Romania (United Principalities and Kingdom)

Romania (United Principalities and Kingdom) was a state in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from 1859 to 1947 CE, about 88 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Wallachia and Moldavia united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza in 1859, became independent in 1878 and a kingdom in 1881. Greater Romania gained Transylvania in 1918.

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Facts

Dates

1859 to 1947 CE

Duration

88 years

Type

State

Region

Balkans and Greece, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Bucharest

Came from

• Wallachia 1330 to 1859 CE
• Moldavia c. 1346 to 1859 CE

Became

• Communist Romania 1947 to 1989 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1871 Unification of Germany
• 1914 First World War begins
• 1917 Russian Revolution
• 1939 Second World War begins

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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