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House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 
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
HRH Prince Radu, born on 7 June 1960 - HRH Princess Helena (Elena), born on 15 November 1950
Alexander Philips Nixon McAteer, born on 22 October 1964- HRH Prince Nicholas, born on 1 April 1985
- Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills, born on 4 January 1989
- HRH Princess Irina, born on 28 February 1953
John Wesley Walker, born on 30 December 1945- Michael de Roumanie Kreuger, born on 25 February 1985
- Angelica de Roumanie Kreuger, born on 29 December 1986
Richard Robert Knight- Countney Bianca Knight, born on 31 May 2007
- HRH Princess Sophie, born on 29 October 1957
- Elisabeth-Maria Biarneix, born on 15 August 1999
- 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.
- HRH Crown Princess Margarita, born on 26 March 1949
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 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 - King Carol I of Romania
- Queen Elisabeth of Romania
- King Ferdinand I of Romania
- Queen Marie of Romania
- King Carol II of Romania
- Princess Elisabeth of Romania
- Princess Maria of Romania
- Prince Nicholas of Romania
- Princess Ileana of Romania
- Prince Mircea of Romania
- King Carol II of Romania
- Queen Mother Helen of Romania
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
- ^ a b Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania, The Romanian royal family website as retrieved on January 13, 2008
- ^ "General" Evenimentul Zilei
- ^ (Romanian) "Princess Margarita, heiress to the throne of Romania," Evenimentul Zilei, December 30, 2007
- ^ (Romanian) Communique, December 30, 2007 – The Press Bureau of His Majesty King Michael I, Elisabeta Palace, The Romanian Royal Family website as of December 30, 2007
- ^ (Romanian) "A Dynastical Constitution," Romania libera, January 9, 2008
- ^ (Romanian) "The King and Margarita – On The "Day of the Republic" The King Designated His Successor", Jurnalul National daily
- ^ (Romanian) "The Actor Duda in The Role of A Lifetime: Prince Consort of Romania," Cotidianul, January 3, 2008
- ^ "King Michael Breaks Ties With Hohenzollerns". theroyaluniverse.com. http://theroyaluniverse.com/breaking-romanian-links-hohenzollerns/. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
See also
- Line of succession to the Romanian throne
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Order of Carol I
- The Royal Collection of Contemporary Art - Romania
External links
- The official website of The Romanian Royal House
- Website of Prince Paul of Romania
- Royal Romania History
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