King Ferdinand I
Ferdinand-Victor-Albert-Meinard was born on August 24, 1865, in Sigmaringen, as the second son of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, the older brother of King Carol I and Princess Antoinette, Infanta of Portugal. In 1889, Ferdinand settled in Romania, as heir presumptive of King Carol I. Article 83 of the Constitution provided that: "in the absence of descendants in […]