 Following the civil war of January 1941, which Petrescu-Comnen described as Romania's "black days", the Guardist regime was replaced, and Ion Antonescu governed alone.From his new home in Merano, Comnen petitioned the ministry, insisting that he could still prove useful in his dealings with the Holy See, and through it prevent the Magyarization of Northern Transylvania.He found a backer in the government secretary, Alexandru Cretzianu, but was denied full reemployment.