Boris III of Bulgaria
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Boris III of Bulgaria was the Tsar of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943, known for steering his country through the interwar period and most of World War II while attempting to maintain a degree of independence from Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boris III of Bulgaria canonical | 21 |
| Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria | 2 |
| Boris III | 1 |
| Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tsar of Bulgaria
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alliancePolicy | aligned with Nazi Germany while seeking autonomy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1894-01-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Principality of Bulgaria
ⓘ
Sofia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rila Monastery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure (disputed) ⓘ |
| child |
Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Maria-Louisa of Bulgaria
Simeon II of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| citizenship | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1918-10-03 ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1943-08-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Bulgaria
ⓘ
Sofia ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| father | Ferdinand I of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyAction | joined the Tripartite Pact ⓘ |
| givenName | Boris ⓘ |
| house |
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
ⓘ
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
surface form:
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry branch
|
| languageSpoken |
Bulgarian
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Kingdom of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| mother | Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma ⓘ |
| name | Boris III of Bulgaria self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
led Bulgaria through the global economic crisis of the 1930s
ⓘ
oversaw territorial gains in Thrace and Macedonia during World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to maintain Bulgarian independence from Nazi Germany
ⓘ
keeping Bulgarian forces from fighting on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union ⓘ refusing to deport most Bulgarian Jews to Nazi death camps ⓘ |
| parentOfHeir | Simeon II of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ferdinand I of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| regnalName |
Boris III of Bulgaria
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Boris III
|
| reignDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1943 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1918 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| spouse |
Giovanna of Savoy
ⓘ
surface form:
Giovanna of Italy
|
| style | His Majesty the Tsar of the Bulgarians ⓘ |
| successor | Simeon II of Bulgaria ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boris III
this entity surface form:
Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria
subject surface form:
Simeon II
this entity surface form:
Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
this entity surface form:
Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
→
successor
→
Boris III of Bulgaria
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
subject surface form:
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria