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The former King Michael of Romania, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving head of state from the second world war. Trapped between two giant war machines, he was eventually ousted by the...

Michael, (born October 25, 1921, Sinaia, Romania—died December 5, 2017, Aubonne, Switzerland), king of Romania and, during World War II, a principal leader of the coup d’état of August 1944, which severed Romania’s connection with the Axis powers.

King Michael I of Romania [1] [2] [3] (25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017), reigned as King of Romania for two periods. [4] He was king from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and again from 6 September 1940, until forced to abdicate by the Communist Party of Romania.

Michael I of Romania, 1921-2017. Princess Margareta of Romania, born 1949, the current Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1) Princess Elena of Romania. Nicholas Medforth-Mills (Removed from line of succession in 2015) Maria Alexandra de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (born 2020) Michael de Roumanie-Medforth-Mills (born 2022)

Michael I ( Romanian: Mihai I [miˈhaj]; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.

Michael I was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.

Michael I (Romanian language: Mihai I [miˈhaj]; born 25 October 1921) is the former king of Romania. He reigned from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and again from 6 September 1940 until 30 December 1947 when he was forced to abdicate by the government controlled by the Communist Party of Romania.

King Michael I. Son of Crown Prince Carol of Romania and Crown princess Helene, Michael was born on 25 October 1921, in the Foișor castle, and baptised in the Orthodox religion, with the name of the Voivod Michael the Brave. Since his childhood, Michael discovered the values of duty, faith and motherland, values which ennobled the reign of his ...