Succession1889
Succeeds as King of Romania, Adopted as crown Prince of Romania by his uncle Carol i
Historical person
Ferdinand I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ferdinand I, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Romania.
15 records1889–192213 events2 places
Chronological biography
1889
1893
Marriage1893
Marries Marie, daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh
1913
Commander of Army1913
Appointed Commander of the Romanian Army
1914
Succession1914
Succeeds as King of Romania, son of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1915
Diplomatic Negotiations11 January 1915
The Romanian Government negotiates loan of 5,000,000 pounds in Great Britain
1916
Alliance Romania and Allies17 August 1916
Romania signs a military alliance with the Allies
Alliance Ferdinand I and Allies27 August 1916
Romania joins the Allies
Declaration of War27 August 1916
Enters the war on the side of the Allies by declaring war on Austria
Entry into World War I27 August 1916
Romania enters the war on the Allied side.
Capture of TransylvaniaSeptember 1916
The Romanian army captures Transylvania
Capture of Bucharest6 December 1916
Bucharest is captured by the Germans
Occupation of Bucharest6 December 1916
Central Powers occupy Bucharest.
1918
Peace1918
Romania is forced to make peace with the Central Powers
Alliance Romania and the AlliesNovember 1918
Rejoins the Allies on the brink of victory
1922
Succession1922
Succeeds as King of Romania, crownd King of greater Romania
Titles and roles
Commander of Army · 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.