Succession of Ferdinand I10 October 1914
Ferdinand succeeds his uncle Carol I as king.
Historical person
Ferdinand I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ferdinand I, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Romania.
6 records1914–19276 events3 places
Chronological biography
1914
1916
Declaration of War27 August 1916
Ferdinand approves Romania's declaration of war against Austria-Hungary.
1918
Return to Bucharest1 December 1918
Ferdinand returns to Bucharest as the union of Romanian provinces is proclaimed.
1921
Agrarian Reform23 July 1921
Ferdinand promulgates a major agrarian reform redistributing large estates.
1922
Coronation at Alba Iulia15 October 1922
Ferdinand is crowned king of Greater Romania at Alba Iulia.
1927
Death of Ferdinand I20 July 1927
Ferdinand dies and the crown passes to his young grandson Michael.
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.