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This page was last updated on 23 of November 2002.
 
1. What is the name of the Bulgarian Royal House and how did this family gain the throne?
2. Could a woman become Queen Regnant in Bulgaria?
3. Have there been any Queen Regnants in Bulgaria?
4. Why are the Bulgarian Kings called Boris III and Simeon II? The country has only had three Kings.
5. Why are the Bulgarian Kings called Tsars?
6. Who are in line of succession to the Bulgarian throne?
7. Who was the last King to be crowned?
8. Which Monarch reigned for the longest period?
9. Which Monarch reigned for the shortest period?
10. How is King Simeon II related to other European Monarchs?
1. What is the name of the Bulgarian Royal House and how did this family gain the throne?
The name is Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha. In 1886 Prince Alexander of Battenberg was deposed and in 1887 Prince Ferdinand of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha was elected Prince of Bulgaria. In 1908 Bulgaria was proclaimed an independant Kingdom and Ferdinand became its first King (Tsar). In 1946 King Simeon II was deposed and the monarchy was abolished.

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2. Could a woman become Queen Regnant in Bulgaria?
No.

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3. Have there been any Queen Regnants in Bulgaria?
No.

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4. Why are the Bulgarian Kings called Boris III and Simeon II? The country has only had three Kings.
Because Bulgaria has existed as an independant country twice before (679-1018 and 1186-1393). These old Kings are also counted when the regnal numbers have been decided.

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5. Why are the Bulgarian Kings called Tsars?
Tsar was the Slavic name for the Bysantic Emperor, and it later became used as a title for the rulers in Russia, Serbia and Bulgaria.

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6. Who are in line of succession to the Bulgarian throne?
This is the list:
1. Prince Kardám (b. 1962). The King's eldest son.
2. Prince Boris (b. 1997). Prince Kardám's eldest son.
3. Prince Beltran (b. 1999). Prince Kardám's youngest son.
4. Prince Kyrill (b. 1964). The King's second son.
5. Prince Tassilo (b. 2002). Prince Kyrill's son.
6. Prince Kubrát (b. 1965). The King's third son.
7. Prince Mirko (b. 1995). Prince Kubrát's eldest son.
8. Prince Lukás (b. 1997). Prince Kubrát's second son.
9. Prince Tirso (b. 2002). Prince Kubrát's youngest son.
9. Prince Konstantin-Assen (b. 1967). The King's youngest son.
10. Prince Umberto (b. 1999). Prince Konstantin-Assen's son.

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7. Who was the last King to be crowned?
The Kings of the Bulgarians have not been crowned.

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8. Which Monarch reigned for the longest period?
That was Ferdinand, who reigned for 31 years. He was Prince of Bulgaria 1887-1908 and King 1908-1918.

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9. Which Monarch reigned for the shortest period?
King Simeon II reigned for 3 years. He was King of Bulgaria 1943-1946.

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10. How is King Simeon II related to other European Monarchs?
Denmark
King Simeon II and Queen Margrethe II are fourth cousins once removed. They are descendants of Franz Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. These are the lines: Franz Friedrich - Ferdinand - August - Ferdinand I - Boris III - Simeon II and Franz Friedrich - Ernst I - Albert - Arthur - Margaret - Ingrid - Margrethe II.
Sweden
King Simeon II and King Carl XVI Gustaf are fourth cousins once removed. They are descendants of Franz Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. These are the lines: Franz Friedrich - Ferdinand - August - Ferdinand I - Boris III - Simeon II and Franz Friedrich - Ernst I - Albert - Leopold - Carl Eduard I - Sibylla - Carl XVI Gustaf.
Norway
King Simeon II and King Harald V are fourth cousins once removed. They are descendants of Franz Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. These are the lines: Franz Friedrich - Ferdinand - August - Ferdinand I - Boris III - Simeon II and Franz Friedrich - Ernst I - Albert - Edward VII - Maud - Olav V - Harald V.
United Kingdom
King Simeon II and Queen Elizabeth II are fourth cousins once removed. They are descendants of Franz Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. These are the lines: Franz Friedrich - Ferdinand - August - Ferdinand I - Boris III - Simeon II and Franz Friedrich - Ernst I - Albert - Edward VII - George V - George VI - Elizabeth II.
Spain
King Simeon II and King Juan Carlos are third cousins. They are descendants of King Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies. These are the lines: Ferdinando - Pia - Maria Luisa - Boris III - Simeon II and Ferdinando - Alfonso - Carlo - Maria - Juan Carlos.
Luxembourg
King Simeon II and Grand Duke Henri are second cousins. They are descendants of Roberto I, Duke of Parma. These are the lines: Roberto I - Maria Luisa - Boris III - Simeon II and Roberto I - Felix - Jean I - Henri.
The Netherlands
King Simeon II and Queen Beatrix are fifth cousins. They are descendants of Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. These are the lines: Friedrich Wilhelm - Henriette - Marie-Thérèse - Pia - Maria Luisa - Boris III - Simeon II and Friedrich Wilhelm - Wilhelm - Helene - Adelheid Emma - Wilhelmina - Juliana - Beatrix.
Belgium
King Simeon II and King Albert II are third cousins once removed. They are descendants of the French King Louis Philippe I. These are the lines: Louis Philippe I - Clémentine - Ferdinand I - Boris III - Simeon II and Louis Philippe I - Louise - Philippe - Albert I - Leopold III - Albert II.
Liechtenstein
King Simeon II and Prince Hans Adam II are fourth cousins once removed. They are descendants of King Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies. These are the lines: Ferdinando - Maria Amelia - Clémentine - Ferdinand I - Boris III - Simeon II and Ferdinando - Maria Teresa - Franz Karl - Karl Ludwig - Elisabeth - Franz Josef II - Hans Adam II.
Monaco
King Simeon II and Prince Rainier III are fifth cousins once removed. They are descendants of Karl Ludwig, Margrave of Baden. These are the lines: Karl Ludwig - Karoline - Amélie - Elisabeth - Marguerite - Vittorio Emanuele III - Giovanna - Simeon II and Karl Ludwig - Karl Ludwig - Marie Elisabeth - Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton - Louis II - Charlotte - Rainier III.

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