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  Romania. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Romania occupies, roughly, ancient Dacia, which was a Roman province in the 2d and 3d cent.
An ill-fated alliance (1711) of the princes of Moldavia and Walachia with Peter I of Russia led to Turkish domination of Romania.
Shortly thereafter, Romania annexed Bessarabia from Russia, Bukovina from Austria, and Transylvania and the Banat from Hungary.
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 Romania - Encyclopedia.com
Romania's acquisition of Bukovina, Transylvania, part of the Banat (the rest going to Yugoslavia [now in Serbia]), and Crişana-Maramureş (until then a part of Hungary) was confirmed by the treaties of Saint-Germain (1919) and Trianon (1920), but the USSR did not recognize Romania's seizure of Bessarabia.
Romania was powerless (1940) to resist Soviet demands for Bessarabia and N Bukovina or to oppose Bulgarian and Hungarian demands, backed by Germany, for the S Dobruja, the Banat, Crişana-Maramureş, and part of Transylvania.
Romania's nitrogen and methanol industries: with one of the largest fertilizer and methanol industries in eastern Europe, Romania has had to adapt to the changing circumstances produced by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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  Prince Nicholas of Romania - Biocrawler
Prince Nicholas (1903-1978) was the second son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania.
Because of Micahel's youth, a regency council had to be formed, and Prince Nicholas was forced to abandon his career in the British navy in order to return home to serve on the council.
Nicholas wanted to marry a divorced woman but was aware that it might be embarrassing for Carol to have to authorize such a marriage.
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 Romania (10/07)
Romania's location gives it a continental climate, particularly in Moldavia and Wallachia (geographic areas east of the Carpathians and south of the Transylvanian Alps, respectively) and to a lesser extent in centrally located Transylvania, where the climate is more moderate.
Romania was an ally of the Entente and the U.S. in World War I, and was granted substantial territories with Romanian populations, notably Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina, after the war.
Romania is a country of considerable potential: rich agricultural lands; diverse energy sources (coal, oil, natural gas, hydro, and nuclear); a substantial industrial base encompassing almost the full range of manufacturing activities; an educated work force; and opportunities for expanded development in tourism on the Black Sea and in the Carpathian mountains.
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 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Romania
During this period, when Romania suffered great losses on the front and Germany called for an increase in Romanian participation, the Union's board employed the argument that Romania, being an ally of the Third Reich, and thus a sovereign state, did not have to accept anti-Jewish laws that were applied only to German satellite countries.
The Jewish community of Romania is an aging one; 25.51% of all Jews in Romania belong to the age category 41–60 and 46.2% to the age category 60–80.
Romania has consistently campaigned for a political settlement of the Near East conflict and for a solution that will guarantee the territorial integrity and independence of all states in the region and lead to the withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied after the Six-Day War.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/romania.html   (14922 words)

  
 Genealogy of the Royal Family of Romania
HRH Elena Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern
HRH Irina Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern
HRH Sophia Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern
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 National revival in Romania, 1848-1866
However, when revolution came to Romania in 1848, it was not directed primarily at Turkish landlords (as was the case in Serbia and Greece) nor did the revolutionaries have a goal like the revival of a Greek Empire in the East.
The princely hospodars were elected from the boyar class, but in 1711 the Moldavian prince collaborated with an invading Russian army.
Princes would be elected by the boyars for set terms of seven years, increasing their autonomy.
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 Dorothy Hibbard's summer in Romania, 1921
Prince Nicholas - who, for some reason, was called Jeffy by his friends - hadn't yet come back when we arrived.
But unfortunately there was no suitable Crown Prince available, and so it looked as though she would have to choose between A and B. Someone told me later that A was Alexander of Jugo-Slavia, and B was Boris of Bulgaria.
Prince Carol was a heavy young man, and I seldom heard him say anything at all, but his wife, Princess Helen, was beautiful and had great charm.
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 Masterpiece Theatre | The Lost Prince | The Insider! Lost Royals! | The Real Duchess!
Nicholas II upheld his father's oppressive policies, inciting socialist groups to agitate for his overthrow.
On March 15, 1917, Nicholas was forced to abdicate.
