Ferdinand I. of Romania

Born Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He succeeded his childless uncle Carol I. as King Ferdinand I. of Romania in 1914.

Son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1835-1905) and his wife Antonia, Infanta of Portugal (1845-1913).

Born: Sigmaringen, Germany 24. Aug 1865

Married: Sigmaringen 10. Jan 1893 Princess Marie of Edinburgh (1875-1937), daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who succeded as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1893 (1844-1900), and his wife Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1853-1920)

Issue:

• Carol II. King of Romania (1893-1953) m. 1918 (ann. 1919) Ioana Lambrino (1898-1953); m. 1921 (div. 1928) Eleni, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1896-1982); m. 1947 Elena Lupescu (c.1895-1977)

• Elisabetha, Princess of Romania (1894-1956) m. 1921 Georgios, Crown Prince of Greece, succeeded as King Georgios II. in 1922 (1890-1947)

• Maria, Princess of Romania (1900-1961) m. 1922 Alexander I. King of Yugoslavia (1888-1934)

• Nicolae, Prince of Romania (1903-1978) m. 1931 Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti (1902/1909-1963); m. 1967 Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello (1913-1997)

• Ileana, Princess of Romania (1909-1991) m. 1931 (div. 1954) Anton, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Tuskany (1901-1987); m. 1954 (div. 1965) Stefan Nikolas Issarescu (1906-2002)

• Mircea, Prince of Romania (1913-1916)

Prince Mircea might have been the child of his wife’s  long-time lover Prinţul (Prince) Barbu Alexandru Ştirbey (1873-1946)

Died: Peleş Castle, Sinaia, Romania

Buried: Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, Romania

  

  

Source:   Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt