Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar Simeon II or King Simeon II of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Симеон Борисов Сакскобургготски; born 16 June 1937) is an important political and royal figure in Bulgaria. During his reign as the Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946 he was a minor, the monarchical leader. He also served as the 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Simeon in 2017
48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office 24 July 2001 – 17 August 2005
President	Petar Stoyanov Georgi Parvanov
Deputy	Nikolay Vasilev Lydia Shuleva (2001–2005) Kostadin Paskalev (2001–2002) Plamen Panayotov (2003–2005)
Preceded by	Ivan Kostov
Succeeded by	Sergei Stanishev
Personal details
Born	(1937-06-16) 16 June 1937 (age 88) Vrana Palace, Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Political party	Independent (2009–present)
Other political affiliations	National Movement Simeon II (2001–2009)
Spouse(s)	Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela ​ ​ (m. 1962)​
Children	Kardam, Prince of Turnovo Kyril, Prince of Preslav Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin Princess Kalina, Countess of Murany
Parents	Boris III of Bulgaria Giovanna of Italy
Alma mater	Valley Forge Military Academy and College
Tsar of Bulgaria
Reign	Regents' council 28 August 1943 – 15 September 1946
Predecessor	Boris III
Successor	Monarchy abolished Vasil Kolarov (as Acting President)
Regent	See list 28 August 1943 – 9 September 1944: Prince Kiril Bogdan Filov Nikola Mikhov 9 Sep 1944 – 15 September 1946: Todor Pavlov Venelin Ganev Tsvetko Boboshevski
Premiers	See list Bogdan Filov Petur Gabrovski (Acting) Dobri Bozhilov Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov Konstantin Muraviev Kimon Georgiev
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Religion	Eastern Orthodox
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Other websites

Media related to Simeon II of Bulgaria at Wikimedia Commons

• King Simeon II
• The first website about Simeon II of Bulgaria focuses on his pre-1995 history
• Financial Times July 2001 Biography
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's address, 10 February 2005 Archived 22 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine concerning amending the constitution to bring it in line with EU requirements
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's statement, 5 July 2002 Archived 29 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine concerning Bulgaria's candidacy for NATO membership: "The role of the international community should be gradually transformed from crisis response to integration. Palliative measures intended to mitigate yet another crisis cannot bring stability and prosperity. The best solution is the region's integration into the European and Euroatlantic institutions."