Royal House of Bulgaria
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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
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Coburg Peak
on Trinity Peninsula
in Antarctica is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a German dynasty, the senior line of the Saxon House of Wettin that ruled the Ernestine duchies, including the duchy 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
Royal Highness
Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
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Coburg Peak
Coburg Peak
Coburg Peak is the rocky peak rising to 783 m in Erul Heights on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the northeast.The peak is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Coburg , 1887-1946....
on Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
in Antarctica is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Main members
The Bulgarian royal family includes:- HM The Tsar
- HM The TsaritsaMargarita Gomez-Acebo y CejuelaDoña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, born on 6 January 1935 in Madrid, Spain, is the consort of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, whom she married after his exile...
- HRH The Prince of TurnovoKardam, Prince of TurnovoKardam, Prince of Turnovo, Duke of Saxony , is the eldest son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, however born after his loss of the throne. As such, he is by courtesy also sometimes styled as if being a crown prince...
(The Tsar's first born son) - HRH The Princess of Turnovo (Prince of Turnovo's wife)
- HRH Prince BorisPrince Boris of BulgariaPrince Boris Turnovski of Bulgaria, Duke of Saxony is the first son of Kardam, Prince of Turnovo and a grandson of Simeon II of Bulgaria, former Tsar of Bulgaria. He is thus second in line to the titular throne of Bulgaria....
(The Prince of Turnovo first born son) - HRH Prince Beltran (The Prince of Turnovo second born son)
- HRH Prince Boris
- HRH The Prince of PreslavKyrill, Prince of Preslav|align=right Semana covered the event and reported that there were 400 guests, though only 125 could be accommodated in the chapel for the religious ceremony...
(The Tsar's second born son) - HRH The Princess of Preslav (Prince of Preslav's wife)
- HRH Princess Mafalda (The Prince of Preslav first born daughter)
- HRH Princess Olimpia (The Prince of Preslav second born daughter)
- HRH Prince Tassilo (The Prince of Preslav son)
- HRH The Prince of PanagiurishteKubrat, Prince of PanagiurishteKubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony , known with his civilian name as Kubrat Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha y Gómez-Acebo or Kubrat Sakskoburggotski , is a Spanish surgeon and member of the Bulgarian Royal Family...
(The Tsar's third born son) - HRH The Princess of Panagiurishte (Prince of Panagiurishte's wife)
- HRH Prince Mirko (The Prince of Panagiurishte first born son)
- HRH Prince Lukás (The Prince of Panagiurishte second born son)
- HRH Prince Tirso (The Prince of Panagiurishte third born son)
- HRH The Prince of VidinKonstantin-Assen, Prince of VidinKonstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke of Saxony , is the fourth son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela. He is known also as Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria and Konstantin-Assen of Vidin, the latter being the title of the fourth son of Bulgarian kings...
(The Tsar's fourth born son) - HRH The Princess of Vidin (Prince of Vidin's wife)
- HRH Prince Umberto (The Prince of Vidin first born son)
- HRH Princess Sofia (The Prince of Vidin first born daughter)
- HRH Princess KalinaPrincess Kalina of BulgariaPrincess Kalina of Bulgaria, Duchess of Saxony , is the fifth child and only daughter of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela.-Biography:...
(The Tsar's daughter)
- HRH The Prince of Turnovo
- HRH Princess Marie LouisePrincess Marie Louise of BulgariaPrincess Maria Louise of Bulgaria is the daughter of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Ioanna and the older sister of Simeon II of Bulgaria. Her baptism in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church caused controversy at the time.-Biography:...
(The Tsar's sister)
Tsardom of Bulgaria
The ruling members were:- Ferdinand I (1887–1918)
- Boris IIIBoris III of BulgariaBoris III the Unifier, Tsar of Bulgaria , originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver , son of Ferdinand I, came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father, following the defeat of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during World War I...
(1918–1943) - Simeon II (1943–1946) — later (2001–2005) Prime Minister of Bulgaria (Simeon Saxe-Coburg-GothaSimeon Saxe-Coburg-GothaSimeon Borisov of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Tsar Simeon II or Simeon II of Bulgaria is an important political and royal figure in Bulgaria...
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