Romanian royal family

• Margareta of Romania (b. 1949, age 71)
  m. (1996) Radu Duda, assumed the title Prince Radu of Romania (b. 1960, age 60)
• Princess Elena of Romania (b. 1950, age 70)
  div. (1983–1991) Leslie Robin Medforth-Mills (1942–2002, age 59)
  m. (1998) Alexander Philips Nixon (McAteer) (b. 1964, age 56)
  • Nicholas Michael de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (b. 1985, age 35)
    m. (2017) Alina Maria Binder (b. 1988, age 33)
    • Maria Alexandra de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (b. 2020, age 0)
  • Elisabeta Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (b. 1989, age 32)
• Princess Irina of Romania (b. 1953, age 67)
  div. (1983–2003) John Kreuger (b. 1945, age 75)
  m. (2007) John Wesley Walker (b. 1945, age 75)
  • Michael Torsten de Roumanie Kreuger (b. 1985, age 35)
    m. (2011) Tara Marie Littlefield (b. 1982, age 39)
    • Kohen Kreuger (b. 2012, age 8)
  • Angelica Margareta Bianca de Roumanie Kreuger (b. 1986, age 34)
    m. (2009) Richard Robert Knight (b. 1984, age 36)
    • Courtney Bianca Knight (b. 2007, age 13)
    • Diana Knight (b. 2011, age 9)
• Princess Sophie of Romania (b. 1957, age 63)
  div. (1998–2002) Alain Michel Léonce Biarneix (de Laufenborg) (b. 1957, age 63)
  • Elisabeta Maria Bianca Elena de Roumanie Biarneix (b. 1998, age 22)
• Princess Marie of Romania (b. 1964, age 56)
  div. (1995–2003) Kazimierz Wiesław Mystkowski (b. 1958, age 62)

Daughters of Romania's kings, such as Margareta, Elena, Irina and Sophie, as well as their descendants, had no rights of succession to the Romanian throne during the monarchy's existence, in accordance with the Salic law enshrined in both the defunct royal Romanian Constitution of 1938 and the Statute of the Romanian royal house, dated 1884. On 30 December 2007 in a private ceremony,[3][4] King Michael issued a declaration in the form of a statute,[5] an act of symbolic significance in the absence of its approval by the Parliament,[6][7] promulgating new Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania.[8]

Michael decided to add his daughters and their children to the headship of the royal house, further explicitly banning any other foreigners belonging to any other royal or princely house from succeeding. On the same occasion he asked the Romanian Parliament to abolish the Salic law, should it consider restoring the monarchy.[9] By the same act, Michael designated his grandson Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills as a future member of the deposed royal family and future "Prince of Romania" with the style of "Royal Highness," effective either on his 25th birthday, 1 April 2010, or upon Michael's death, whichever might occur sooner. On 1 August 2015, however, King Michael issued a declaration retracting the style "Royal Highness" and "of Romania" previously conferred upon Nicholas, also excluding him from the line of succession to the headship of the dynasty, noting that his successors in that capacity should be persons of "principled modesty and morality."[10] Children and consorts of the members of the family who do not bear a royal title are not recognised as members of the former royal family, according to the new rules.

The titles of the members of the Royal House of Romania, as well as the order of succession are determined by the Organic Norms of the Royal House of Romania.

Thus, according to them, the current head of the Royal House of Romania is Margareta. The current consort of the head of the Royal House of Romania is Prince Radu.

The current successor to the head of the Royal House of Romania is Princess Elena.

The members of the Royal House of Romania are as follows: Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown; Prince Radu; Princess Elena; Princess Sofia.

The spouses and children of the princesses do not hold royal titles.

The order of succession to the head of the Royal House of Romania is based on the principle of primogeniture with male preference, the Organic Norms thus abrogating the willow principle of absolute male primogeniture, excluding women and their descendants. Basically, at present, this is the following:

1. Princess Elena of Romania;
2. Elisabeta Karina of Romania;
3. Princess Sofia of Romania;
4. Elisabeta Maria of Romania;
5. Princess Maria of Romania.

Changes to the Succession Line can be made by the decision of the Head of the Royal House of Romania.

• Paul-Philippe of Romania (born 1948), son of Carol Mircea Lambrino
  wed Lia-Georgia Hohenzollern (née Triff) (born 1949), with issue:
  • Carol Ferdinand al României (born 2010)
• Alexander Hohenzollern (born 1961), son of Carol Mircea Lambrino, unmarried.

• King Carol I (1839–1914) (Reign as Domnitor: 1866-1881) (Reign as King: 1881–1914)
  m. Queen Elisabeth (1843–1916)
  • Princess Maria (1870–1874)
• King Ferdinand I (1865–1927) (Reign: 1914–1927)
  m. Queen Marie (1875–1938)
  • King Carol II (1893–1953) (Reign: 1930–1940)
    m. Queen Helen (1896–1982)
    • King Michael I (1921–2017) (Reign: 1927–1930 and 1940–1947)
      m. Queen Anne (1923–2016)
  • Princess Elisabeth (1894–1956)
  • Princess Maria (1900–1961)
  • Prince Nicholas (1903–1978)
  • Princess Ileana (1909–1991)
  • Prince Mircea (1913–1916)

• Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• Decorations of the Romanian Royal House

• The official website of the Royal Family of Romania
• The official blog of the Royal Family of Romania (daily public activities)