Michael, (born October 25, 1921, Sinaia, Romania—died December 5, 2017, Aubonne, Switzerland), king of Romania and, during WW2, a principal leader of the coup d’état of August 1944, which severed Romania’s connection with the Axis powers.
Imagine outliving commies (well, not all of them) *and* the very political system they dethroned you for.
2 comments
Michael, (born October 25, 1921, Sinaia, Romania—died December 5, 2017, Aubonne, Switzerland), king of Romania and, during WW2, a principal leader of the coup d’état of August 1944, which severed Romania’s connection with the Axis powers.
Imagine outliving commies (well, not all of them) *and* the very political system they dethroned you for.
There has to be some poetic justice in that.