Romanian royal family

Romanian royal family
House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Carol I
Queen Consort:
    Elisabeth
Children:
   Princess Maria
Ferdinand I
Queen Consort:
    Marie
Children:
    Prince Carol
    Elisabeth, Queen of Greece
    Maria, Queen of Yugoslavia
    Prince Nicholas
    Ileana, Archduchess of Austria
    Prince Mircea
Carol II
Children:
    Prince Michael
Michael I
Queen Consort:
    Anne
Children
    Princess Margarita
    Princess Elena
    Princess Irina
    Princess Sophie
    Princess Maria

The current Romanian royal family (of Romania, formerly named of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen), an integral part of the larger royal house of Romania,[1] consists of the family of King Michael I of Romania who bear a royal title (i.e. Royal Highnesses). There is also a rival branch which descends from Michael's older half-brother Carol Mircea Hohenzollern (also known as "Carol Mircea Grigore of Romania", al României in Romanian, on his amended Romanian birth certificate[2]), whose members are not recognised as part of the royal family by King Michael. The king, queen and their five daughters hold the titles Prince and Princess of Hohenzollern in addition to their Romanian titles.

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Family of King Michael

  • HM King Michael
    HM Queen Anne
    • HRH Crown Princess Margarita, born on 26 March 1949 (1949-03-26) (age 62)
      HRH Prince Radu, born on 7 June 1960 (1960-06-07) (age 51)
    • HRH Princess Helena (Elena), born on 15 November 1950 (1950-11-15) (age 61)
      Alexander Philips Nixon McAteer, born on 22 October 1964 (1964-10-22) (age 47)
      • HRH Prince Nicholas, born on 1 April 1985 (1985-04-01) (age 26)
      • Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills, born on 4 January 1989 (1989-01-04) (age 22)
    • HRH Princess Irina, born on 28 February 1953 (1953-02-28) (age 58)
      John Wesley Walker, born on 30 December 1945 (1945-12-30) (age 65)
      • Michael de Roumanie Kreuger, born on 25 February 1985 (1985-02-25) (age 26)
      • Angelica de Roumanie Kreuger, born on 29 December 1986 (1986-12-29) (age 24)
        Richard Robert Knight
        • Countney Bianca Knight, born on 31 May 2007 (2007-05-31) (age 4)
    • HRH Princess Sophie, born on 29 October 1957 (1957-10-29) (age 54)
      • Elisabeth-Maria Biarneix, born on 15 August 1999 (1999-08-15) (age 12)
    • Princess Hannah Elisabeth of Romania. Princess Hannah Elisabeth, born on April 19, 1991, in Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania. Currently in line for the throne, she is attending Loyola University in New Orleans.

The children of Princess Elena, Princess Irina, and Princess Sophie have no rights to the Romanian throne according to both the last royal Constitution of 1923 and the last Law of the Statute of the Romanian royal house dated 1884. However, on December 30, 2007 in a private ceremony[3][4], King Michael signed into effect a new such Statute, an anti-democratic[5] act with eminently symbolic importance in the absence of its approval by the Parliament[6][7] requested by Michael himself, in an attempt to replace the old 1884 Law of the Statute. Through the new Statute called Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania[1], Michael decreed his grandchildren into the line of succession to the throne and to the headship of the Royal House and explicitly banned any other foreign prince belonging to any other royal or princely house from succeeding. On the same occasion he asked the Romanian Parliament to change the Salic law should it consider restoring the monarchy (see "Line of succession to the Romanian throne"). Through the same act, Michael also designated Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills as a future member of the Royal Family and future "Prince of Romania" with a "Royal Highness" style effective either on his 25th birthday, April 1, 2010, or upon Michael's death, whichever occurs sooner. Children or consorts of the members of the royal family of Romania who do not bear a Royal title, are not recognized as members of the Royal Family according to the new rules, but only as members of the larger family of King Michael I and of the Royal House.

Family of Carol Mircea Hohenzollern

Carol Mircea was the son of King Carol II of Romania and his first wife Zizi Lambrino. Although Carol Mircea was born after the annulment of his parents marriage he won court cases in Portugal, France and Romania recognising him as a legitimate son of Carol II. The family's claimed royal titles and membership of the Royal Family are not recognised by King Michael I of Romania however. Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern opposes King Michael's decision to break ties with the House of Hohenzollern.[8]


  • Paul-Philippe of Romania (born 1948), son of Carol Mircea Hohenzollern.
  • Lia-Georgia Hohenzollern (née Triff) (born 1949), wife of Paul
    • Carol Ferdinand al Romanai (born 2010), son of Paul
  • Alexander Hohenzollern (born 1961), son of Carol Mircea Hohenzollern

Deceased members of the royal family

The Royal House of Romania
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Michael I
Queen Consort:
    Anne
Children
    Princess Margareta
    Princess Elena
    Princess Irina
    Princess Sofia
    Princess Maria
Grandchildren
    Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills
    Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills
    Michael de Roumanie Kreuger
    Angelica de Roumanie Kreuger
    Elisabeta-Maria Biarneix

Family tree

 
 
 
 
 
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
 
Princess Josephine of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Elisabeth of Wied
 
Carol I, King of Romania
 
 
 
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
 
Infanta Antónia of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Maria of Romania
 
 
 
Princess Marie of Edinburgh
 
Ferdinand I, King of Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Elisabeth of Romania
 
Princess Maria of Romania
 
Prince Nicholas of Romania
 
Princess Ileana of Romania
 
Prince Mircea of Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ioana Lambrino
 
Carol II, King of Romania
 
Princess Helen of Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Helene Nagavitzine
 
Prince Carol Mircea of Romania
 
Jeanne Williams
 
 
Michael I, King of Romania
 
Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prince Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern
 
Alexander Hohenzollern
 
Princess Margarita of Romania
 
Princess Elena of Romania
 
Princess Irina of Romania
 
Princess Sophie of Romania
 
Princess Maria of Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carol Ferdinand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prince Nicholas of Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Footnotes

See also

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