His wife was known as the poet Carmen Sylva, although he married her as the princess Elizabeth of Wied.
His wife was known as the poet Carmen Sylva, although he married her as the princess Elizabeth of Wied. An officer who fought in the Prussian Army against Denmark in 1864, he gained his future position with the approval of Napoleon III, after Alexandru Cuza was deposed as prince. Elected prince in 1866, he would gain the throne in 1881 after his country gained independence. FTP, name this man, who until 1914 ruled as the first king of Romania.
His wife was known as the poet Carmen Sylva, although he married her as the princess Elizabeth of Wied.
{Carol I} (Karl Eitel Friedrich, Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)