Romania

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Ferdinand I
(1865 - 1927)

Ferdinand I, nicknamed Întregitorul (the Unifier), was 
King of Romania from 1914 until 1927.  Although a
 member of Germany's ruling Hohenzollern imperial 
family,  Ferdinand sided against the Central Powers 
in World War I. 

Ferdinand was crowned king of "Greater Romania" in 
a grand ceremony in 1922.  He died from cancer in 
1927, succeeded by his grandson Michael 
under a regency.




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