King Mihai of Romania and his family

[Kalafrana]

Sad, but he was 96 and had been very ill.

King Michael was a brave and decent man who triumphed over the legacy of his father, Carol II.

Ann

[DNAgenie]

King Michael was a descendant of Tsar Nicholas I and of Queen Victoria from both his paternal and maternal lines, and a descendant of Kaiser Wilhelm I maternally, so he was a typical European monarch.

[TimM]

King Michael was a brave and decent man who triumphed over the legacy of his father, Carol II.

Sadly, his country was taken away from him by Communist thugs just a few years later.  Apparently, the Communists said that, if he refused to abdicate, they would start shooting people.  Michael had no choice but to comply to save lives.

I can't imagine how the poor man felt, watching his people suffer under the yolk of the Ceausescu family. 

Still, Michael did see the end of the Ceausescu horror show, and eventually was welcomed back by Romania.  He didn't regain his throne, but he was very popular there.