‘The Crown of Romania’ trailer

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Diana Mandache, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, King Carol II of Romania, King Ferdinand, King Michael of Romania, Regele Carol I, Regele Carol II, Regele Ferdinand, Regele Mihai, Valentin Mandache

This is a trailer from the documentary film entitled “Coroana Romaniei” (“The Crown of Romania”), directed by Marian Baciu from Sahia Studios in Bucharest, produced in 2010. The author of this blog presents the reigns of King Carol I, King Carol II, and His Majesty King Michael, together with the historian Valentin Mandache. King Ferdinand and his achievements are likewise surveyed. DM

Bucharest recovers its royal past: the equestrian statue of King Carol I

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HRH Princess Margarita of Romania, Bucharest, 6 December 2010

HRH Princess Margarita and HRH Prince Radu, representatives of HM King Michael and HM Queen Anne, at the re-inauguration of King Carol I equestrian statue in Bucharest, 6 Dec 2010 (©Valentin Mandache)

 

Old photo from the early 1940s showing the original statue of King Carol I by Ivan Mestrovic, Bucharest (Diana Mandache collection)

The original statue was the master-work of the famous Croatian/ Yugoslav sculptor Ivan Mestovic and has been inaugurated on 10 May 1939, the National Day of the Romanian Kingdom.  The statue has been pulled down by the communist government in 1948, a few months after the forced abdication of the King Michael, in a barbaric show of force using Soviet tanks to tear down the structure.

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Less known painting of King Carol I in his early years in Romania

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King Carol I at his desk, Cotroceni Palace (1870s), painting by Carol Popp de Szathmary (Diana Mandache's Weblog: Royal History)

King Carol I of Romania at his  desk in the old Palace at Cotroceni (Bucharest), 1870s.

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Weekly Picture: King Carol I of Romania, Birthday anniversary

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see Reminiscences of the King of Romania (1899)

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I endeavor in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

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Prince Carol of Romania’s Image in a French Newspaper 1866

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The old images – photographs, engravings etc – are the most suggestive descriptions for a historic epoch, with an excellent visual impact. For this reason I choose to post on my blog many different images showing European royals in various moments of their life. Here is one such example showing the founder of the Romanian dynasty, Prince Karl Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, shortly after he arrived in his adoptive country in May 1866. This is one one of his earliest images in a French newspaper,  L’Univers Illustre (July 1866).

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Weekly Picture: Grand Duke Vladimir’s family together with the Romanian Royals

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Families getting together: the Romanian Royals with the Grand Duke Vladimir, his wife and son at Sinaia, Pelesh Castle. (Weekly Picture: Diana Mandache's Weblog: Royal History)

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I endeavour in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

Weekly picture: ©Diana Mandache’s weblog Royal History

Weekly Picture: Royal stationery mark

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Royal stationery mark from Pelesh Castle (Weekly Picture 4 January 2010. Diana Mandache's Weblog on Royal History)

Exquisite royal stationery mark from Pelesh Castle (Sinaia, Romania), 1900.

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I endeavour in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

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On this day Princess Elizabeth of Wied married Prince Carol of Romania 140 years ago

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On 3/15 November 1869 the palace in Neuwied and every single house in the town was decorated with flags and garlands. At half past five the marriage procession started and proceeded to a salon which had been arranged as a Catholic chapel. After this ceremonial they proceeded down the staircase to a hall below richly arranged as a Protestant chapel. The royal couple made their sacre promise on their knees, exchanged rings. The text of the sermon was aptly chosen, as alluding to the difficulties and troubles which were to be encountered in the far-off Eastern country: “Whither thou goest, I will go : and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God”.  The thunder of cannons announced that the marriage was concluded.

A reception and a state dinner was held at the  Neuwied Castle. In the image below is the royal menu served with that occasion at Neuwied.

Source: RNL

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On this day 196 years ago Josephine Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born

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Josephine Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Carol I's mother (Pelesh Castle Museum collection). Weekly Picture: Diana Mandache's weblog Royal History

Josephine Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (b. Princess of Baden), daughter of Stéphanie de Beauharnais and Grand Duke Karl Ludwig Friedrich von Baden.

