King Michael I of Romania was born October 25, 1921, at Sinaia Palace, a scion of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He first ascended the throne in 1927, aged just six, after his father King Carol II renounced his rights. Michael’s second reign began in 1940, amid World War II, when he courageously opposed the pro-Axis government of General Antonescu. Circa August 23, 1944, he orchestrated a coup, switching Romania’s allegiance to the Allies. After the communist takeover in 1947, Michael wa