List of Bulgarian regents

This is a list of Bulgarian regents, a regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.[1]

Kavhan Isbul is regent after the death of Khan Omurtag, when his successor Khan Malamir is still minor.

Kavhan Isbul is regent of Presiyan - the minor nephew of Malamir.

On behalf of the infant king (1241-1246) Colloman I Assen, the country was ruled by a regency.

1246 - 1253 - Regency Council headed by Irina Komnina

IVAN IV SMILETS - Regency council headed by his mother Smiltsena and despot Eltimir

Stefan Stambolov, Sava Mutkurov and Petko Karavelov (replaced by Georgi Zhivkov) are regents after the abdication of Prince Alexander Battenberg until the election and inauguration of the new Prince Ferdinand Sakskoburggotski.

Reign of Tsar Simeon II

Image Name Regency start Regency end
Regent during the minority of Tsar Simeon II.
Bogdan Filov
Prime Minister
28 August 1943 14 September 1943
Joined Regency Council
Dobri Bozhilov 14 September 1943 21 September 1943
Regency Council took over.
Regency Council
Prince Kiril 14 September 1943 9 September 1944
(Deposed)
Bogdan Filov
Nikola Mikhov
Regency Council
Tsvyatko Boboshevski 9 September 1944 15 September 1946
(Monarchy Abolished)
Venelin Ganev
Todor Pavlov

See also

Notes and references

  1. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term as "A person appointed to administer a State because the Monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated."
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