Episode 2 of 2

Coronation of Carol I

When
May 1881
Where
unspecified
Part of
Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is crowned King of Romania

Carol I was crowned King of Romania in May 1881, following the parliamentary proclamation of the kingdom in March. This event established the Romanian royal family.

The coronation took place in May 1881, marking the transition from Prince to King. Sources cite conflicting dates for the ceremony: one states 10 May, while another dates the kingdom's beginning to 25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1881 with the crowning. No passage specifies the ceremony's location.

Sources

  1. Kingdom of Romania Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
  2. Carol I of Romania Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.