STEP BY STEP TOWARDS THE GREAT UNION. FERDINAND AND MARIA, THE KING AND QUEEN OF GREATER ROMANIA Cover Image

PAS CU PAS SPRE MAREA UNIRE. FERDINAND I ŞI MARIA, REGII ROMÂNIEI MARI
STEP BY STEP TOWARDS THE GREAT UNION. FERDINAND AND MARIA, THE KING AND QUEEN OF GREATER ROMANIA

Author(s): Gheorghe MINCULETE
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: national unity; the national ideal of the Romanians; Great union; Greater Romania; negotiations on peace treaties for the consecration of the achievement of Greater Romania;

Summary/Abstract: Romania’s entry into World War I was based on the great ideal of the Romanians of National and Territorial Unity,because until then their predecessors founded the Romanian State through the Unification of the two Principalities, and thenconsolidated it by winning the country’s independence from the Ottoman Empire.The unification of all Romanian territories which once belonged to Ancient Dacia, on both sides of the Carpathians,involved the participation of all Romanians in a terrible war that caused unimaginable suffering.The two outstanding personalities in the realization of this century-old endeavor, the Great Union of the Romanians,were King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria.In this article we present the importance of the Romanians’ effort and their faith in achieving the objectives of Romaniannational unity. Furthermore, we highlight aspects that reveal the personalities of the King and Queen who made GreaterRomania, as well as the essence of their major contribution to the realization and consecration of the Great Union of theRomanians.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: OMAGIAL
  • Page Range: 59-68
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian
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