Michael King of Romania
- Category : Notable-Famous-Royal-family
- Type : PSE
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Wishes 2
Biography
Romanian royalty, the son of King Carol II and Queen Helen of Greece and Denmark. The last King of Romania, he reigned from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his abdication on 30 December 1947, when he was dethroned by the communists. He remained a Prince of Hohenzollern until 10 May 2011, when he renounced the title.
On 10 June 1948 he married Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. Michael and Queen Anne had five daughters.
On 2 March 2016, the Royal Council announced King Michael's retirement from public life; with tasks assumed by Crown Princess Margareta, his daughter. After surgery, King Michael was diagnosed with chronic leukemia and metastatic epidermoid carcinoma and faced a complex and lengthy treatment. On 5 December 2017, Michael died at his residence in Aubonne, Switzerland at the age of 96.