When Princess Irene met the woman, she denied that she resembled Anastasia, though she later admitted, "She is similar, she is similar." Irene's son, Prince Sigismund, Anastasia's childhood friend, was convinced that Anderson was the grand duchess.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Prince Nicholas of Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: )
HRH Elena Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern
HRH Irina Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern
HRH Sophia Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern
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 Nicholas of Romania . Enpsychlopedia
Prince Nicholas of Romania (Romanian: Nicolae de România; also known, after 1937, as Nicolae Brana; August 5, 1903—1978) was the second son of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania.
Nicholas was at first delighted when Carol returned home to Romania in 8 June 1930 (becoming King Carol II and thus putting an end to the regency arrangement).
Nicholas was married twice: on October 28, 1931 to Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti (1902–February 17, 1963) and in June 1967 to a Brazilian, Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello, with no issue of either marriage.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Regent
Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium from 1944 to 1950
After the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the throne of the Grand Duke of Finland was vacant and according to the constitution of 1772, a regent was installed by the Finnish Parliament during the first two years of Finnish independence, before the country was declared a republic.
Prince Albrecht of Prussia (1885–1906), during the interregnum following the death of Duke Wilhelm in 1884, when the throne could not be filled due to the status of the heir, the Duke of Cumberland, as an enemy of the Reich.
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 Romania: History — FactMonster.com
An ill-fated alliance (1711) of the princes of Moldavia and Walachia with Peter I of Russia led to Turkish domination of Romania.
Shortly thereafter, Romania annexed Bessarabia from Russia, Bukovina from Austria, and Transylvania and the Banat from Hungary.
Romania's acquisition of Bukovina, Transylvania, part of the Banat (the rest going to Yugoslavia [now in Serbia]), and Crişana-Maramureş (until then a part of Hungary) was confirmed by the treaties of Saint-Germain (1919) and Trianon (1920), but the USSR did not recognize Romania's seizure of Bessarabia.
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 CER | Romania: Greening up at Bucharest environment summit
WWF President Prince Philip said, "The purpose of the summit and of the declaration is to proclaim the commitment of the participating governments to the protection of the Danube-Carpathian region, and I think it is a remarkable political achievement." (RFE, 2 May 2001)
Romania and the Southeast Europe Stability Pact are looking at the possibility of sharing the cost estimated at USD 2.5 million.
Romania is the only candidate country seeking accession to the European Union whose citizens have to have visas for travel within the EU zone.
www.ce-review.org /01/16/romanianews16.html   (876 words)

  
 Romania
In 1881 the parliament proclaimed Romania a kingdom, and Charles was crowned in Bucharest's cathedral with a crown fashioned from an Ottoman cannon seized at Plevna.
Romania's leaders refused to participate in the subsequent German-Soviet armistice negotiations; once the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, however, Romania had little choice but to agree to a preliminary armistice.
Romania's occupation of Budapest deepened ongoing Hungarian bitterness at the Paris conference against Bratianu, who stubbornly opposed the partition of the Banat and provisions of the treaties guaranteeing rights of minority ethnic groups.
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 Science Fair Projects - Prince Nicholas of Romania
Prince Nicholas (1903-1978) was the second son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania.
Because of Micahel's youth, a regency council had to be formed, and Prince Nicholas was forced to abandon his career in the British navy in order to return home to serve on the council.
Nicholas wanted to marry a divorced woman but was aware that it might be embarrassing for Carol to have to authorize such a marriage.
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 Prince Nicholas of Romania - TheBestLinks.com - June, 1925, 1930, 1927, ...
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Nicholas wanted to marry a divorced woman but was aware that it might be embarassing for Carol to have to authorize such a marriage.
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 Iasi | Travel To Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Iasi is the capital and largest city of both Iasi county and the region of Moldova, Romania.
Iasi is situated in the region of Moldova in northeastern Romania.
Being one of the largest cities in Romania, Iasi is one of the hubs of the InterCity network of fast and comfortable trains that helps connecting it with other important areas of the country.
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 Rome and Romania, Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, etc.
The instructive comparison is with the practice in Islâm, where the purpose of a mosque was similar to that of a church.
As the traditional units, largely familiar from the 5th Century, fell back from the collapsing frontiers, they were settled on the land in Anatolia, to be paid directly from local revenues instead of from the Treasury, whose tax base from Syria and Egypt had disappeared.
