KINO OF RUMANIA.
HIS DEATH REPORTED. END OF LONG ILLNESS. rtY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—C-OPYRIGUi. LONDON, July 19. The Exchange’s Berlin “correspondent reports the death of King Ferdinand of Rumania, at the age of 62 yaers. The Council of Regency lias taken oier the administration. The late King of Rumania was born at Sigmaringen on August 24, 1865. He was a son of Leopold, a member of the non-reigning and Roman Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern family. In 1866 his uncle Charles had been chosen King of Rumania, and, as his heir, Ferdinand succeeded to the throne in October, 1914. The Great War was then in progress, but it was not until 1916 that Ferdinand joined in on the side of the Allies. The land was soon over-run by Austro-Germans, and during the difficult period that followed there were rumours of the King’s abdication; but these did not materialise and the end of the war saw him again in possession of his country. In 1893 Ferdinand married Alarie. a cousin of King George V.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 21 July 1927, Page 5
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173KINO OF RUMANIA. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 21 July 1927, Page 5
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