Carol II 
Carol II was born on October 15th, 1893 in Sinaia, , ROM. He died at the age of 59 on April 4th, 1953 in Villa Mar Y Sol, Estoril, PRT.General Notes
Carol II, b. Oct. 15, 1893, d. Apr. 4, 1953, king of Romania, was the son of
King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. After his morganatic marriage, soon dissolved,
to Zizi Lambrino, he married (1921) Princess Helen of Greece. In 1925, because
of his liaison with Magda Lupescu (1896?-1977), Carol was forced to abdicate
his rights to the throne. Returning from exile, he was proclaimed king on June
8, 1930. Carol soon decided to rule by undermining the political parties, and
in February 1938 he set up a personal dictatorship. After the outbreak of
World War II, powerless to resist the territorial claims on Romania by
Hungary, Bulgaria, and the USSR, Carol was forced to abdicate on Sept. 6,
1940. In 1947 he married Magda in Brazil.
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