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{{Short description|Prince Regent of Romania from 1927-1930}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Prince Nicholas
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| full name =
| succession = Prince Regent of Romania
| reign = {{nowrap|20 July 1927 – 8 June 1930}}
| reign-type = Tenure
| reg-type =
| regent = [[Michael I of Romania|Michael I]]
| spouses = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti <br />|1931|1963|reason=died}}
| house = [[House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]]▼
* {{marriage|Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello<br />|1967}}
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| father = [[Ferdinand I of Romania]]
| mother = [[Marie of Edinburgh]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|8|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Peleş Castle]],
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|
| death_place = [[Madrid]],
| burial_place= The New Archbishopric and Royal Cathedral in [[Curtea de Argeș]]<ref>[https://www.romaniaregala.ro/jurnal/reinhumarea-principelui-regent-nicolae-la-curtea-de-arges/ Repatrierea Principelui Regent Nicolae]</ref>
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'''Prince Nicholas of Romania''' ({{lang-ro|Principele Nicolae al României}}; 5 August 1903 – 9 June 1978), later known as '''Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen''', was the fourth child and second son of [[Ferdinand I of Romania|King Ferdinand I of Romania]] and his wife [[Marie of Romania|Queen Marie]].
In 1927 after the death of his father, Nicholas was appointed as one of the three regents for his minor nephew [[Michael I of Romania|King Michael I]]. His position as regent ended in 1930 with the return of his older brother [[Carol II of Romania|Prince Carol]] to Romania to take over as
In later 1930, he was stripped of his titles and privileges and exiled from the Royal Court, due to King Carol II's disapproval of his marriage.
He died in exile on 9 July 1978 in [[Madrid]], Spain.
==Early life==
Nicholas was born on 5 August 1903 in [[Peleș Castle]], [[Sinaia]] as the second son of [[Ferdinand I of Romania|Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania]] and his wife [[Marie of Romania|Princess Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Edinburgh]]. His siblings were [[Carol II of Romania]], [[Elisabeth of Romania]], [[Queen Maria of Yugoslavia]], [[Princess Ileana of Romania]] and [[Prince Mircea of Romania]]. Nicholas was named after his mother’s first cousin, [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]], the last Emperor of Russia.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Marie, Queen of Romania|url=https://archive.org/details/storyofmylifebym00mari/page/517/mode/2up?q=birth|title=The Story of My Life|year=1933|pages=517| publisher=C. Scribner’s sons |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
In her memoirs, his mother wrote: "''He was exceedingly independent, and always funny. He never could be still for a second ; he was for ever “up and doing.” Although far from good or obedient, he had a way of getting people to do what he wanted. Wherever Nicky went, he went to rule and order about, not because he was imperious and aggressive, but because he was funny. His funniness was of the good-humoured, irresistible kind which amuses even the dullest. Even as a tiny tot, his repartees were so comic that, instead of receiving the scolding he deserved he roused instead fun and laughter. Comically sly, he always had his own way, breaking down every defence or restriction.''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marie |first=Queen |url=http://archive.org/details/storyofmylifebym00mari |title=The story of my life [by] Marie, queen of Romania. |date=1934 |publisher=C. Scribner’s sons |others=State Library of Pennsylvania |pages=517 |language=english}}</ref> He had a long nose, piercing blue eyes and silvery hair. His mother recalled him often tugging his sister [[Maria of Yugoslavia|Mignon's]] hair.
[[File:MIguelBenesCarolIIPabloDeYugoslavia1936.jpeg|thumb|Prince Nicholas of Romania (far right) with his brother, King Carol II (centre) together with Czechoslovak President [[Edvard Beneš]] (left) and the Yugoslav regent Prince Paul (right) in Bucharest in 1936.]]
== Biography ==
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Nicholas was the younger brother of [[Carol II of Romania|Carol]], [[heir apparent]], who renounced his rights of succession on 12 December 1925. When Ferdinand died in 1927, he was succeeded as
[[File:Standard of the Regent of Romania (1927-1930).svg|thumb|left|200px|Standard of the Regent of Romania (1927-1930)]]
Although unofficially referred to as "the first-ranking regent", Nicholas resented having to abandon his naval career and had no interest in politics. He tried to continue his father's cooperation with the [[National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875)|National Liberals]] (PNL), and to contain the opposition of the [[National Peasants' Party]] (PNŢ) to the regency by appointing a [[National unity government|national government]] under [[Ion I. C. Brătianu]]. Refused by Brătianu, he witnessed a change in Carol's stance in mid-1927, when the latter argued that he had been forced to give up his throne. The cooperation between Carol and the PNŢ was successfully neutralized by the PNL, but Brătianu's death in 1927 restored contacts and increased the appeal of the PNŢ. By then, the regency was widely perceived as consisting of figureheads, and, after [[Constantin Sărăţeanu]] (an appointee of PNŢ leader [[Iuliu Maniu]]) succeeded the deceased Buzdugan in 1929, it was believed to be torn apart by contrasting political ambitions. According to [[Nicolae Iorga]], Miron Cristea himself had said:{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
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Nicholas was at first delighted when [[Carol II|Carol]] returned home to [[Romania]] on 8 June 1930 (becoming ''King Carol II'' and thus putting an end to the regency arrangement). He welcomed the [[Parliament of Romania|Parliament]] session that voted to repeal the 1926 legislation, and accompanied his newly arrived brother from [[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport|Băneasa Airfield]] to [[Cotroceni Palace]].
However, the cordial relations between Nicholas and Carol were short-lived. Nicholas wanted to marry Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti, a divorced woman belonging to a [[Tohani]] landowning family, but was aware it might prove embarrassing for the king 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 under these circumstances he would accept the marriage as a ''[[fait accompli]]'', but after the wedding Carol promptly used it as an excuse to deprive Nicholas of his royal [[Privilege (legal ethics)|privilege]]s and titles and to exile him from Romania. He left for [[Spain]], and ultimately settled in [[Switzerland]].
Nicholas was married twice. His first marriage took place in [[Tohani]], Romania, on 7 November 1931, the bride being Ioana Dumitrescu-Doletti (
The Prince also took an interest in [[motor racing]], competing in the [[1933 24 Hours of Le Mans]] and the [[1935 24 Hours of Le Mans]] driving his own [[Duesenberg Model SJ]].
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* {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Lion]]
* {{flag|France}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]]
* {{flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}: Knight Grand Cross in Obedience of the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]
* {{flag|Poland}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]]
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} [[Karađorđević dynasty|Yugoslavian Royal Family]]: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)|Order of the White Eagle]]
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|6= 6. [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|7= 7. [[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia]]
|8= 8. [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern]]
|9= 9. [[Princess Josephine of Baden]]
|10= 10. [[Ferdinand II of Portugal]]
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