Ferdinand the Unifier

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Ferdinand the Unifier was the King of Romania who led the country through World War I and oversaw the creation of Greater Romania by uniting its historical regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Romania
head of state
human
monarch
adoptedCountry Romania
alsoKnownAs Ferdinand I of Romania
burialPlace Curtea de Argeș Cathedral
child Carol II of Romania
Elisabeth of Romania
Prince Mircea of Romania
Prince Nicholas of Romania
Princess Ileana of Romania
Princess Maria of Romania
linked to: Maria of Romania
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Romania
dateOfBirth 1865-08-24
dateOfDeath 1927-07-20
era Interwar period
ethnicGroup German
father Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
givenName Ferdinand
memberOf House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
monarchOf Kingdom of Romania
mother Infanta Antónia of Portugal
nickname Ferdinand the Unifier
notableAchievement creation of Greater Romania
unification of Romanian historical regions
notableWork leadership of Romania in World War I
occupation military officer
oversaw union of Bessarabia with Romania
union of Bukovina with Romania
union of Transylvania with Romania
participatedIn World War I
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Sigmaringen
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Romania
Sinaia
positionHeld King of Romania
reignEnd 1927-07-20
reignStart 1914-10-10
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Cotroceni Palace
Peleș Castle
sexOrGender male
sidedWith Allied Powers
linked to: Allied forces
spouse Marie of Edinburgh
succeeded Carol I of Romania
successor Michael I of Romania

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Ferdinand I of Romania alsoKnownAs Ferdinand the Unifier
Ferdinand the Unifier nickname Ferdinand the Unifier