Ferdinand I (1865-1927) and Marie of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1875-1938)

[Ish]

Well, Elisabeth, Nicholas, and Mircea had no children, Maria's eldest child wasn't born until 1923, Ileana's eldest was born in 1932. Carol had two sons - Carol Lambrino and Michael I, who would have been 2 and 1 respectively (I earlier mixed up Michael's birth year with his first accession).

The grandchildren of Ferdinand's elder brother, Wilhelm, would have been too young (the eldest being about 2 at the time) and the grandchildren of his younger brother, Karl Anton, had yet to be born.

The siblings of Ferdinand's wife, Marie, did have sons more the right age though. Her brother had no children. Her sister Victoria Melita had a son (Vladimir Kirillovich) who was 5, as was the grandson (Hans Albrecht) of her other sister, Alexandra. Marie's youngest sister, Beatrice, had sons who would have been 12 (Alvaro), 10 (Alonso), and 9 (Ataúlfo).

[USCtrojan]

Originally Posted by Ish

Well, Elisabeth, Nicholas, and Mircea had no children, Maria's eldest child wasn't born until 1923, Ileana's eldest was born in 1932. Carol had two sons - Carol Lambrino and Michael I, who would have been 2 and 1 respectively (I earlier mixed up Michael's birth year with his first accession).

The grandchildren of Ferdinand's elder brother, Wilhelm, would have been too young (the eldest being about 2 at the time) and the grandchildren of his younger brother, Karl Anton, had yet to be born.

The siblings of Ferdinand's wife, Marie, did have sons more the right age though. Her brother had no children. Her sister Victoria Melita had a son (Vladimir Kirillovich) who was 5, as was the grandson (Hans Albrecht) of her other sister, Alexandra. Marie's youngest sister, Beatrice, had sons who would have been 12 (Alvaro), 10 (Alonso), and 9 (Ataúlfo).

He looks like he could have been around 9, so perhaps he is Ataúlfo, Beatrice's son.

[USCtrojan]

Is it true that the queens heart is buried separate from her body, and is in a jeweled casket?

[CyrilVladisla]

Although Ferdinand I became King of Romania in 1914 on the death of his uncle, Carol I, the outbreak of the First World War delayed his coronation.
Ferdinand was crowned in Transylvania in 1922.

In Long to Reign?, A. W. Purdue wrote:

It was well for Queen Marie that Romania entered the war (First World War) on the side of Britain, for her Romanian patriotism co-existed with an equal fervor for her native Britain. As she wrote to her cousin George V: 'I can only tell you dear George that I held firm as only a born Englishwoman can.'

[Cory]

He was crownded in Alba Iulia but not inside the Orthodox Cathedral but in front of it. He was a very devouted Catholic.

[Cory]

Camera Interviews - Queen Marie Of Rumania, At Home (1934) - YouTube

[Cory]

Exhibition dedicated by the Cotroceni National Museum of Bucharest to Queen Maria at the Sazopol Museum in Bulgaria:



Salonul Național de Artă Decorativă Cotroceni, la Sofia. Expoziția Regina Maria – istorie și destin itinerate la Muzeul Arheologic din Sozopol, Bulgaria

[Cory]

VIDEO Regele Carol al II-lea și Regina Maria, vizită la Cluj | Casa Regală a României

[Chubb Fuddler]

Originally Posted by An Ard Ri

Coronation Celebrations at Alba-Iulia in 1922

The boy in the above video is definitely a young King Michael. Of course he was too young to be at his grand parent's coronation, but this video is from 1929, not 1922. It is footage of celebrations at Alba Iulia to commemorate the unification of Greater Romania in 1918.

King Michael at Unification Parade 1929

incoronarea regelui Ferdinand I si a reginei Maria - YouTube

Coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie 1922




The Crown Prince and Crown Princess follow the King and Queen.


King Ferdinand




Queen Marie

[USCtrojan]

Originally Posted by Chubb Fuddler

The boy in the above video is definitely a young King Michael. Of course he was too young to be at his grand parent's coronation, but this video is from 1929, not 1922. It is footage of celebrations at Alba Iulia to commemorate the unification of Greater Romania in 1918.

I wonder how heavy the crown on the queens head is. She sure is bobbing her head around like crazy!

[Chubb Fuddler]

The Queen's Crown weighs 1.85 kg. I think I would be bobbing all over the place with that on my head, or maybe Queen Marie was trying to get the dangly bits to make some noise, like wind chimes.

[Admiral Horthy]

1.85 kg = 4 lbs. Good Grief!

[USCtrojan]

Originally Posted by Chubb Fuddler

The Queen's Crown weighs 1.85 kg. I think I would be bobbing all over the place with that on my head, or maybe Queen Marie was trying to get the dangly bits to make some noise, like wind chimes.

Wow! Talk about heavy!

I don't get the dangling pieces either. I wonder if there is some signing ceremony to them, other than being decorative.

[JR76]

Originally Posted by USCtrojan

Wow! Talk about heavy!

I don't get the dangling pieces either. I wonder if there is some signing ceremony to them, other than being decorative.

If I remember it correctly the crowns worn by the imperial families of the Byzantine empire featured "dangling pieces" and since the Romanians have traditionally stressed their roman heritage maybe it's in reference to that?


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[Chubb Fuddler]

The Hungarian Crown of St Stephen also has dangling bits, so I did a bit of searching and discovered they are called pendilia. As JR76 says, they were a feature of the crowns of Byzantine Emperors. I'm sure Queen Marie would have relished the idea of being a modern-day Byzantine Empress.

Crown of St Stephen with pendilia

[Cory]

Orthodox funerals for a very Catholic King:

King Ferdinand's Funerals | Only in Romania

[eya]

Little strange that . Stay Catholic but buried orthodox.

[LadyFinn]

The National Bank of Romania has issued three new coins dedicated to the 150th anniversary of birth of one of Romania’s more outstanding kings, Ferdinand I.
Extraordinary Romanian Coins Honor King Ferdinand on the 150th Anniversary of His Birth _ Coin Update

[Cory]

The statue of King Ferdinand I of Hohenzollern will return to Ialoveni:

Bustul primului rege al României Mari, Ferdinand I, va fi restabilit la Ialoveni

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Cory

The statue of King Ferdinand I of Hohenzollern will return to Ialoveni:



Bustul primului rege al României Mari, Ferdinand I, va fi restabilit la Ialoveni

Ferdinand was King of Hohenzollern?