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PROPAGANDA AND THE KING`S PERSONALITY CULT IN INTERWAR ROMANIA
Abstract
Despite the fact that he had renounced the throne several times , because of his love affairs, King Carol II of Romania enjoyed, ever since he had ascended to the throne , on 8 June 1930 – Restoration Day – the full support of the people and of the political class. Without doubt, his love affairs still echoed in their minds. His separation from Elena of Greece, but especially the continuation of his relationship with Elena Lupescu as his partner were details which neither the Romanian nor the foreign press could ignore. As a result, Carol II turned into a king who was very careful about his image , and his staff responsible for propaganda had the difficult mission to replace the image of the “playboy king” with that of the monarch involved in foreign policy matters and cultural policies. To this end, in a short time, his own strong and charismatic personality , on the one hand, and the people around him as well as famous journalists and intellectuals, on the other hand, built a personality cult surrounding the king. He was , at the same time, “the embodiment of national ideals”, “the king of culture”, “ a true Christian”, and the list of praises was endless. Our study aims to analyze how efficient these strategies were, especially abroad. Taking into account the fact that some of the documents we have studied were meant to be published in the West, we intend to find out whether the image of Carol II had an impact on the relationship with the Western partners and the extent to which his private life influenced Romania's foreign policy.
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