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The last Bulgarian royal family () is a line of the Koháry branch of the
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, which ruled
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from 1887 to 1946. The last tsar, Simeon II, became
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in 2001 and remained in office until 2005. Members of the royal family claim the titles of Prince (Princess) of Bulgaria and Duke (Duchess) in Saxony, with the style of
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. Coburg Peak on
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in
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is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.


Current family tree

This is the family tree of the Bulgarian royal family, including all descendants of Tsar Ferdinand I. * '' Tsar Ferdinand I (1861–1948)'' ** '' Tsar Boris III (1894–1943)'' *** Tsar Simeon II (b. 1937) **** '' Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo (1962–2015)'' *****
Boris, Prince of Tarnovo Boris, Prince of Tarnovo, Duke in Saxonyde Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 328-329, 335-337, 340 (French) (born 12 October 1997), known by his Spanish c ...
(b. 1997) ***** Prince Beltrán (b. 1999) ****
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 II and Margarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. His father, Simeon, served as Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946 and Prime Mi ...
(b. 1964) ***** Princess Mafalda-Cecilia, Mrs. Abousleiman (b. 1994) ***** Princess Olimpia (b. 1995) ***** Prince Tassilo (b. 2002) **** Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte (b. 1965) ***** Prince Mirko (b. 1995) ***** Prince Lukás (b. 1997) ***** Prince Tirso (b. 2002) **** Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin (b. 1967) ***** Prince Umberto (b. 1999) ***** Princess Sofia (b. 1999) **** Princess Kalina, Mrs. Muñoz (b. 1972) ***** Simeon Hassan Muñoz (b. 2007) *** Marie-Louise, Princess of Koháry (b. 1933) **** Prince Boris of Leiningen (b. 1960) ***** Prince Nicholas of Leiningen (b. 1991) ***** Prince Karl Heinrich of Leiningen (b. 2001) ***** Princess Juliana of Leiningen (b. 2003) **** Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (b. 1963) ***** Princess Tatiana of Leiningen, Mrs. Reynolds (b. 1989) ****** August Reynolds (b. 2021) ****** Celeste Reynolds (b. 2023) ***** Princess Nadia of Leiningen, Mrs. Baker (b. 1991) ****** Thomas Baker Leiningen (b. 2021) ****** Theodore Baker Leiningen (b. 2024) ***** Princess Alexandra of Leiningen (b. 1997) **** Princess Alexandra Chrobok of Koháry, Mrs. Raposo de Magalhães (b. 1970) ***** Prince Luis de Magalhães von Koháry (b. 2003) ***** Princess Giovanna de Magalhães von Koháry (b. 2006) ***** Princess Clémentine de Magalhães von Koháry (b. 2010) **** Prince Pawel Chrobok of Koháry (b. 1972) ***** Princess Maya Chrobok of Koháry (b. 2015) ***** Prince Alexander Chrobok of Koháry (b. 2017) ** '' Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895–1945)'' ** '' Princess Eudoxia (1898–1985)'' ** '' Princess Nadezhda, Duchess Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg (1899–1958)'' *** ''Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (1925–2020)'' *** ''Duchess Margareta Luise of Württemberg, Viscountess of Chevigny (1928–2017)'' **** Patrick de La Lanne-Mirrlees (b. 1962) ***** Marie Charlotte Rusche (née de La Lanne-Mirrlees, b. 1989) ***** Berenice de La Lanne-Mirrlees (b. 1990) ***** Cyran de La Lanne-Mirrlees (b. 1997) *** ''Duke Eugen Eberhard of Wurttemberg (1930–2022)'' *** ''Duke Alexander Eugen of Wurttemberg (1933-2024)'' *** Duchess Sophie of Wurttemberg (b. 1937)


Other members

The Tsar's in-laws include:


