argeș Cathedral ⓘ
child Princess Maria of Romania (daughter of Carol I) ⓘ
coronationDate 1881-03-26 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Romania ⓘ
deathDate 1914-10-10 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
Sinaia ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
familyName von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ⓘ
father Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern ⓘ
founded Order of Carol I ⓘ
fullName Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ⓘ
givenName Carol ⓘ
Karl ⓘ
knownFor development of Romanian railways and infrastructure ⓘ
modernization of Romania ⓘ
promoting cultural and architectural projects ⓘ
militaryRank Field Marshal (Romania) ⓘ
linked to: Marshal of Romania
mother Princess Josephine of Baden ⓘ
notableDecoration Order of Carol I ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
predecessor Alexandru Ioan Cuza ⓘ
reignEnd 1914-10-10 ⓘ
reignStart 1866-05-10 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Cotroceni Palace ⓘ
Peleș Castle ⓘ
roleInEvent commander of Romanian forces in the War of Independence ⓘ
royalHouse House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ⓘ
significantEvent Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
spouse Elisabeth of Wied ⓘ
Queen Elisabeth of Romania ⓘ
successor Ferdinand I of Romania ⓘ
title Domnitor of Romania ⓘ
King of Romania ⓘ
Prince of Romania ⓘ

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Curtea de Argeș Monastery → reconstructedBy → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Curtea de Argeș Monastery → burialPlaceOf → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Cotroceni Palace → significantPeriod → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Royal Palace of Bucharest → usedBy → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Romanian Crown Jewels → associatedWith → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Equestrian statue of King Carol I → depicts → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Equestrian statue of King Carol I → dedicatedTo → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Order of the Crown of Romania → establishedBy → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Prince Mircea of Romania → relative → King Carol I of Romania ⓘ