Prince Nicholas of Romania

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His Life

Prince Nicolas of Romania (1903-1978) was the second son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania.

King Ferdinand's first son, Carol, renounced his rights of succession in 1925, so when Ferdinand died in 1927 he was succeeded as king by Carol's five year old son, Michael. Because of Michael's youth, a regency council had to be formed, and Prince Nicolas was forced to abandon his career in the British navy in order to return home to serve on the council.

Nicolas resented having to abandon his naval career, and had no interest in politics. He was therefore at first delighted when Carol returned home to Romania in June 1930, becoming King Carol II and thus putting an end to the regency arrangement.

However, the cordial relations between Nicolas and Carol were short-lived. Nicolas wanted to marry a divorced woman but was aware that it might be embarrassing for Carol to have to authorize such a marriage. Carol himself suggested that the couple should marry without first seeking his consent (even though members of the royal family were required to obtain the king's consent before marrying). Carol had intimated that in these circumstances he would accept the marriage as a fait accompli, but after the wedding Carol promptly used it as an excuse to deprive Nicolas of his royal privileges and to exile him from Romania for a time.

Nicholas eventually married twice: in 1931 to Joana Dumitrescu-Doletti (1902-63) and in 1967 to Thereza Figueira de Mello, with no issue of either marriage. He died in Madrid in 1978.

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His Titles

Nicolas HOHENZOLLERN, Air Marshal Roumanian Air Force, hon. Lieut. British R.N., Knight of the Order of Ferdinand I of Roumania, Bailiff Grand Cross of Sovereign Order of Malta, Grand Cross of Legion d’Honneur, Grand Cross of Order of Leopold I of Belgium; Order of White Lion of Czechoslovakia, of Karageorgevitch of Yugoslavia, of Holy Saviour of Greece; has chain or order of Carol I of Roumania, and order of White Eagle of Poland, was chief of the Three Regents, July, 1927 - June, 1930, deprived of his royal rank and prerogatives by decision of the crown Council, 9 April, 1937, and received the name of Nicholas Brana, assumed by Royal Decree, 10 June, 1942, the surname of HOHENZOLLERN, and was recognised as H.R.H. Prince of Hohenzollern, with his wife as H.R.H. Princess of Hohenzollern, 18 July, 1945 (34, Calle Alfonso XII, Madrid, 14 Spain, 65, Avenue de Bethusy, Lausanne, Switzerland), b. 18 Aug 1903, educ. Eton, m. lstly, 28 Oct 1931, Ioana. d. 17 Feb. 1963) (who in 1928 assumed her grandmother’s surname of Dolete), formerly wife of Radu Saveanu, and dau. of Ion Dumitrescu-Doleté, and by his wife Nella Teodoru, later Princess Tchkotoua. He m. 2ndly, June, 1967, Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello, of Brazil.