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| Radu | |
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| Prince consort of Romania (titular) | |
_(cropped).jpg) Radu in 2024 | |
| Born | Radu Duda 7 June 1960 Iași, Romanian People's Republic |
| Spouse |
Viorica Tanta Begnescu
(m. 1989; div. 1992) |
| Father | René Corneliu Duda[1] |
| Mother | Gabriela Eugenia Constandache[2] |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodox |
| Romanian royal family |
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| ‡Status disputed |
Prince Radu of Romania (born Radu Duda on 7 June 1960, formerly known as Prince Radu of Hohenzollern-Veringen from 1999 to 2007) is the husband of Margareta of Romania, who is the head of the House of Romania and a disputed pretender to the former Romanian throne. On 1 January 1999, he was given the name, not title,[3][4] of "Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen" by Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, the head of the Sigmaringen branch of the Hohenzollern family. He has also called himself "Radu Hohenzollern-Veringen-Duda".[5][6][7][8][9] Since 2007, when he had his legal name changed from "Radu Duda" to "Radu al României Duda", Radu no longer uses the name of Hohenzollern.[10] The Fundamental Rules of the Romanian Royal Family,[11] proclaimed by former King Michael I on 30 December 2007, gave Radu the title of "Prince of Romania", with the style of "Royal Highness", which King Michael had given him earlier on 5 January 2005.[12]
On 16 August 1989 at Bucharest, Radu Duda married Viorica Tanta Begnescu; this marriage was dissolved by divorce on 12 November 1992.[13] In 1996 (24 July, civilly; 21 September, religiously), he married Princess Margareta, eldest daughter of King Michael I of Romania and Queen Anne.
As spouse of Princess Margareta, Radu often accompanies his wife, sometimes solo, to support social projects and promote the Romanian economy.[14] He is also the patron and a member of numerous Romanian charities and organisations.
- ^ Sanatate Publica și Management
- ^ Familia Regala
- ^ “Radu Duda’s title of Hohenzollern is a farce”, Nine O'Clock, 12 June 2009
- ^ (in Romanian) "Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern: „Radu Duda's Hohenzollern title is a farce“ Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Cotidianul, 10 June 2009
- ^ (in Romanian) "The Actor Duda in The Role of A Lifetime: Prince Consort of Romania," Cotidianul, 3 January 2008
- ^ 2005 "Income Statement," filled out in Romanian by Hohenzollern Veringen Duda, Radu Archived 8 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2005 "Interest Statement," filled out in Romanian by Hohenzollern Veringen Duda, Radu Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Romanian) "Income Statement", Prime-Minister's Chancellery Website as of 14 July 2006 Archived 26 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Romanian) "Public Letter to The SRI Director", Romanian Imprisonment Watch, Visby, Sweden, 17 September 2004 Archived 13 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Romanian) Prince Radu: There is no presidential candidate named Hohenzollern, Cotidianul, 11 June 2009
- ^ Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Romanian Royal Family website. Retrieved 8 January 2007
- ^ (in Romanian) Prince Radu Archived 10 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Prince Radu's website as of 12 September 2008
- ^ (in French) Manach, D. (2014). La Descendance de Louis-Philippe 1er, Roi Des Francais, Editions Christian, p. 58. ISBN 2847665749
- ^ (in Romanian) "10 May – Sad Destiny, Memorable Date" Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Dilema Veche, 12 May 2006