Bulgarian royal family
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The current Bulgarian royal family is a line of the Kohary 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 Prince (Princess) of Bulgaria and Duke (Duchess) in Saxony with the style of Royal Highness.[1]
Coburg Peak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.[2]
Members of royal family
The bulgarian royal family includes:[1]
- HM King Simeon II, The Tsar of Bulgaria
- HM Queen Margarita, The Tsaritsa of Bulgaria (the Tsar's wife)
- HRH Princess Miriam, The Princess of Turnovo (the Tsar's daughter-in-law)
- HRH Prince Boris of Turnovo (the Tsar's grandson)
- HRH Prince Beltran of Turnovo (the Tsar's grandson)
- HRH Prince Kyril, The Prince of Preslav (the Tsar's second son)
- HRH Princess Rosario, The Princess of Preslav (the Tsar's daughter-in-law)
- HRH Princess Mafalda of Preslav (the Tsar's granddaughter)
- HRH Princess Olimpia of Preslav (the Tsar's granddaughter)
- HRH Prince Tassilo of Preslav (the Tsar's grandson)
- HRH Prince Kubrat, The Prince of Panagiurishte (the Tsar's third son)
- HRH Princess Carla, The Princess of Panagiurishte (the Tsar's daughter-in-law)
- HRH Prince Mirko of Panagiurishte (the Tsar's grandson)
- HRH Prince Lukás of Panagiurishte (the Tsar's grandson)
- HRH Prince Tirso of Panagiurishte (the Tsar's grandson)
- HRH Prince Konstantin-Assen, The Prince of Vidin (the Tsar's fourth son)
- HRH Princess Maria, The Princess of Vidin (the Tsar's daughter-in-law)
- HRH Prince Umberto of Vidin (the Tsar's grandson)
- HRH Princess Sofia of Vidin (the Tsar's granddaughter)
- HRH Princess Kalina (the Tsar's only daughter)
- HRH Princess Miriam, The Princess of Turnovo (the Tsar's daughter-in-law)
- HRH Princess Marie Louise, The Princess of Kóhary (the Tsar's only sister)
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)
- Mr. Simeon Hassan Muñoz (The Tsar's grandson, Princess Kalina's only son)
- Mr. Antonio "Kitín" Muñoz (The Tsar's son-in-law, Princess Kalina's husband)
- Mr. Bronislaw Chrobok (The Tsar's brother-in-law, The Princess of Kóhary's second husband)
- HSH Prince Boris of Leiningen (the Tsar's nepew, first son of The Princess of Kóhary and her first husband, the late Prince Karl of Leiningen), married and divorced Millena Manov with one son (Prince Nicholas), remarried Cheryl Riegler with two children (Prince Karl Heinrich and Princess Juliana).
- HSH Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (the Tsar's nepew, second son of The Princess of Kóhary and her first husband), married Deborah Cully with three children (Princess Tatiana, Princess Nadia and Princess Alexandra).
- HSH Princess Alexandra Chrobok of Koháry (the Tsar's niece, daughter of The Princess of Kóhary and her second husband), married Mr. Jorge Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães with three children (Luís, Giovanna and Clémentine).
- HSH Prince Pawel Chrobok of Koháry (the Tsar's nepew, son of The Princess of Kóhary and her second husband), married to Ariana Oliver Mas.
Tsardom of Bulgaria
The ruling members were:
- Ferdinand I (1887–1918)
- Boris III (1918–1943)
- Simeon II (1943–1946)
See also
- Line of succession to the Bulgarian Throne
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Almanach de Gotha (187th ed.). 2004. pp. 124–125.
- ↑ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
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