Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
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Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, Crown Prince of Bulgaria (born December 2, 1962), is the eldest son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, however born after his loss of the throne. As such, he is by courtesy also sometimes styled as if being a crown prince. He is known also as Kardam of Bulgaria and Kardam of Turnovo, the latter being the title of the heir apparent of the Bulgarian throne.
He was born in Madrid, was baptized to Orthodox creed, and has a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics from Penn State University.
In Madrid, on July 11, 1996, Kardam married doña Miriam de Ungría y López, born in Madrid on September 2, 1963, a gemologist and a historian, daughter of don Bernardo de Ungría y Goiburu, Honorary President of the Colegio Heráldico de España y de las Indias, and author of Los Titulos Nobiliarios Utilizados Como Distantivos Comerciales,[1][2] and of his wife, doña María del Carmen López y Oleaga. They have two sons, who are second and third, respectively, in the line of succession to the now-defunct Bulgarian throne:
- HRH Prince Boris Turnovski of Bulgaria (b. October 12, 1997 in Madrid)
- HRH Prince Beltrán Turnovski of Bulgaria (b. March 23, 1999 in Madrid)
If he were to become Tsar, he would be styled Kardam II of Bulgaria.
Car accident
On August 15, 2008, Kardam and his wife Miriam were involved in a serious car accident in El Molar, near Madrid. Prince Kardam was taken by helicopter to the Doce de Octubre Hospital, while his wife was taken to the La Paz Hospital. The car they were in crashed into a tree, then turned over just ten meters away from a nearby house.
Prince Kardam suffered severe brain-skull trauma and severe injuries to his hands. His wife Miriam suffered a broken elbow, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. She was treated and released from the hospital on September 4. Galya Dicheva, a spokeswoman for Saxe-Coburg Gotha family confirmed the information about the car accident and explained that Prince Kardam had undergone surgery in the evening following the accident. As of August 18, 2008, Kardam was being kept in an artificial coma. According to doctors at the Doce de Octubre Hospital, both his hands were paralyzed, and reports mentioned that he had lost two fingers.[3][4][5] A Bulgarian news agency reported on October 15, that Kardam was still in critical condition, but stable, and that his breathing and vital signs had improved.[6] The news agency repoerted on January 23, 2009, that the prince had been released from the hospital and was slowly recovering at home. Prince Kardam is now able to stand and communicate.[7]
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References
- ^ http://www.geocities.com/hernan_olano/cacique.doc
- ^ http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Bernardo_De_Ungria_Y_Goiburu.html
- ^ Netty's Royalty Pages
- ^ Bulgarian prince in coma after Madrid car crash
- ^ Bulgarian Prince Kardam kept in artificial coma
- ^ Condition Bulgaria's Prince Kardam Still Critical but Stable
- ^ [1]