Curator: Dr. Allan B. Cruse, Professor Emeritus,
Computer Science and Mathematics,
University of San Francisco
         
Romania's Royal Family
       
       
       
   
During the Twentieth Century
"It sometimes needs a foreigner's eye really to appreciate
the beauties of a country -- especially when that country is struggling
toward development. Those in the ferment of evolution are apt to
overlook their own treasures while straining towards that which other
countries offer."
             
-- from the autobiography of Queen Marie of Romania: "The Story of My Life" (1934)
A Passion for Beauty - Queen Marie of Romania (1875-1938)
           
           
           
Background (left-to-right): King Carol I, King Ferdinand, King Carol II;
Foreground: King Michael
King Mihai of Romania (1921-)
 
         
         
         
Map of Romanian territory during the 20th-Century
Fox News TV-documentary "War Stories" with Oliver North (2006)