Succession
Succeeds as King of Romania, Adopted as crown Prince of Romania by his uncle Carol i
Role range: 1914-1927
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ferdinand I Biography and Timeline
Follow Ferdinand I through 15 dated historical records for Romania.
Ferdinand I, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1889–1922Years on this page
1889
1893
Marriage
Marries Marie, daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh
Role range: 1914-1927
1913
Commander of Army
Appointed Commander of the Romanian Army
1914
Succession
Succeeds as King of Romania, son of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Role range: 1914-1927
1915
Diplomatic Negotiations
The Romanian Government negotiates loan of 5,000,000 pounds in Great Britain
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
1916
Alliance Romania and Allies
Romania signs a military alliance with the Allies
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
Alliance Ferdinand I and Allies
Romania joins the Allies
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
Declaration of War
Enters the war on the side of the Allies by declaring war on Austria
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
Entry into World War I
Romania enters the war on the Allied side.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
Capture of Transylvania
The Romanian army captures Transylvania
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
Capture of Bucharest
Bucharest is captured by the Germans
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
Occupation of Bucharest
Central Powers occupy Bucharest.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
1918
Alliance Romania and the Allies
Rejoins the Allies on the brink of victory
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
Peace
Romania is forced to make peace with the Central Powers
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1927
1922
Succession
Succeeds as King of Romania, crownd King of greater Romania
Role range: 1914-1927
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.