Bulgaria: Heads of State: 1908-1946 |
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| Royal House: Saks-Koburg-Gota (Сакс-Кобург-Гота); original in German: Sachsen-Coburg und -Gotha | |
| S Božija milost i narodnata volja Car na Bãlgarija (С Божия милост и народната воля Цар на България) | By the Grace of God and by the Will of the People, King (Tsar) of Bulgaria | |
| 22 Sep/5 Oct 1908 - 11/24 Jul 1911 | Ferdinand I (Фердинанд I) |
| baptized (6 May 1861): Ferdinand Maximilian Leopold Carl Maria (von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Herzog zu Sachsen) | |
| S Božija milost i narodnata volja Car na bãlgarite (С Божия милост и народната воля Цар на българите) | By the Grace of God and by the Will of the People, King (Tsar) of the Bulgarians [1] | |
| 11/24 Jul 1911 - 3 Oct 1918 | Ferdinand I (Фердинанд I) |
| 3 Oct 1918 - 28 Aug 1943 | Boris III (Борис III) [2] |
| 28 Aug 1943 - 15 Sep 1946 | Simeon II (Симеон II) |
- The royal style and title were changed in accordance with the Constitutional amendments approved by the Grand National Assembly (Veliko narodno sãbranie|Велико народно събрание) on 8/21 Jul 1911 and promulgated by the King on 9/22 Jul 1911, effective upon publication on 11/24 Jul 1911 (Bulgaria Official Gazette, No. 149, 11 Jul 1911, p. 2). Prior to the passing of the amendments, the style had been introduced in official use following the signing (6/19 Apr 1909) and the exchange of ratifications (6/19 May 1909) of the Bulgarian-Ottoman protocol recognizing the independence of Bulgaria (Bulgaria Official Gazette, No. 95, 8 May 1909, p. 21; Bulgaria Official Gazette, No. 13, 19 Jan 1910, pp. 1-5).
- Civil birth record (18/30 Jan 1894): Boris, knjaz Tãrnovski, hercog Saksonski (Bulgarian original spelling: Борисъ, князь Тьрновски, херцогъ Саксонски); baptized (Catholic Christian rite, 23 Jan/4 Feb 1894): Clement-Robert-Marie Pie-Louis-Stanislas-Xavier (original spelling and order of names as recorded in the church book may vary); the conversion of Boris to Orthodox Christian took place on 3/15 Feb 1896 in the form of a confirmation.
Last update: 17 Dec 2024