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Weekly Picture: The Royal Palace, Bucharest

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The Royal Palace, Bucharest (Calea Victoriei Avenue), old postcard, late 19th century, chromolithography - Diana Mandache's Weblog Royal History

I endeavour in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

Weekly picture: Diana Mandache’s weblog Royal History.

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On this day 139 years ago Princess Maria of Hohenzollern (Itty) was born

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Princess Maria of Hohenzollern, the Romanian daughter of King Carol I (Pelesh Castle Museum collection) - Diana Mandache's Weblog Royal History

Maria, the only child of King Carol I of Romania and Queen Elizabeth, has been born on 8 September 1870. For more details click here

Official letter announcing Tsar Nicholas II’s accession to the throne sent to King Carol I of Romania

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The imperial heralds, clad in brilliant uniforms, accompanied by trumpeters, announced on 2 November 1894 the death of Tsar Alexander III and the accession to the throne of Nicholas II. With the occasion of his accession to the throne, Tsar Nicholas II wrote a series of official letters announcing the event to other chiefs of state. One of them reached King Carol I of Romania, through the special imperial envoy General Count Kutuzov. The letter was received by the Romanian King on 9/21 December 1894.

Monsieur Mon Frére,

Appelé à succeder a mon Père bien aimé, l’Empereur Alexandre III, d’impérissable mémoire, je charge le General Major de ma suite, Comte Polenistchew-Koutuzow de se render auprès de Votre Majesté afin de Lui notifier mon avénement au tron de toutes des Russies, de Pologne et de Finlande en La priant de croire au soin tout particulier que j’apporterai à cultiver et à resserrer les liens de confiance et d’amitié entre nos Estats voisins. Les souvenirs glorioux qui les unissent me permettent de compter de la part de Votre Majesté, sur une réciprocité de sentiments et une conformité de vues que j’accueillerais avec d’autant plus de satisfaction qu’elle répondrait à l’estime et à l’attachement avec lesquels je suis,

Monsieur Mon Frére,   de Votre Majesté

le bon frére

Nicholas

St Petersbourg, Le 28 Novembre 1894

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Louis Bleriot and his airplane in Romania

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On this day, one hundred years ago Louis Bleriot made the first crossing of the English Channel in an airplane, thus starting the feat of modern aviation. His airplane is practically identical with any modern light aircraft in terms of structural elements and engine.

Romania at that time was an unlikely aviation pioneer. People like Traian Vuia or Aurel Vlaicu were seminal inventors and creators of remarkable early airplanes. That was spurred by the country’s economic flourishing (as one of the important grain exporters of Europe), the circulation of ideas in the then globalised world of late Victorian period and also very importantly the royal patronage of KING CAROL I, a very technologically minded monarch, expert in modern machinery and keen to industrialise Romania.

Louis Bleriot airplane, Bucharest October 1909

It is thus not a coincidence that Louis Bleriot was invited in Romania for demonstration flights viewed also by the king and the royal court. I found an interesting photograph from that event in Bucharest, Baneasa hippodrome, on 18 October 1909, where the very airplane which crossed the Channel is shown during a repair session after a mechanical break down. ©Valentin & Diana Mandache

Romanian Royal Family History – New exhibition in Bucharest – Introductory Video

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I made a short film covering most of the exhibited art objects that belonged  or refer to the Romanian Royal Family. The exhibition is at the National History Museum of Romania between 8 May-14 June 2009.  ©Diana Mandache

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New exhibition on the Romanian Royal Family

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The National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest is hosting a new exhibition on the Romanian Royal Family, scheduled for opening at the end of next week. I am one of the organisers and plan to write more in a forthcoming post about this important royal history event after 10 May (Romania’s National Royal Day) when the exhibition will be in full swing. I also contributed with a number of exhibits from my own collection, among them a series of letters between Queen Mother Helen and Prince Leonid Lieven. Stars of the exhibition are some rare portrait paintings loaned from the National Museum of Arts Queen Marie, King Carol I, King Ferdinand, Princess Elisabeta, King Michael and his mother Queen Helen. ©Diana Mandache

see the video here