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Romanian-Serbian dynastic relationships during the second half of the 19th century
Romanian-Serbian dynastic relationships during the second half of the 19th century

Author(s): Bogdan Catana
Subject(s): History
Published by: Editura Cetatea de Scaun
Keywords: relationships; monarchy; royalty; kingdom; dynasty; diplomacy; aristocracy

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on the private as well as on the official relationships of the Romanian and Serbian princely and then royal families from the second half of the 19th century. Since the rapports of the Obrenović family with the Romanian Principalities and afterwards with Romania, were much more substantial than those of Cuza or of the Hohenzollerns with Serbia, the biggest part of the study concerns mostly these features. The dynamics of these relationships was influenced by the fact that Milan and Alexander Obrenović, kings of Serbia in that period and Queen Natalia - Milan’s wife and mother of Alexander - had solid Romanian origins. This situation brought all three of them in close connection with Romania and its reigning dynasty. The facts behind these official and private relationships are less familiar both to the unskilled history reader and also among the scholars who studied the history of the 19th century. The dissemination of such less known or even unknown details could be worthwhile for Balkan and European historiography. The circumstances can help us to more deeply understand the connections between the private relationships and the official decisions of the monarchs and to better place their actions within the larger framework of the European and world history. The outcome of the inquiry is an initial landmark into an unexplored field of history completed by using a great diversity of published and unpublished records.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 151-175
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English