1893 - 1953
Carol II (15 October 1893 [O.S. 3 October 1893] – 4 April 1953) was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. As the eldest son of Ferdinand I, he became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I, in 1914. He was the first of the Hohenzollern kings of Romania to be born in the country, as both of his predecessors had been born in Germany and came to Romania only as adults. As such, he was the first member of the Romanian branch of the Hohenzollerns who spoke Romanian as his first language and was also the first member of his royal family to be raised in the Orthodox faith.Carol's life and reign were surrounded by controversy and accusations of lack of duty, due to his desertion from the army during World War I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carol II of Romania has received more than 1,858,204 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Carol II of Romania is the 811th most popular politician (up from 925th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Romania (up from 19th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Romanian Politician.
Carol II of Romania is most famous for his dictatorial rule of Romania from 1930-1940.
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Among politicians, Carol II of Romania ranks 811 out of 15,577. Before him are Wilhelm Frick, Pedro I of Brazil, Justin Trudeau, Robert F. Kennedy, Édouard Daladier, and Dilma Rousseff. After him are Liu Shaoqi, Feodor III of Russia, Tamar of Georgia, Galla Placidia, Sigismund II Augustus, and Viktor Yushchenko.
1877 - 1946
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 805
1798 - 1834
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 806
1971 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 807
1925 - 1968
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 808
1884 - 1970
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 809
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 810
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 811
1898 - 1969
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 812
1661 - 1682
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 813
1166 - 1213
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 814
388 - 450
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 815
1520 - 1572
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 816
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 817
Among people born in 1893, Carol II of Romania ranks 10. Before him are Joachim von Ribbentrop, Ip Man, Alfred Rosenberg, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and Walter Ulbricht. After him are Alexander of Greece, Soong Ching-ling, Lazar Kaganovich, Roland Freisler, Draža Mihailović, and Karl Mannheim. Among people deceased in 1953, Carol II of Romania ranks 7. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Sergei Prokofiev, Edwin Hubble, Gerd von Rundstedt, Ibn Saud, and Lavrentiy Beria. After him are Robert Andrews Millikan, Klement Gottwald, Mary of Teck, Guccio Gucci, Django Reinhardt, and Hans Fritzsche.
1893 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 4
1893 - 1972
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 5
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 6
1893 - 1937
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 7
1893 - 1930
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 8
1893 - 1973
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 9
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 10
1893 - 1920
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 11
1893 - 1981
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 12
1893 - 1991
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 13
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 14
1893 - 1946
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 15
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 16
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 1
1891 - 1953
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 2
1889 - 1953
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 3
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 5
1899 - 1953
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 6
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 7
1868 - 1953
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 8
1896 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 9
1867 - 1953
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 10
1881 - 1953
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 11
1910 - 1953
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 12
1900 - 1953
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 13
Among people born in Romania, Carol II of Romania ranks 15 out of 665. Before him are Tristan Tzara (1896), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Michael I of Romania (1921), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), and Mircea Eliade (1907). After him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Johnny Weissmuller (1904), Béla Kun (1886), Paul Celan (1920), Constantin Brâncuși (1876), and Stephen III of Moldavia (1433).
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 9
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 10
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 11
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 12
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 13
1907 - 1986
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 14
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 15
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 16
1904 - 1984
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 17
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 18
1920 - 1970
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 19
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 20
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 21
Among politicians born in Romania, Carol II of Romania ranks 9. Before him are John Hunyadi (1407), Stephen Báthory (1533), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Michael I of Romania (1921), Ion Antonescu (1882), and Béla IV of Hungary (1206). After him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Béla Kun (1886), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Ion Iliescu (1930), Theodoric I (393), and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901).
1407 - 1456
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 3
1533 - 1586
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 4
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 5
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 7
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 8
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 9
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 10
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 11
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 13
393 - 451
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 14
1901 - 1965
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 15