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  1. Michael I ( Romanian: Mihai I [miˈhaj]; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.

  2. May 31, 2024 · Michael (born October 25, 1921, Sinaia, Romania—died December 5, 2017, Aubonne, Switzerland) was the king of Romania and, during World War II, a principal leader of the coup d’état of August 1944, which severed Romania’s connection with the Axis powers.

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  3. On 5 December 2017, Michael I of Romania, former head of the House of Romania and former King of Romania from 1927 to 1930 and 1940 to 1947, died at his private residence in Switzerland at the age of 96, in the presence of his youngest daughter Princess Maria.

  4. Dec 5, 2017 · King Michael of Romania, who was credited with pre-emptively saving thousands of lives in World War II when, at 22, he had the audacity to arrest the country’s dictator, a puppet of Hitler,...

  5. Learn about the life and reign of King Michael I, the last king of Romania, who faced political turmoil, war and communism. Discover his achievements, his role in changing sides in World War II and his exile and return to Romania.

  6. Romania's former King Michael I has died in Switzerland at the age of 96, a year after being diagnosed with cancer. King Michael ruled Romania twice, from 1927 to 1930 and then from 1940 to...

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  8. Dec 5, 2017 · King Michael I of Romania, who died on Tuesday (December 5), reigned twice in the country, but most of his life was spent in exile. The former monarch was born the son of Carol II of Romania.