Prince Nicolae of Romania

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Prince Nicolae of Romania

Birth
Sinaia, Oraş Sinaia, Prahova, Romania
Death
9 Jun 1978 (aged 74)
Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Burial
Prilly, District de l'Ouest lausannois, Vaud, Switzerland Add to Map
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Prince Nicholas was the second son of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania, and served as Chief Regent of Romania from 1927-1930 during the minority of his young nephew King Michael.

After attending Eton College, he served in the British Royal Navy. He held the titles of Air Marshal of the Romanian Air Force, honorary Lieutenant of the British Royal Navy, Knight of the Order of Ferdinand I of Romania, Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Grand Cross of the Légion d'Honneur, Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold I of Belgium; Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakia, of Karađorđević of Yugoslavia, of Holy Saviour of Greece; held the chain or Order of Carol I of Romania, and the Order of the White Eagle of Poland.

He was married twice: firstly in 1931 to Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti (b 1902 d 1963), and lastly to Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello in 1967. He had no children.
Prince Nicholas was the second son of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania, and served as Chief Regent of Romania from 1927-1930 during the minority of his young nephew King Michael.

After attending Eton College, he served in the British Royal Navy. He held the titles of Air Marshal of the Romanian Air Force, honorary Lieutenant of the British Royal Navy, Knight of the Order of Ferdinand I of Romania, Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Grand Cross of the Légion d'Honneur, Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold I of Belgium; Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakia, of Karađorđević of Yugoslavia, of Holy Saviour of Greece; held the chain or Order of Carol I of Romania, and the Order of the White Eagle of Poland.

He was married twice: firstly in 1931 to Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti (b 1902 d 1963), and lastly to Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello in 1967. He had no children.