- He ruled Romania twice, from 1927 to 1930 and from 1940 to 1947, before the communists ended the monarchy. He is remembered for his role in making Romania switch sides from the Nazis to the Allies during WWII.
- Son of King Carol II and Elena of Greece and Denmark. Grandson of King Ferdinand of Romania and Queen Marie of Romania.
- Cousin of King Constantine II and Sofía de Grecia.
- According to the Romanian succession laws of the Constitution of 1923, should King Michael die without legitimate male issue, the descendants of his second cousin, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (1924-2010), will inherit the rights of succession to the Romanian throne. However, Friedrich Wilhelm's grandfather's renunciation of his right to the throne in favor of Michael's grandfather, King Ferdinand, may deprive Friedrich Wilhelm's lineage of any such right.
- Great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
- After 1947, the Romanian royal family went into exile near Geneva in Switzerland, and the former king had to find work. One of his favorite jobs was as a test pilot on private airplanes in Europe and the United States.
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