Bulgarian royal family

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The Bulgarian royal family is the former ruling dynasty of Bulgaria, belonging to the German-origin House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and providing the country’s monarchs from the late 19th century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1946.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former ruling dynasty
royal family
associatedDynasty House of Wettin (through Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
capitalDuringReign Sofia
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Tsars of Bulgaria (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
country Bulgaria
dynasticHouseBranch Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
endOfReign 1946
era Late 19th century to mid-20th century
firstMonarch Alexander I of Bulgaria
firstMonarchFromHouseOfSaxeCoburgAndGotha Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
founderOfDynastyInBulgaria Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
headOfHouseAfterMonarchy Simeon II of Bulgaria
house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
language Bulgarian
German
lastReigningMonarch Simeon II of Bulgaria
linkedToEvent Balkan Wars
Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944
World War I
World War II
member Boris III of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Giovanna of Italy
Prince Kyril of Bulgaria
Princess Clémentine of Orléans NERFINISHED
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria
Queen Margarita of Bulgaria
Simeon II of Bulgaria
monarchicalTitle Prince of Bulgaria
Tsar of Bulgaria
monarchyAbolishedBy referendum in Bulgaria
monarchyAbolishedIn 1946
origin German
politicalRoleOfMember Simeon II served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005
politicalSystemAfterAbolition People's Republic of Bulgaria
providedMonarchsFor Bulgaria
relatedRoyalHouse Belgian royal family
British royal family
Portuguese royal family
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
residence Euxinograd Palace
Royal Palace, Sofia
Vrana Palace
startOfReign 1878
status non-reigning
styleOfMonarch His Majesty the Tsar of the Bulgarians


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