Boris Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

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Boris
Prince of Tarnovo[1]
Born (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26)
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherKardam, Prince of Tarnovo
MotherMiriam de Ungría y López
ReligionBulgarian Orthodoxy[2]

Prince Boris of Bulgaria, Duke of Saxony,[3] Prince of Tarnovo,[1] (born 12 October 1997 in Madrid) is the elder son of Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo, and the grandson of former Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria.[2]

He is, after the death of his father on 7 April 2015, first in line of succession to the defunct Bulgarian throne.[1]

Boris, who has maintained close relations with the Spanish royal family since his father's death, speaks Spanish, English, French and some Bulgarian.[4] He is an artist,[1] 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 chose to complete his baccalaureate studies in Austria.[4]

Titles

  • 12 October 1997 – 7 April 2015: His Royal Highness Prince Boris of Bulgaria, Duke of Saxony[3]
  • 7 April 2015 – present: Boris, Prince of Tarnovo[4]

Ancestry[3]

Family of Boris Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
16. Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
8. Boris III of Bulgaria
17. Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
4. Simeon II of Bulgaria
18. Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
9. Princess Giovanna of Italy
19. Princess Elena of Montenegro
2. Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
20. José Gómez-Acebo y Cortina, 3rd Marquis of Cortina
10. Manuel Gómez-Acebo y Modet
21. Margarita Marta Modet y Almagro
5. Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela
22. Manuel Cejuela y González-Orduna
11. Mercedes Cejuela y Fernández
23. Mercedes Fernández Molano
1. Prince Boris of Bulgaria
24.
12.
25.
6. Bernardo Ungría y Goiburu
26.
13.
27.
3. Miriam Ungría y López
14.
7. María del Carmen López y Oleaga
15.

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ a b Béeche. Arturo E. The Coburgs of Europe. Eurohistory. 2013. pp. 292-294, 354-355. ISBN 978-0-9854603-3-4
  3. ^ a b c 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
  4. ^ a b c d La Razón. Carmen Duerto. 28 April 2015. Boris de Bulgaria asume su destino. (Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
Boris Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 12 October 1997
Bulgarian royalty
Preceded by
First in line
Line of succession to the former Bulgarian throne
1st position
Succeeded by