The final fall of Ravenna to the Lombards in 751 led to the intervention of the Franks in Italy, at the urging of the Pope.
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 Montenet - History of Montenegro: Nicholas I Petrovic (1860-1918)
Nicholas was sent to France in 1858 for an intensive education.
A year later (1876), the rebel leaders met in Grahovo and proclaimed Prince Nicholas of Montenegro as the Prince of Herzegovina and asked him to be their ruler.
Prince Nicholas took the initiative and counterattacked the Turkish forces that were coming from the North, South and the West.
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 Royal Genealogies Part 24
Carol was crowned as the first king of Romania in 1881.
NOTES: The demented Prince Otto was proclaimed King in spite of his mental derangement and his uncle Prince Luitpold was appointed Regent.
Prince Otto showed serious signs of madness on 27 May 1875 and not long afterwards was deprived of his freedom.
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 Romanian Monasteries - Bucovina - Probota
In the middle is a niche with a painted figure of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of the church.
Below the saint is a beautifully carved coat of arms of Moldavia, with an inscription which says: "This monastery was built by Prince Petru in 7038 (1530) and was surrounded (by a wall) after his death by Princess Elena and her children Prince Iliaş and {tefan and Constantin in 7058 (1550), on September 4".
The Church of St. Nicholas stands nearly in the middle of it with its main apse towards the gate tower.
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 First World War.com - Vintage Photographs - Royalty
Prince Leopold of Bavaria, conqueror of Warsaw, riding in Poland
Prince Andreas at the head of the Greek Army
Admirals Beatty and Rodman, King George V and the Prince of Wales
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 boys clothing: European royalty--Romania
Romania was a part of the Roman being known as the province of Dacia.
Romania at the turn of the century was in a period of transition from the predominant feudal relationships to capitalism.
Romania declared neutrality in 1939 when the World War II began, the same policy as at the beginning of the World War I. Romania was partionioned, however, by the secret German-Soviet Ribbentrop-Molotov pact in 1939.
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 Constantin Roman | Collectons & Interests
the Principalities of Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia (present-day Romania
Born in Moldavia, educated in Istanbul, to become a true Renaissance figure Cantemir spoke and wrote fluently in several languages, was ennobled by the Tzar after the battle of the Pruth in 1711 and became a member of the Berlin Academy.
Portraits of Princes Dimitrie Cantemir, Antiochus Cantemir, Eugene of Savoya and Brancovan
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 BUCHAREST, Romania - Official Travel and Tourism Information
In the 15th century, the princely court of Vlad Tepes (thought to have been the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula) was established here and by the end of the 17th century, the city had become the capital of the province of Walachia.
At the center of the historic area are the remains of the Old Princely Court (Curtea Veche), built in the 15th century by Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad Dracula.
Romania's leading art museum was founded in 1948 to house the former Royal Collection, which included Romanian and European art dating from the 15th to the 20th century.
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Prince and Princess Paul of Romania attended the unveiling of Queen Mary's coronation gown at the National History Museum.
It took several years for this dress to be restored to its original splendor.
Queen Mary wore this dress at the crowning of her cousin, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
www.printulpaulderomania.ro /arhiva/history_museum_en.php   (57 words)

  
 TIMISOARA, Romania - Official Travel and Tourism Information
Built during the rule of Carol Robert, Prince de Anjou, it was completed by Iancu of Hundeoara and redesigned by the Habsburgs in the 18th century.
South and east of the Bega Canal are the Josefin, Elisabetin and Fabric residential districts, true gems of Jugendstil, or art nouveau, architecture, built mainly in the late 19th century.
Set amid one of Romania’s most beautiful mountain ranges, Retezat National Park claims more some of the highest rocky peaks (such as Retezatu and Peleagu, both more than 8,202 ft. in height) reflected in a string of over 80 clear glacial lakes.
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 Nicholas Mavrogenes
1790) was a Phanariote Prince of Wallachia (reigned 1786-1789).
He lived among the sailors (for the rest of his life, he preferred to wear sailor's clothes in private),[1] and was chosen Dragoman of Hasan Pasha, the commander of the Ottoman Fleet.
One of his first decrees was issued four days later, when he announced that all the people of Wallachia could address their grievances directly to him.
www.mlahanas.de /Greece/History/Portraits/NicholasMavrogenes.html   (1260 words)

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