Living members

* Tsaritsa Margarita (the Tsar wife) * Miriam, Dowager Princess of Tarnovo (the Tsar daughter-in-law, widow of Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo) *
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(the Tsar's daughter-in-law, wife of the Prince of Preslav) * Marc Abousleiman (the Tsar's grandson-in-law, husband of Princess Mafalda-Cecilia) * Carla, Princess of Panagyurishte (the Tsar's daughter-in-law, wife of the Prince of Panagyurishte) * María, Princess of Vidin (the Tsar's daughter-in-law, wife of the Prince of Vidin) * Antonio Muñoz (the Tsar's son-in-law, husband of Princess Kalina) * Bronisław Chrobok (the Tsar's brother-in-law, husband of the Princess of Koháry) * Princess Cheryl of Leiningen (the Tsar's niece-in-law, wife of Prince Boris) * Princess Deborah of Leiningen (the Tsar's niece-in-law, wife of Prince Hermann Friedrich) * Clayton Reynolds (the Tsar's grandnephew-in-law, husband of Princess Tatiana) * Ian Baker (the Tsar's grandnephew-in-law, husband of Princess Nadia) * Jorge Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães (the Tsar's nephew-in-law, husband of Princess Alexandra) * Princess Ariana Chrobok of Koháry (the Tsar's niece-in-law, wife of Prince Pawel) * Irene de La Lanne-Mirrlees (the Tsar's cousin-in-law, wife of Patrick de La Lanne-Mirrlees) * Heinrich Rusche (the Tsar's cousin-in-law, husband of Marie Charlotte de La Lanne-Mirrlees)


Deceased members

* Princess Marie Louise (the Tsar's grandmother, first wife of then-Prince Ferdinand I, died in 1899) * Princess Clémentine (the Tsar's great-grandmother, mother of tsar Ferdinand I, died in 1907) * Tsaritsa Eleonore (the Tsar's step-grandmother, second wife of tsar Ferdinand I, died in 1917) * Tsar Boris III (the Tsar's father, died in 1943) * Kiril, Prince of Preslav (the Tsar's uncle, died in 1945) * Tsar Ferdinand I (the Tsar's grandfather, died in 1948) *Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg (the Tsar's uncle-in-law, husband of Princess Nadezhda, died in 1954) * Princess Nadezhda, Duchess Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg (the Tsar's aunt, died in 1958) * Princess Eudoxia (the Tsar's aunt, died in 1985) *Antonio de Ramos Bandeira (the Tsar's cousin-in-law, former husband of Duchess Sophie of Württemberg, daughter of Princess Nadezhda, died in 1987) * Prince Karl of Leiningen (the Tsar's brother-in-law, former husband of Princess Marie Louise, died in 1990) * Tsaritsa Giovanna (the Tsar's mother, widow of tsar
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, died in 2000) *Princess Milena of Leiningen (the Tsar's niece-in-law, former wife of Prince Boris, son of Marie Louise, Princess of Koháry, died in 2015) * Princess Alžbeta (the Tsar's step-grandmother, widow of tsar Ferdinand I, died in 2015) *Duchess Margareta Luise of Württemberg, Viscountess of Chevigny (the Tsar's cousin, daughter of Princess Nadezhda, died in 2017) *Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (the Tsar's cousin, son of Princess Nadezhda, died in 2020) *François Luce-Bailly, Viscount of Chevigny (the Tsar's cousin-in-law, widower of Duchess Margareta Luise of Württemberg, daughter of Princess Nadezhda, died in 2022) *Duke Eugen Eberhard of Wurttemberg (the Tsar's cousin, son of Princess Nadezhda, died in 2022) *Duke Alexander Eugen of Wurttemberg (the Tsar's cousin, son of Princess Nadezhda, died in 2024)


Former members

* Archduchess Alexandra of Austria, Duchess of Württemberg (the Tsar's cousin-in-law, former wife of Duke Eugen Eberhard, son of Princess Nadezhda)


Tsardom of Bulgaria

The ruling members were: * Ferdinand I (1887–1918) *
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(1918–1943) * Simeon II (1943–1946)


See also

*
List of Bulgarian monarchs The monarchs of Bulgaria ruled Bulgaria during the medieval First ( 681–1018) and Second (1185–1422) Bulgarian empires, as well as during the modern Principality (1879–1908) and Kingdom (1908–1946) of Bulgaria. This list includes monarc ...


Notes


External links

*
Official website of Simeon II of Bulgaria
{{European Royal Families Bulgarian royal houses 1887 establishments in Bulgaria