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.

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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 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
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry branch
languageSpoken Bulgarian
German
Italian
militaryRank general
monarchOf Kingdom of Bulgaria
mother Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma NERFINISHED
name Boris III of Bulgaria
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 NERFINISHED
positionHeld Tsar of Bulgaria
predecessor Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
regnalName Boris III
reignDuring World War II
interwar period
reignEnd 1943
reignStart 1918
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
spouse Giovanna of Italy
style His Majesty the Tsar of the Bulgarians
successor Simeon II of Bulgaria


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