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The succession order to the (defunct) throne of Romania depends on the interpretation of the applicable laws, either the Romanian kingdom's last democratic constitution, that of 1923, or the new Statute of the Royal House of Romania, named ''Fundamental Rules of the Romanian Royal House'',〔(Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania ), (The Romanian Royal Family website ) as retrieved on 6 January 2007〕 privately enacted by King Michael on 30 December 2007 in an attempt to replace the old 1884 Law of the Statute. The defunct 1923 Constitution stipulates Salic Law, that is agnatic primogeniture, whereas the legally non-binding Fundamental Rules of 2007 attempt to establish a male-preference primogeniture succession. ==Present situation== King Michael has no sons, nor are there any undisputed legitimate male-line male descendants of the previous kings of Romania, there is at present no one from the Romanian Royal Family in the line of succession to the throne, if the succession follows the defunct 1923 constitution. There are male line descendants of King Carol II: Prince Paul of Romania (b. 1948), his son Prince Carol Ferdinand of Romania (b. 2010) and Alexandru Hohenzollern (b. 1961). Paul and Alexandru are the sons of Carol Mircea Hohenzollern, also known as Carol Mircea Grigore of Romania according to his Romanian birth certificate,〔("General" ), ''Evenimentul Zilei''〕 issue of King Carol's first marriage to Zizi Lambrino. Their grandparents' marriage had been declared null and void by the Parliament of the Kingdom of Romania.〔Easterman, A.L., ''King Carol, Hitler and Lupescu''. London:Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1942. p. 33–34.〕 In 1955, however, a Portuguese court declared Carol Mircea as former King Carol II's legitimate son, a ruling later confirmed by a Parisian court . The court rulings allowed him to bear the surname Hohenzollern and inherit a portion of his father's properties, but did not confer him any dynastic rights to the defunct Romanian throne or rights to bear a princely title and style, despite his use of both.〔("Prince Paul of Romania" by Guy Stair Sainty )〕 In October 1995, a similar Romanian court ruling recognized that he was legitimate son of Carol II, allowing him the right to bear the surname "al României" and calling into question〔('Bastard' Romanian prince goes legitimate )〕 the status of Michael. The court ruling was used by Paul to claim the title Prince.〔 The argument which appears prevalent is that Mircea Carol's sons are not entitled to succession rights, due to the non-dynastic nature of their grandparents' marriage.〔 Moreover, Carol Mircea never claimed any right to the Romanian throne,〔("An Innocent Had Gone," ) ''Jurnalul National'', 30 January 2006〕 unlike his son, Paul. Following King Michael's abdication, the line of succession was discussed during a meeting between Michael, his uncle Prince Nicholas of Romania, and Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891-1965). Shortly after this meeting, the spokesman of Carol II, in an interview with the French paper ''Le Figaro'', expressed his strong support for Prince Frederick, additionally asserting that Michael would never regain the throne.〔''Michael of Romania: The King and the Country'' by Ivor Porter, page 195, ISBN 0-7509-3847-1〕 Michael refused to ever again see his father, Carol II, after Carol's abdication in 1940.〔 (''Monique Urdareanu on Elena Lupescu and Carol II'' ), ''Ziua'', 14 January 2006. Quote: "Voia mult sa-si vada fiul, dar dupa plecarea din Romania nu l-a mai intalnit niciodata. (...) Regele Carol a incercat de multe ori si era gata sa-si intalneasca fiul oriunde, dar regele Mihai a refuzat intotdeauna." Translation: "He wanted a lot to see his son, but after his departure from Romania he never met him again. (...) King Carol tried many times and was ready to meet his son anywhere, but king Michael always refused."〕〔 (Summary of Carol II's memoirs, volume VI (1949-1951) ), (the website of "Curtea Veche" publishing house ), as retrieved on 22 February 2008〕 Michael even refused to come to his father's funeral in Portugal or the reinterment of his remains in Romania, at Curtea de Arges.〔(''King Carol II’s remains are returned to Romania'' ), the website of the London-based NGO (Centre for Romanian Studies ), as retrieved on 26 January 2008〕 According to the succession provisions of the kingdom's last democratic Constitution, that of 1923, agnatic primogeniture (also known as "Salic law") determines who inherits the throne. After two intervening changes of regime, that constitution no longer carries legal weight, but it retains the weight of a tradition.〔 ("The King and Margarita - On The "Day of the Republic" The King Designated His Successor" ), ''Jurnalul National'', 2 January 2008〕 It must also be said that the German Hohenzollerns in the succession line descend from the previously mentioned Prince Frederick, the oldest son of Prince Wilhelm. Prince Wilhelm, along with his father, Prince Leopold, renounced his rights to the Romanian throne in favor of his younger brother, the future King Ferdinand.〔 (''Ferdinand I - The King of The Great Reunification'' ), ''Jurnalul National'', 19 July 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Line of succession to the former Romanian throne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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