Bulgarian royal family

The current Bulgarian royal family is a line of the Koháry branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which ruled Bulgaria from 1887 to 1946. The last tsar, Simeon II, became Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 2001 and remained in office until 2005. Members of the royal family hold the titles of Prince (Princess) of Bulgaria and Duke (Duchess) in Saxony, with the style of Royal Highness.[1]

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Bulgarian royal line)
Parent houseSaxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry
CountryBulgaria
Founded1887
FounderFerdinand I
Current headSimeon II
Final rulerSimeon II
TitlesPrince (Княз), Tsar (Цар)
Estate(s)Vrana Palace
Deposition1946
Bulgarian Royalty
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ferdinand I
Children
Boris III
Kyril, Prince of Preslav
Princess Eudoxia
Nadejda, Duchess Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
Boris III
Children
Marie Louise, Princess of Koháry
Simeon II
Simeon II
Children
Kardam, Prince of Turnovo
Kyril, Prince of Preslav
Kubrat, Prince of Panagiurishte
Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin
Princess Kalina, Mrs. Muñoz
Grandchildren
Boris, Prince of Turnovo
Prince Beltran
Princess Mafalda
Princess Olimpia
Prince Tassilo
Prince Mirko
Prince Lukás
Prince Tirso
Prince Umberto
Princess Sofia

Coburg Peak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[2]

Members of the royal family

The Bulgarian royal family includes:[1]

Members of the extended family

The Tsar's extended family includes:

  • Mr. Antonio "Kitín" Muñoz (The Tsar's son-in-law; Princess Kalina's husband)
    • Prince Simeon Hassan of Bulgaria (The Tsar's grandson)[3]
  • Bronislaw Chrobok (The Tsar's brother-in-law, Princess Marie Louise's second husband)
    • Prince Boris of Leiningen (The Tsar's nephew, first son of Princess Marie Louise and her first husband, the late Prince Karl of Leiningen)
    • Princess Cheryl of Leiningen (The Tsar's niece-in-law; Prince Boris of Leiningen's second wife)
      • Prince Nicholas of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandnephew)
      • Prince Karl Heinrich of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandnephew)
      • Princess Juliana of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
    • Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (The Tsar's nephew, second son of Princess Marie Louise and her first husband)
    • Princess Deborah of Leiningen (The Tsar's niece-in-law; Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen's wife)
      • Princess Tatiana of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
      • Princess Nadia of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
      • Princess Alexandra of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
    • Princess Alexandra, Mrs Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães (The Tsar's niece, daughter of Princess Marie Louise and her second husband)
    • Jorge Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães (The Tsar's nephew-in-law; Princess Alexandra Chrobok of Koháry's husband)
      • Prince Luis de Magalhães of Koháry (The Tsar's grandnephew)
      • Princess Giovanna de Magalhães of Koháry (The Tsar's grandniece)
      • Princess Clémentine de Magalhães of Koháry (The Tsar's grandniece)
    • Prince Pawel Chrobok of Koháry (The Tsar's nephew, son of Princess Marie Louise and her second husband)
    • Princess Ariana of Koháry (The Tsar niece-in-law; Prince Pawel Chrobok of Koháry's wife)
      • Princess Maya Chrobok of Koháry (The Tsar's grandniece)
      • Prince Alexander Ferdinand Chrobok of Koháry (The Tsar's grandnephew)

Tsardom of Bulgaria

The ruling members were:

  • Ferdinand I (1887–1918)
  • Boris III (1918–1943)
  • Simeon II (1943–1946)

See also

Notes

  1. Almanach de Gotha (187th ed.). 2004. pp. 124–125.
  2. Coburg Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2015-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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