Boris Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Prince of Tarnovo

БорисPrince of Tarnovo[1]Born (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26)
Madrid, SpainHouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-KoháryFatherKardam, Prince of TarnovoMotherMiriam Ungría y LópezReligionBulgarian Orthodoxy
Bulgarian royal family
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Boris, Prince of Tarnovo, Duke in Saxony[1][2] (born 12 October 1997), known by his Spanish civilian name Boris de Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha y Ungría, is the elder son of Miriam Ungría y López and Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo, the grandson of former Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and, through his mother's second marriage in 2022, the step-son of Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, a first cousin of King Abdullah II of Jordan. He is also a descendant of Balian of Ibelin[citation needed]

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.[3] 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.[3] He completed his baccalaureate studies in Austria.[3]

Titles

  • 12 October 1997 – 7 April 2015: His Royal Highness Prince Boris of Bulgaria, Duke in Saxony[2]
  • 7 April 2015 – present: His Royal Highness The Prince of Tarnovo[3]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Boris Saxe-Coburg-Gotha[2]
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

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 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
  3. ^ 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
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*Titled as Princes of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld before 11 February 1826