Today King Micheal I of Romania died at age 96. He had been King of Romania until 1947 when Romania's pro-Soviet government forced him into exile. Micheal returned to Romania in 1992, after the end of Communist rule, and, during his brief visit, was so well regarded that the new government refused to allow him to return to Romania.
Anyway, this all got me to thinking- what if more Eastern European nations had restored their monarch following the collapse of Communism? I know Prince Micheal of Kent has always dreamed of becoming a Romanov, for instance.
I compiled a list of Warsaw Pact members, and who the claimant was to the former throne in 1991, when the Warsaw Pact dissolved.
Thoughts?
Anyway, this all got me to thinking- what if more Eastern European nations had restored their monarch following the collapse of Communism? I know Prince Micheal of Kent has always dreamed of becoming a Romanov, for instance.
I compiled a list of Warsaw Pact members, and who the claimant was to the former throne in 1991, when the Warsaw Pact dissolved.
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People's Republic of Albania - Leka I, Crown Prince of Albania -
People's Republic of Bulgaria - Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria (IRL Bulgarian PM 2001-2005) -
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic - none really- Archduke Otto of Austria(vaguely) -
German Democratic Republic - Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia -
Hungarian People's Republic - Otto von Habsburg, Prince of Hungary -
Polish People's Republic - none really- Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia(vaguely) -
Romanian People's Republic - Micheal I of Romania -
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
Thoughts?