The coastal region of present day Dobrogea falls under Roman control in 46 following the creation of Roman Moesia. 10th - 13th Centuries Eastward Magyar expansion sees Transylvania absorbed as an autonomous voievodat within the Hungarian kingdom. Saxons from the German Rhinelands are invited to the region to defend its eastern border. I unites the lands between the Carpathians and the Black Sea, creating the principality of Wallachia. Under the 1686 Treaty of Vienna, Transylvania falls under Habsburg rule.
Romanian independence is achieved.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza becomes head of state and Bucharest is declared the capital. The end of the war also sees Romania regain control of Bucovina, Bessarabia and part of the Banat, almost doubling the size of its territory. In 1922 King Ferdinand and his queen, Marie, are crowned monarchs of the new Greater Romania. Carol II steps down on September 7 . The 1947 Paris Peace Treaty recognises USSR territorial claims on northern Bukovina and Bessarabia.