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The political and diplomatic battle of Romania at the Paris Peace Conference (1919)
At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, Romania fought fiercely to have its rights recognized regarding the incorporation of the territories inhabited by Romanians from Austria-Hungary. On August 17, 1916, the Romanian Prime Minister, Ionel Brătianu, signed with the...
The first repercussions of the Paris Peace Conference. “In Romania, you have to throw the body out to save the boat”
The treaties between the Allied Powers and the defeated states began to be signed beginning with the end of June 1919. Standing in between the great powers, the delegations of the smaller states each tried to have their claims recognized, while the delegations of the...
1919- the time of financial restitution. “Germany is unable to pay”
The Paris Peace Conference was about more than determining the victors and the losers or resolving territorial claims. There was the question of compensation. Clemenceau wanted to get as much of the war reparations as possible: to slow down Germany’s recovery, while...
Queen Marie, the first day in Paris: “Everything and everyone is pressing me at the same time”
She hardly just resumed her ordinary life in Cotroceni- as it was before she went into exile- that Queen Marie was again called on to serve the country. The Romanian delegation had already left for the Paris Peace Conference, but the Queen’s relations, prestige and...