Eastern Orthodox Christians from Bulgaria - Boris III of Bulgaria, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Patriarch Eugenius II of Constantinople (Paperback)

Chapters: Boris Iii of Bulgaria, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Patriarch Eugenius Ii of Constantinople, Joseph I of Bulgaria. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Simeon of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Bulgarian:, Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski; German: Simeon von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha or Simeon von Wettin) or Simeon II of Bulgaria (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 authority being exercised over the kingdom on his behalf by a regency. The regents were Simeon's uncle Prince Kiril of Bulgaria, General Nikola Mihov and the prime minister, Bogdan Filov. In 1946 the monarchy was overthrown and Simeon went into exile. Fifty-five years later, on 6 April 6, 2001, Simeon resumed the role of leader of the nation upon taking office as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria from July 2001 until August 2005. Simeon is one of the last living heads of state from the World War II-era, the only living person who has borne the Bulgarian title "Tsar," and one of the few monarchs in history to have become the head of government through democratic elections. Simeon is the son of Tsar Boris III and Tsarita Giovanna di Savoia and is related to various European royalty, including Queen Elizabeth II, King Albert II of Belgium and the former Kings Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Humbert II of Italy. Following his birth, Boris III sent an air force officer to the River Jordan to obtain water for Simeon's baptism in the Orthodox faith. He became Tsar on 28 August 1943 upon his father's death, who had just returned to Bulgaria from a meeting with Adolf Hitler. Since Tsar Simeon was only six years old upon assuming the throne, his uncle Prince Kyri...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=237012