The last Bulgarian royal family ( bg, Българско царско семейство, Balgarsko tsarsko semeystvo) is a line of the Koháry branch of the
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (; german: Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) is a European royal house. It takes its name from its oldest domain, the Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, its members later sat on the thrones of Belgium, Bu ...
, which ruled
Bulgaria
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from 1887 to 1946. The last tsar, Simeon II, became
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
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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
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When used as a direct form of address, spoken or written, it t ...
Antarctica
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is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Miriam, Princess of Tarnovo
Princess Miriam al-Ghazi (born Miriam Ungría y López; born 2 September 1963), known during her first marriage as The Princess of Tarnovo, is a Spanish gemologist and jewellery designer. She served as the Director of Fine Jewellery for the S ...
Boris, Prince of Turnovo
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(the Tsar's grandson and heir apparent)
*** Prince Beltran (the Tsar's grandson)
**
Kyril, Prince of Preslav
Kyril, Prince of Preslav, Duke in Saxony (born 11 July 1964), also known as Kyril of Saxe-Coburg, is the second son of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005 and previously tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, an ...
and
Rosario, Princess of Preslav
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(the Tsar's son and daughter-in-law)
*** Princess Mafalda, Mrs. Abousleiman (the Tsar's granddaughter)
*** Princess Olimpia (the Tsar's granddaughter)
*** Prince Tassilo (the Tsar's grandson)
** Kubrat, Prince of Panagiurishte and Carla, Princess of Panagiurishte (the Tsar's son and daughter-in-law)
*** Prince Mirko (the Tsar's grandson)
*** Prince Lukás (the Tsar's grandson)
*** Prince Tirso (the Tsar's grandson)
** Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin and Maria, Princess of Vidin (the Tsar's son and daughter-in-law)
*** Prince Umberto (the Tsar's grandson)
*** Princess Sofia (the Tsar's granddaughter)
** Princess Kalina, Mrs. Muñoz (the Tsar's daughter)
*** Prince Simeon-Hassan of Bulgaria (the Tsar's grandson)
* Marie Louise, Princess of Koháry (the Tsar's sister)
Members of the extended family
The Tsar's extended family includes:
* Marc Abousleiman (the Tsar's grandson-in-law, husband of Princess Mafalda)
* Antonio Muñoz (the Tsar's son-in-law, husband of Princess Kalina)
* Bronislaw Chrobok, Prince consort of Koháry (the Tsar's brother-in-law, second husband of Marie Louise, Princess of Koháry)
** Prince Boris and Princess Cheryl of Leiningen (the Tsar's nephew and niece-in-law)
*** 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 and Princess Deborah of Leiningen (the Tsar's nephew and niece-in-law)
*** Princess Tatiana, Mrs. Reynolds and Clayton Reynolds (the Tsar's grandniece and grandnephew-in-law)
*** Princess Nadia, Mrs. Baker and Ian Baker (the Tsar's grandniece and grandnephew-in-law)
*** Princess Alexandra of Leiningen (the Tsar's grandniece)
** Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Raposo de Magalhães and Jorge Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães (the Tsar's niece and nephew-in-law)
*** Prince Luis de Magalhães von Kohary (the Tsar's grandnephew)
*** Princess Giovanna de Magalhães von Kohary (the Tsar's grandniece)
*** Princess Clémentine de Magalhães von Kohary (the Tsar's grandniece)
** Prince Pawel and Princess Ariana Chrobok of Koháry (the Tsar nephew and niece-in-law)
*** Princess Maya Chrobok of Koháry (the Tsar's grandniece)
*** Prince Alexander Ferdinand Chrobok of Koháry (the Tsar's grandnephew)
*François Luce-Bailly, Viscount of Chevigny (the Tsar's cousin-n-law, widower of Duchess Margareta Luise of Württemberg, daughter of Princess Nadezhda)
*Duke Eugen Eberhard of Württemberg (the Tsar's cousin, son of Princess Nadezhda)
*Duke Alexander Eugen of Württemberg (the Tsar's cousin, son of Princess Nadezhda)
*Duchess Sophie of Württemberg (the Tsar's cousin, daughter of Princess Nadezhda)
*Duke Boris of Sredets (the Tsar's first cousin, twice removed)
Desceased members
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Princess Marie Louise Marie Louise or Marie-Louise may refer to:
People
* Marie Louise of Orléans (1662–1689), daughter of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, queen consort of Charles II of Spain
*Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1688–1765), daughter of Charles I, Landgrave ...
Tsar Boris III
Boris III ( bg, Борѝс III ; Boris Treti; 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier) , was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until hi ...
(eldest son of tsar Ferdinand I, died in 1943)
*
Kiril, Prince of Preslav
Prince Kiril of Bulgaria, Prince of Preslav ( bg, Кирил, принц Преславски; 17 November 1895 – 1 February 1945) was the second son of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and his first wife Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma. He was a younger ...
Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria ( bg, Княгиня Надежда; born Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella (Надежда Клементина Мария Пия Мажелла)); german: Prinzessin Nadeshda von Bulgarien; 30 January 1899 &ndash ...
Prince Karl of Leiningen
Prince Karl Vladimir Ernst Heinrich of Leiningen (2 January 1928 – 28 September 1990) was the second son of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen (1898–1946) and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia.Enache, Nicolas. ''La Descendance d ...
Boris III
Boris III ( bg, Борѝс III ; Boris Treti; 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier) , was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until h ...
* Princess Milena of Leiningen (the Tsar's niece-in-law, former wife of Prince Boris)
Tsardom of Bulgaria
The ruling members were:
* Ferdinand I (1887–1918)
*
Boris III
Boris III ( bg, Борѝс III ; Boris Treti; 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier) , was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until h ...
List of Bulgarian monarchs
The monarchs of Bulgaria ruled the country during three periods of Bulgaria's history as an independent country: from the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 681 to the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria in 1018; from the Uprising of As ...