Birth of Carol II1893
Birth of Carol II, great nephew of Carol I
Historical person
Carol II Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Carol II, based on 21 World History Database records associated with Romania.
21 records1893–195318 events3 places
Chronological biography
1893
1921
Marriage1921
Marries Princess Helene of Greece
1925
Exile of Carol II1925
Exiled for scandalous domestic life
1930
Constitution of Romania1930
Establishes a dictatorship in Romania
Exile of Carol II1930
Returns from exile & is proclaimed King
Succession1930
Succeeds as King of Romania. Returns from exile & is proclaimed King
1937
Dictatorship1937
Admiration for Mussolini leads to a Royal dictatorship
1938
Rule of Bessarabia1938
Bessarabia, north Bukovina, south Dobrudja & 1/2 Transylvania are ceded
Rule of Bukovina1938
Bessarabia, north Bukovina, south Dobrudja & 1/2 Transylvania are ceded
Rule of Dobrudja1938
Bessarabia, north Bukovina, south Dobrudja & 1/2 Transylvania are ceded
Rule of Transylvania1938
Half of Transylvania is ceded to surrounding states
CoupFebruary 1938
Assumes all the essential powers of Government & abolishes political parties
Constitution of Romania10 February 1938
The constitution is suspended & political parties suppressed
Dismissal10 February 1938
Dismisses Octavian Goga due to his antisemitic policies & the poor economy
Political Parties10 February 1938
The constitution is suspended & political parties suppressed
Abdication6 September 1938
Abdicates after making territorial concessions
1940
Abdication1940
Power is handed over to the fascist Iron Guard. Concedes parts of Romania to the Axis powers & is forced to abdicate
One Party State1940
Power is handed over to the fascist Iron Guard
Rule of Romania1940
Concedes parts of Romania to the Axis powers & is forced to abdicate
Execution21 November 1940
60 former aides of Carol II are exected
1953
Death of Carol II1953
Death of Carol II
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.