Tatiana Maria
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I understand that King Michael may have used terms such as "the Line of Succession to the Crown of Romania" or the "line of succession to the Throne",
but that doesn't mean that any of those have any legal meaning in the Romanian Republic.
I agree completely, and that is why I said my comments were not directed at you but at those who argue that the Hohenzollerns (or Nicolae de Roumanie, for that matter) are somehow more legitimate successors to King Michael than HM Margareta because they are male and the former monarchical constitutions of Romania defined the succession to the Crown as male-only. (Perhaps your post was not directed at my comments either, but I thought it best to clarify just in case.)
Indeed, King Michael's words did not carry any legal authority in the republican state of Romania, but neither do the former monarchical constitutions of Romania, which have been abolished decades ago. And in contrast to Margareta, the Hohenzollern men and Nicolae do not even have the legitimacy of semi-official recognition as head of the former reigning dynasty from the Romanian government.
With or without successor: sooner or later the inheritance of the domains and the castles will become an issue. Will it equally be distributed amongt all survivinh heirs of the late King Michael, meaning Medforth Mills, Kreuger and Biarneix? Or will there be a Family Foundation as a legal entity owning all assets and place it at the disposal of fhe furure head, whether that will be Elisabeta Karina or Nicholas? We will see...
According to the Fundamental Rules:
Article 3
3) At present, the Elisabeth Palace is the working residence of the Custodian of the Crown and the Royal Family. Decisions regarding the royal residences can be revoked or changed by the Head of the family at any time. However, Savarsin Castle is to be the private property of the Head of the Family and Pelishor Castle is to be forever the Seat of the Royal Dynasty.
Article 14
1) All real estate and heritage assets on Romania’s territory, owned by a member of the Royal House of Romania will be registered with the relevant Romanian authorities and will be administered according to the owner’s decisions and the applicable inheritance regulations.
3) Prior to waiving the rights to any property belonging to the heritage of the Royal House of Romania, its members must request the consent of the Head of the House.