ROMANIAN REGENCY: A very fine and unusual multiple L.S., signed by the three members of the Regency in Romania, a period that started in July 1927 when King Ferdinand I died, two pages, 4to, mourning paper, Palace of Bucarest, 30th August 1927, to the President of the Republic of Cuba, in French. Signed by the tree members of the Regency, Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903-1978), second son of King Ferdinand I of Romania, brother of Carol II and uncle of King Michael I, `Au nom du Roi Mihai, Nicolae, Prince of Romany´ (''In the name of King Michael, Nicolae, Prince of Romania''), Patriarch Miron of Romania (1868-1939) Miron Cristea. Archbishop of Bucharest. Prime Minister in 1938, `Miron Patriarche de Roumanie´, and by Gheorghe V. Buzdugan (1867-1929) Romanian Jurist and Politician. President of the Supreme Court. `G. Buzdugan´. The letter states in part `Je remplis un bien douloureux devoir en annonçant à votre Excellence la perte cruelle que la Roumanie vient d´éprouver en la personne de son grand et vénéré Souverain Sa Majesté Le Roi Ferdinand I, mon grand père bien aimé, décédé au Chateau de Peles, le mercredi matin 20 Juillet´ (Translation: ''I am fulfilling a very painful duty in announcing to your Excellency the cruel loss that Romania has just experienced in the person of its great and venerated Sovereign, His Majesty King Ferdinand I, my beloved grandfather, who died at the Chateau de Peles, on Wednesday morning July 20th'') Countersigned by the Minister of foreign Affairs. Two binder holes to the left border, not affecting the text or signatures. G to VG Ferdinand I (1865-1927) King of Romania 1914-27. Known as ''The Unifier''. Michael I (1921-2017) Last King of Romania. He reigned first from 20th July 1927 to 8th June 1930 and again from 6th September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30th December 1947. Shortly after Michael's birth, his father, Crown Prince Carol of Romania, had become involved in a controversial relationship with Magda Lupescu. In 1925, Carol was pressured to renounce his rights to the throne and moved to Paris in exile with Lupescu. In 1927, Michael ascended the throne, following the death of his grandfather King Ferdinand I. As Michael was still a minor, a regency council was instituted, composed of his uncle Prince Nicolae, Patriarch Miron and the president of the Supreme Court, Gheorghe Buzdugan. The council proved to be ineffective and, in 1930, Carol returned to Romania and replaced his son as monarch, reigning as Carol II. As a result, Michael returned to being heir apparent to the throne and was given the additional title of Grand Voievod of Alba-Iulia. Carol II was forced to abdicate in 1940, and Michael once again became king. Under the government led by the military dictator Ion Antonescu, Romania became aligned with Nazi Germany. In 1944, Michael Participated in a coup against Antonescu, appointed Constantin Sanatescu as his replacement, and subsequently declared an alliance with the Allies. In March 1945, political pressures forced Michael to appoint a pro-Soviet government headed by Petru Groza. From August 1945 to January 1946, Michael went on a ''royal strike'' and unsuccessfully tried to oppose Groza's communist-controlled government by refusing to sign and endorse its decrees. In November 1947, Michael attended the wedding of his cousins, the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in London. Shortly thereafter, on the morning of 30 December 1947, Groza met with Michael and compelled him to abdicate. Michael was forced into exile, his properties confiscated, and his citizenship stripped.