Bulgarian royal family

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House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Bulgarian royal line)
Bulgaria royal family.jpg
Country Bulgaria
Parent house House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry
Titles Prince (Княз), Tsar (Цар)
Founded 1887
Founder Ferdinand I
Final ruler Simeon II
Current head Simeon II
Dissolution 1946
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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 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)
    • HH Prince Simeon Hassan of Bulgaria (The Tsar's grandson)[3]
  • Mr. Bronislaw Chrobok (The Tsar's brother-in-law, Princess Marie Louise's second husband)
    • HSH Prince Boris of Leiningen (The Tsar's nephew, first son of Princess Marie Louise and her first husband, the late Prince Karl of Leiningen)
    • HSH Princess Cheryl of Leiningen (The Tsar's niece-in-law; Prince Boris of Leiningen's second wife)
      • HSH Prince Nicholas of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandnephew)
      • HSH Prince Karl Heinrich of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandnephew)
      • HSH Princess Juliana of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
    • HSH Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (The Tsar's nephew, second son of Princess Marie Louise and her first husband)
    • HSH Princess Deborah of Leiningen (The Tsar's niece-in-law; Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen's wife)
      • HSH Princess Tatiana of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
      • HSH Princess Nadia of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
      • HSH Princess Alexandra of Leiningen (The Tsar's grandniece)
    • HSH Princess Alexandra, Mrs Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães (The Tsar's niece, daughter of Princess Marie Louise and her second husband)
    • Mr. Jorge Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães (The Tsar's nephew-in-law; Princess Alexandra Chrobok of Koháry's husband)
      • HSH Prince Luis de Magalhães of Kohary,(The Tsar's grandnephew)
      • HSH Princess Giovanna de Magalhães of Kohary, (The Tsar's grandniece)
      • HSH Princess Clémentine de Magalhães of Kohary,(The Tsar's grandniece)
    • HSH Prince Pawel Chrobok of Koháry (The Tsar's nephew, son of Princess Marie Louise and her second husband)
    • HSH Princess Ariana of Koháry (The Tsar niece-in-law; Prince Pawel Chrobok of Koháry's wife)

Tsardom of Bulgaria

The ruling members were:

See also

Notes

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  2. Coburg Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  3. http://www.kingsimeon.bg/pages/show/id/29

External links

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