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The former Romanian royal family, a branch of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty, ruled Romania until 1947, when the country became a republic. Members of the former royal family include the former King Michael of Romania, his consort Queen Anne, and several of their daughters. Some descendants have adopted the surname "of Romania." There are also descendants of Michael's older half-brother Carol Lambrino (also known as "Carol Hohenzollern" and "Carol Mircea Grigore of Romania" or, in Romanian, ''al României'', on his amended Romanian birth certificate)〔("General" ) Evenimentul Zilei〕), whose legitimacy was disputed and who were not recognised as members of the royal family during the monarchy by King Ferdinand, King Carol II or by King Michael. Michael publicly renounced for himself, the former queen and their five daughters any claim to the titles of "Prince/Princess of Hohenzollern", styles which were not recognised under German laws since 1919 but had been attributed, along with the Romanian royal titles, to members of the Romanian dynasty in such subsequently published sources as the ''Almanach de Gotha'' and ''Burke's Guide to the Royal Family''〔Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). ''Burke's Guide to the Royal Family'', Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 295-296. ISBN 0-220-66222-3〕 ==Descendants of the former royal family== *HM King Michael I, The King of Romania (age ) HM Queen Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte, The Queen of Romania (age ) * *HRH Princess Margareta, The Crown Princess of Romania (age ) HRH Prince Radu of Romania (age ) * *HRH Princess Elena of Romania (age ) HE Mr. Alexander Philips Nixon McAteer (age ) * * *HRH Prince Nicholas Michael of Romania (age ) * * *HE Miss Elisabeta Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (age ) * *Mrs. Irina Walker (born Princess of Romania) (age ) Mr. John Wesley Walker (age ) * * *Mr. Michael Torsten de Roumanie Kreuger (age ) Mrs. Tara Littlefield de Roumanie Kreuger * * * *Mr. Kohen Kreuger (age ) * * *Mrs. Angelica Margaretta Bianca de Roumanie Kreuger Knight (age ) Mr. Richard Robert Knight (age ) * * * *Miss Courtney Bianca Knight (age ) * * * *Miss Diana Knight (age ) * *HRH Princess Sophie of Romania (age ) * * *HE Miss Elisabeth Maria de Roumanie Biarneix (age ) * *HRH Princess Maria of Romania (age ) Daughters of Romania's kings, such as Margareta, Elena, Irina and Sophie, as well as their descendants, had no rights of succession to the Romanian throne during the monarchy's existence in accordance with the Salic law enshrined in both the defunct royal Romanian Constitution of 1923 and the defunct Statute of the Romanian royal house, dated 1884. On 30 December 2007 in a private ceremony,〔 ("Princess Margarita, heiress to the throne of Romania," ) Evenimentul Zilei, December 30, 2007〕〔 (Communique, December 30, 2007 – The Press Bureau of His Majesty King Michael I, Elisabeta Palace, ) (The Romanian Royal Family website ) as of December 30, 2007〕 King Michael issued a declaration in the form of a statute,〔 ("A Dynastical Constitution," ) Romania libera, January 9, 2008〕 (an act of symbolic significance in the absence of its approval by the Parliament)〔 ("The King and Margarita – On The "Day of the Republic" The King Designated His Successor" ), Jurnalul National daily〕〔 ("The Actor Duda in The Role of A Lifetime: Prince Consort of Romania )," Cotidianul, January 3, 2008〕 promulgating new ''Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania'',〔(''Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania'' ), (The Romanian royal family website ) as retrieved on January 13, 2008〕 Michael therein purported to add his daughters and grandchildren to the line of succession to Romania's former throne and to the headship of the former Royal House, further explicitly banning any other foreigners belonging to any other royal or princely house from succeeding. On the same occasion he asked the Romanian Parliament to abolish the Salic law, should it consider restoring the monarchy (see "Line of succession to the Romanian throne"). By the same act, Michael designated his grandson Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills as a future member of the deposed Royal Family and future "Prince of Romania" with the style of ''Royal Highness'', effective either on his 25th birthday, 1 April 2010, or upon Michael's death, whichever might occur sooner. Children and consorts of the members of the family who do not bear a royal title are not recognised as members of the former Royal Family according to the new rules. 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「Romanian royal family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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