Boris, Prince of Tarnovo, Duke in Saxony[1][3] (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]
| Boris Борис | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Tarnovo[1] | |
| Born | 12 October 1997 Madrid, Spain |
| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry |
| Father | Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo |
| Mother | Miriam Ungría y López |
| Religion | Bulgarian Orthodoxy |
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 completed his International Baccalaureate studies at Sankt Gilgen International School near Salzburg, in Austria.[4]
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ She is now remarried and a member of the extended Jordanian Royal Family
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d La Razón. Carmen Duerto. 28 April 2015. Boris de Bulgaria asume su destino. (Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2017.