King Carol I: Forging Modern Romania

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Carol I, the Hohenzollern prince who became Romania's first king and transformed a fractured collection of principalities into a modern state. They trace his journey from Prussian military training to his election as Domnitor in 1866, through the 1877 War of Independence where he led troops at the Siege of Plevna, and into the creation of a unified kingdom in 1881. The conversation covers his unlikely alliance with liberal politician Ion Brătianu, the building of Peleș Castle, his push for infrastructure and education, and the shadow cast by his death in 1914, on the eve of a war he dreaded. They also touch on the contrast between his Germanic roots and his fervent Romanian patriotism, and how his legacy shaped the nation's trajectory into the 20th century.

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