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Carol II
(kărˈəl) 1893-1953.
King of Romania (1930-1940) who renounced his right of succession (1925) because of his love for a commoner, Magda Lupescu (1896?-1977), but reclaimed the throne in 1930. In 1940 he was ousted by a Nazi-influenced revolt.