Prince Boris of Bulgaria

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His Royal Highness
The Prince of Tarnovo
Born (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26)
Madrid, Spain
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
Mother Miriam Ungría y López
Religion Bulgarian Orthodox

Boris, Prince of Tarnovo (born 12 October 1997)[1] is the heir to the headship of the Royal House of Bulgaria.

Life[edit]

Prince Boris was born in Madrid, Spain the elder son of Miriam Ungría y López and Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo, and the grandson of former King Simeon II of Bulgaria. After the death of his father on 7 April 2015, he his the heir to his grandfather.[2] In April 2022 it was announced that upon the death of his grandfather he will be known as the guardian of the Crown of Bulgaria.[3]

Boris, who has maintained close relations with the Spanish royal family since his father's death, speaks Spanish, English, French and some Bulgarian.[4]

Prince Boris is an artist,[2] devoted to sculpture, plays the guitar and was educated at the Lycée Français Molière in Villanueva de la Cañada in the vicinity of Madrid.[4] He completed his baccalaureate studies in Austria.[4]

Ancestry[edit]

8. Boris III of Bulgaria
4. Simeon II of Bulgaria
9. Princess Giovanna of Italy
2. Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
10. Manuel Gómez-Acebo y Modet
5. Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela
11. Mercedes Cejuela y Fernández
1. Prince Boris of Bulgaria
12. Alfonso Ungría y Gargallo
6. Bernardo Ungría y Goiburu
13. María del Pilar Goiburu y Careche
3. Miriam Ungría y López
7. María del Carmen López y Oleaga
[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 328-329, 335-337, 340 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  2. 2.0 2.1 El Mundo. Eduardo Verbo. 4 April 2015. Muere Kardam de Bulgaria, hijo del ex rey Simeón, a los 52 años. (Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. Prince Boris Tarnovski will be the Guardian of the Crown of Bulgaria. (30 April 2022) The European Times
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 La Razón. Carmen Duerto. 28 April 2015. Boris de Bulgaria asume su destino. (Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
Prince Boris of Bulgaria
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 12 October 1997
Preceded by
First in line
Succession to the Bulgarian throne
1st position
Succeeded by